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FL H1061

Bill

Status

Failed

5/3/2019

Primary Sponsor

PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Florida education funding law to add 0.3 full-time equivalent student membership value for each student earning a College Board Advanced Placement Capstone Diploma beginning in the 2019-2020 academic year.

  • Maintains existing 0.16 full-time equivalent student membership value for students scoring 3 or higher on College Board Advanced Placement Examinations.

  • Requires school districts to allocate at least 80 percent of advanced placement funds to the high school generating those funds.

  • Mandates teacher bonuses: $50 per student scoring 3 or higher on Advanced Placement Examinations, plus an additional $500 bonus for teachers in schools with a grade of "D" or "F" who have at least one qualifying student.

  • Takes effect July 1, 2019.

Legislative Description

Funds for the Operation of Schools

Last Action

Died in Education

5/3/2019

Committee Referrals

Education4/25/2019
Education4/4/2019
Prek-12 Appropriations Subcommittee3/4/2019

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