Fla. Stat. § 1012.71 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1012 / Part III / Section 1012.71
1012.71 The Florida Teachers Classroom Supply Assistance Program.
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of the Florida Teachers Classroom Supply Assistance Program, the term “classroom teacher” means a certified teacher employed by a public school district or a public charter school in that district on or before September 1 of each year whose full-time or job-share responsibility is the classroom instruction of students in prekindergarten through grade 12, including full-time media specialists and certified school counselors serving students in prekindergarten through grade 12, who are funded through the Florida Education Finance Program. A “job-share” classroom teacher is one of two teachers whose combined full-time equivalent employment for the same teaching assignment equals one full-time classroom teacher. The term “classroom teacher” may also include an administrator or a substitute teacher who holds a valid teaching certificate who is filling a vacancy in an identified teaching position on or before September 1 of each year.

(2) The amount of funds per classroom teacher for the Florida Teachers Classroom Supply Assistance Program shall be specified in the General Appropriations Act. Classroom teachers shall use the funds to purchase, on behalf of the school district or charter school, classroom materials and supplies for the public school students assigned to them, and the funds may not be used to purchase equipment. The funds shall be used to supplement the materials and supplies otherwise available to classroom teachers.

1 (3) For classroom teachers determined eligible on July 1, the district school board and each charter school board shall provide such classroom teachers with their amount as specified in the General Appropriations Act by August 1. For classroom teachers determined eligible after July 1, the district school board and each charter school board shall provide such classroom teachers with their amount as specified in the General Appropriations Act by September 30. A job-share classroom teacher may receive a prorated share of the amount provided to a full-time classroom teacher.

(4) The Department of Education shall administer a competitive procurement through which eligible classroom teachers may purchase classroom materials and supplies. Annually, by September 1, each school district shall submit to the department: (a) The name of each eligible classroom teacher. (b) The proportionate share of the amount as specified in the General Appropriations Act for each eligible job-share classroom teacher. (c) The name and Master School Identification Number of the school in which the eligible classroom teacher is assigned. (d) Any other information necessary for the administration of the program as determined by the department.

(5) Each classroom teacher must keep receipts for no less than 4 years to show that funds expended meet the requirements of this section. Any unused funds shall be deposited into the school advisory council account of the school at which the classroom teacher was employed when the funds were made available to the classroom teacher. If the school does not have a school advisory council, the funds shall be expended for classroom materials and supplies as determined by the school principal.

History: s. 749, ch. 2002-387; s. 1, ch. 2007-58; s. 28, ch. 2008-235; s. 37, ch. 2009-59; s. 30, ch. 2013-35; s. 13, ch. 2013-89; s. 10, ch. 2013-185; s. 1, ch. 2014-31; s. 9, ch. 2023-102; s. 50, ch. 2023-245; s. 91, ch. 2024-2.