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FL H0827

Bill

Status

Passed

6/14/2021

Primary Sponsor

Fred Hawkins

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Origin

House of Representatives

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • School districts must allocate at least 80% of Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) bonus FTE funding to the generating school program and to University of Cambridge programs that prepare prospective students to enroll in AICE courses
  • Allowable expenditures for these funds include application/registration costs, program fees, training, professional development, salaries, bonuses, examination fees, instructional supplies, and activities that identify or prepare prospective AICE students
  • Classroom teachers providing AICE or International General Certificate of Secondary Education (pre-AICE) instruction must receive bonuses of $50 per student scoring E or higher on a full-credit AICE exam, or $25 per student scoring E or higher on a half-credit AICE exam
  • Bonuses based on student AICE examination scores are expanded to apply to all AICE teachers, not only full-credit AICE teachers as under prior law; additional bonuses of $500 and $250 are provided for AICE and half-credit AICE teachers, respectively, at schools graded "D" or "F"
  • Effective date is July 1, 2021

Legislative Description

School District Funding

Last Action

Chapter No. 2021-84

6/14/2021

Committee Referrals

Appropriations4/21/2021
Appropriations3/23/2021
Secondary Education and Career Development Subcommittee3/17/2021
Prek-12 Appropriations Subcommittee2/22/2021

Full Bill Text

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