Bill > S1088

This bill amends Florida Statute 1003.03 to change how school districts are penalized if their classes exceed maximum student limits. Instead of calculating penalties based on individual classes that are over the limit, the bill proposes to calculate these penalties using the average number of students per class at the school level. This means that if a school's average class size is within the limits, even if some individual classes are over, the district's funding allocation for class size reduction will be determined by this school-wide average, potentially reducing financial penalties for districts. The bill also specifies how the penalty amount is calculated by multiplying the excess full-time equivalent (FTE) students, determined at the school average, by the district's funding allocation for class size and a portion of the base student allocation. This change is intended to take effect on July 1, 2014.