Title: Funds for the Operation of Schools

Summary: Revising the annual allocation to school districts to include an additional calculation of full-time equivalent membership for students who earn a College Board Advanced Placement Capstone Diploma, etc.

Full Text:
An act relating to funds for the operation of schools; amending s. 1011.62, F.S.; revising the annual allocation to school districts to include an additional calculation of full-time equivalent membership for students who earn a College Board Advanced Placement Capstone Diploma; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Paragraph (n) of subsection (1) of section 1011.62, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1011.62 Funds for operation of schools. If the annual allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each district for operation of schools is not determined in the annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as follows: (1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR OPERATION. The following procedure shall be followed in determining the annual allocation to each district for operation: (n)  Calculation of additional full-time equivalent membership based on College Board Advanced Placement scores of students and earning College Board Advanced Placement Capstone Diplomas. A value of 0.16 full-time equivalent student membership shall be calculated for each student in each advanced placement course who receives a score of or higher on the College Board Advanced Placement Examination for the prior year and added to the total full-time equivalent student membership in basic programs for grades through in the subsequent fiscal year. A value of 0.3 full-time equivalent student membership shall be calculated for each student who receives a College Board Advanced Placement Capstone Diploma and meets the requirements for a standard high school diploma under s. 1003.4282. Such value shall be added to the total full-time equivalent student membership in basic programs for grades through in the subsequent fiscal year. Each district must allocate at least percent of the funds provided to the district for advanced placement instruction, in accordance with this paragraph, to the high school that generates the funds. The school district shall distribute to each classroom teacher who provided advanced placement instruction: 1. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student taught by the Advanced Placement teacher in each advanced placement course who receives a score of or higher on the College Board Advanced Placement Examination. 2. An additional bonus of $500 to each Advanced Placement teacher in a school designated with a grade of  D  or  F  who has at least one student scoring or higher on the College Board Advanced Placement Examination, regardless of the number of classes taught or of the number of students scoring a or higher on the College Board Advanced Placement Examination. Bonuses awarded under this paragraph shall be in addition to any regular wage or other bonus the teacher received or is scheduled to receive. For such courses, the teacher shall earn an additional bonus of $50 for each student who has a qualifying score. Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2020.