february, 2018
20feb11:00 am1:00 pmSenate Education Committee meeting TODAY
Event Details
The Florida Senate Education Committee will discuss HB7055. Summary of HB7055 (language as presented in meeting agenda): CS/HB 7055 creates education scholarship programs and streamlines state school choice scholarship program accountability provisions; specifies
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Event Details
The Florida Senate Education Committee will discuss HB7055.
Summary of HB7055 (language as presented in meeting agenda):
CS/HB 7055 creates education scholarship programs and streamlines state school choice
scholarship program accountability provisions; specifies district school board oversight
responsibilities, and promotes education, certification, and licensure opportunities for members
of the U.S. military. Specifically, the bill:
Establishes the Hope Scholarship Program for students subjected to bullying and other
specified incidents in public schools.
Streamlines and strengthens the oversight provisions for private schools participating in state
school choice scholarship programs.
Establishes Reading Scholarship Accounts for struggling readers in grades 3-5.
Modifies the charter school application process, charter contract term and consolidation, and due process; and revises eligibility requirements for high–performing charter schools and allows replication of up to two such schools per year.
Provides for district-independent autonomous schools under independent governing boards;
and specifies flexibilities for such boards.
Specifies district school board oversight and fiscal transparency responsibilities; and enumerates related duties for the district school superintendents, Auditor General, and Department of Education (DOE).
Requires employee organizations for instructional personnel to include specified information in the application for renewal of registration and specifies recertification requirements for employee organizations.
Designates March 25 as “Medal of Honor Day;” specifies related required instruction for students in public schools; and creates mechanisms for members of the U.S. military to fulfill certain certification and licensure requirements for specified purposes.
Requires professional development resources disseminated by the DOE through the web-based statewide performance-support system to include sample course-at-a-glance and unit overview templates that school districts may use when developing curriculum.
Requires paper-based administration of statewide, standardized English Language Arts and mathematics assessments for grades 7-8 by the 2019-2020 school year.
Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to coordinate with specified education entities in the event of an emergency situation to assess the need for resources and assistance.
Requires each school district to conduct a security risk assessment at each public school and conduct a self
-assessment of the school districts’ current safety and security practices using a format developed by the DOE,and deletes an outdated reference in current law to the Safety and Security Best Practices developed by the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability.
Modifies dual enrollment provisions relating to instructional materials for home education program students,
and compensation by private schools for dual enrollment instruction provided by postsecondary education institutions.
Deletes the obsolete July 1, 2007, deadline for the DOE to develop and operate an electronic individual education plan system for statewide use.
Additionally, the bill modifies funding provisions related to the Schools of Hope Program, supplemental academic instruction allocation, research-based reading instruction allocation, and teacher bonus for CAPE industry certifications attained by students.
Click here for meeting agenda and complete bill summary.
Time
(Tuesday) 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
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