CS for SB 1434: K-12 Education Enhancements

• Redefines "persistently low-performing schools" as those completing 2 years of a district-managed turnaround plan without improving to a "C" grade or higher, and establishes "schools of hope" as charter schools operated by qualified entities to serve these schools.

• Creates "franchise model schools" where a highly effective principal leads a persistently low-performing school in addition to their current assignment, with eligibility for hope supplemental services allocation funding up to $2,000 per FTE.

• Establishes the hope supplemental services allocation to provide funding for district turnaround schools, charter schools, and schools of hope to offer wrap-around services including tutoring, counseling, and extended school day/year programs.

• Creates a mental health assistance allocation to help school districts establish comprehensive school-based mental health programs, with funds allocated based on each district's share of state base funding and a minimum amount specified in the appropriations act.

• Expands Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program eligibility to include students attending persistently low-performing schools and increases structured high school acceleration program requirements, including mandatory student notification by September 1 annually and prohibition on limiting eligible student enrollment.