FL S1996

Repeals the Merit Award Program for Instructional Personnel and School-Based Administrators (s. 1012.225) and related end-of-course examination administration provisions.

Eliminates multiple teacher recruitment and retention programs including the Critical Teacher Shortage Program, Florida Teacher Scholarship and Forgivable Loan Program, critical teacher shortage tuition reimbursement program, and Critical Teacher Shortage Student Loan Forgiveness Program.

Repeals programs related to digital access and literacy including the Digital Divide Council, discounted computers pilot project, community computer access grant program, adult literacy centers, and Florida Literacy Corps.

Removes reference to Merit Award Program funds from sparsity supplement calculations in school district funding formulas.

Deletes requirement that certain middle school students who earned high school credit in Algebra I during 2007-2010 take the Algebra I end-of-course assessment during the 2010-2011 school year.