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FL S0062

Bill

Status

Failed

3/14/2020

Primary Sponsor

Kelli Stargel

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Origin

Senate

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires school capital outlay surtax revenues to be shared with charter schools based on their proportionate share of total school district enrollment, with charter schools required to expend funds consistent with the approved plan

  • Renames "collegiate high school programs" to "early college programs" and defines them as structured acceleration programs where student cohorts take full-time postsecondary courses toward an associate degree, prioritizing general education core courses

  • Creates additional full-time equivalent (FTE) student membership funding bonuses for dual enrollment: 0.16 FTE for early college program students completing general education core courses with a "C" or better, 0.08 FTE for other dual enrollment students, and 0.3 FTE for students earning an associate degree with 3.0 GPA or better

  • Expands mental health assistance allocation requirements to include needs assessments, community stakeholder input, policies for responding to suicidal ideation, and crisis response plans; requires excess funds above 2019-2020 levels be used exclusively for additional school-based mental health service providers

  • Removes the July 1, 2020 expiration date for the annual funding compression allocation, which provides additional funding to school districts whose per-student funding falls below the statewide average

Legislative Description

K-12 Education

Last Action

Died in Appropriations

3/14/2020

Committee Referrals

Appropriations1/31/2020
Appropriations Subcommittee on Education1/14/2020
Education12/20/2019

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