Bill > S2516

Introduced Session

An act relating to education; amending s. 110.123, F.S.; revising definitions; defining the term “participating college”; creating s. 110.1229, F.S.; defining the term “college”; authorizing the district board of trustees of a college to apply by a specified date for participation in the state group health insurance program and the prescription drug coverage program; requiring the college to agree to specified conditions; providing a timeframe for the enrollment period; providing applicability; creating s. 985.176, F.S.; subject to legislative appropriation, authorizing specified entities to contract with AMIkids, Inc., for specified purposes; amending s. 1002.33, F.S.; revising funding methods for students enrolled in certain charter schools; requiring a charter school to receive certain funds; requiring that certain funds be expended; amending s. 1002.391, F.S.; subject to legislative appropriation, creating the Bridge to Speech Program; providing for the use of funds; requiring the Department of Education to award funds by a specified date; amending s. 1002.394, F.S.; revising requirements for the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program; amending s. 1002.395, F.S.; revising requirements for the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program; amending s. 1002.71, F.S.; revising the percentage of certain funds that may be expended by an early learning coalition; making technical changes; creating s. 1003.4206, F.S.; subject to legislative appropriation, creating the Charity for Change program; authorizing the program to use third-party providers to deliver specified services; amending s. 1003.435, F.S.; requiring district school boards to notify all candidates for the high school equivalency diploma of adult secondary and postsecondary education options; creating s. 1004.933, F.S.; providing legislative intent; defining the terms “career education program” and “institution”; establishing the Graduation Alternative to Traditional Education (GATE) Program within the Department of Education; providing the purposes of the program; providing that students enrolled in the program are exempt from payments for registration, tuition, laboratory, and examination fees; providing eligibility requirements; prohibiting an institution from imposing additional eligibility requirements; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules; amending s. 1008.34, F.S.; providing that students in high school who enroll in the GATE Program may not be included in their school’s graduation rate; creating s. 1009.711, F.S.; creating the GATE Scholarship Program; requiring the department to administer the program; requiring the program to reimburse eligible institutions for student costs; requiring participating institutions to report to the department all students enrolled in the program; requiring the department to reimburse participating institutions within a specified timeframe; providing that reimbursements are contingent on legislative appropriations and may be prorated in the event that total reimbursements owed exceed available funds; requiring the state board to adopt rules; amending s. 1011.62, F.S.; creating the juvenile justice education supplement; providing the purpose of the supplemental allocation for juvenile justice education programs; providing for calculation of the supplement as the sum of specified allocations; revising the calculation of the class-size-reduction allocation and specifying the manner for calculating the student allocation; amending s. 1011.80, F.S.; revising the number of courses that certain students may be reported for, relating to funding purposes; providing that such courses do not have to be core curricula courses; deleting a requirement for the department to develop a list of courses to be designated as core curricula courses; creating s. 1011.804, F.S.; creating the GATE Program Student Success Incentive Fund for a specified purpose; defining the term “institution”; providing that, subject to the appropriation of funds by the Legislature, each participating institution must receive specified allocations; providing for proration of funds, as necessary; providing an effective date.

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Laid on Table, refer to HB 5101 (on 02/08/2024)

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