1. Legislative Update may 2016

2. 2016 Legislative Session The 2016-17 Session is Over
*The Governor has acted on all 49 Education Bills that we were tracking
*The Budget , Implementing Bill, and Conforming Bill are final
*The Legislators have gone home
*The results were not good for K-12 Education
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3. 2016 Legislative Session The 2017 Legislative Calendar
Regular sessions of the Legislature begin on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March and continue for 60 consecutive days.
Committee Weeks will probably be in September, October, and November. (not scheduled yet, will be on the Calendar)
March 7, 2017 Regular Session convenes
April 25, th day—last day for regularly scheduled committee meetings
May 5, 2017, 60th day—last day of Regular Session
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4. 2016 Legislative Session Bills Filed-2016 Session3
Bills Filed-2016 Session
Over 200 filed relating to Education
In order to pass, The Senate and the House had to pass Bills with identical Wording.
We Tracked 208 of which 49 passed the Legislature and became law with the Governor’s signature. Several of these bills would probably have passed last year, but failed as a result of the House of Representatives unexpected adjournment.
Not all 49 Bills were K-12, as some impacted Higher Education
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5. 2016 Legislative Session 4
BREAKDOWN OF THE BILLS BY MAIN SUBJECT Finance/Administration 13 Bills Public Meetings 12 Bills Post Secondary 5 Bills Disabilities 4 Bills Curriculum/Accountability 3 Bills General Education 2 Bills Facilities 2 Bills Child Care 2 Bills Omnibus* (7029) 1 Bill
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6. 2016 Legislative Session Total new available money $90 Million5
THE BUDGET
Very Disappointing (Governor proposed 3%, the Senate settled upon 2%, and the House proposed 1.75%. During the Conference Committee, 1% was the result. (hard to explain)
Total new funds: $458 Million
Growth $261 Million (leaves 197 million)
Lowest Reading $53 Million (leaves 144 million)
FRS Increase $34 Million (leaves 110 million)
Digital Allocation $20 Million (leaves 90 million)
Total new available money $90 Million
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7. 2016 Legislative Session THE NUMBERS
Enrollment 2,771,606 2,807, ,356
B.S.A. $4, $4, $6.26
FEFP Funds $19,698,708, $20,156,924,128 +$458,215,191
FEFP per FTE $7, $7, (inc.)+71.16=1%
Before Conference, per FTE increases proposed:
Proposals, (Gov. $213.50) (Senate $141.90) (House $124.24)
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8. 2016 Legislative Session A FEW BUDGET ITEMS WITH SUBSTANCIAL CHANGES 7
*Maintenance, Repair. Etc. (both public and charter schools increased from a total of $50 Million to a total of $75 Million)
*ESE guarantee, increase of $96 Million
*Supplemental Academic Instruction, increase of $61 Million*
*Digital Classrooms, increase of $20 Million (Districts guarantee, increase from $250,000 to $500,000)
*Strategic Initiatives, increase $3.8 Million
*Fixed Capital Projects, (Clay County,$1 Million, Seminole County, $500,000.) Holocaust Memorial, $100,000) National Flight Academy $2 Million)
*School and Instructional enhancements, increase $500,000.
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9. LOCAL REQUIRED TAX REDUCED
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LOCAL REQUIRED TAX REDUCED
The Legislature reduced the local tax millage assessed to property owners in Florida from mils to mils.
I expect that the Governor, The Legislature, and some School Boards will all take the credit or blame for this cut.
If there is good news, it lies it the increase of property values statewide. (an increase of $103,688,015,357.)
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10. 2016 Legislative Session HB 7029 “THE TRAIN”
This Bill is divided into 41 Sections. The 160 page bill includes the original HB 7029 and parts of 12 Bills that failed to pass both Houses of the Legislature, and a piece of the Implementing Bill . (HB 31, HB 119, HB 593, HB 669, HB 684, HB 873, HB 967, HB 1003, HB 1155, HB 1359, HB 1403, and HB 7043)
Section 1. Membership Associations Dues
Section 2. Visitation of Schools by School Board members
Section 3. Distinguished Florida College System
Section 4. Student and Parent Options (multiple Choice Options, a must read)
Section 5. Controlled Open Enrollment (Parents ability to enroll their children in any school with capacity.) (A must read)
Section 6. Voluntary Kindergarten enrollment
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Section 7. Charter Schools (must read Superintendents, School Board, Attorney etc.) Section 8 High performing Charters Section 9. Florida College System Performance Based Incentive Section 10. Preeminent State Research Universities Section 11. University Board of Trustees Section 12. University System Performance Based Incentives Section 13. Online Course Requirement (School Impact) Section 14. Eligibility For Charter School Capital outlay Section 15. School District Capital Projects, includes Special Facilities Projects (District impact) Section 16. Florida Virtual School Section 17. Auditory-Oral Education Programs Section 18. Virtual Education Section 19. Choice (Parent ability to request transfer to a different classroom teacher)
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Section 20. Credit Acceleration programs (High Schools) Section 21. Adults With Disabilities Workforce Program is no longer a pilot program Section 22. Student Athletic Eligibility (a must read for District and School Administration and coaches) Section 23. School Board and Charter School Authority to Establish Eligibility Section 24. Athletics (FHSAA, Districts Schools) Section 25. Partnership for Minority Student Achievement Section 26.Benacquisto Scholarship Section 27. Definitions Section 28. Funds for Operations of schools Section 29 District School Tax Section 30. Teacher Teaching Out of Field Section 31. Educator Certification Requirements
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Section 32. Continuing Education Youth Suicide Awareness and Prevention
Section 33. Education Practices Commission,( authority to discipline athletic recruiting)
Section 34. Complaints Against Teachers/ Administrators
Section35. School District Construction Flexibility
Section 36. Prohibits Adoption of Kindergarten Readiness Rate
Section 37. Contracts for Returning Retirees
Section 38. Vocational Rehabilitation Improvement Plan
Section 39. Right of Student not to recite Pledge of Allegiance
Section 40. Seal of Biliteracy Program
Section 41. Effective Date July 1, 2016
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14. 2016 Legislative Session OTHER BILLS YOU MAY WANT READ: 13
HB Principal Autonomy Pilot (could signal expansion of the idea)
HB Competency Based Education pilot ( Also possible expansion idea)
.HB 229 Bullying and Harassment Policies
HB Building Code
HB Character Development instruction
HB Students with Disabilities
SB Threats of Terror or Violence
HB Hospital and Homebound
HJR 275 Senior Homestead Exemptions
SB Expunction of minors records
HB Ethics/Elections
SB Education Options
HB Art in the Capital
HB Emergency Allergy treatments
SB Public Records, Security Systems
HB Bright Futures

15. RULE/POLICY/REPORT REQUIREMENTS14
23 District Rule changes or new requirements
HB 229, SB 350, SB 434, SB436, HB 585, SB 672, HB 837, HB 1219, SB 1305,
HB 7029, Sections: 2, 4, 5, 6, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 30, and 39.
11 new district reports
SB 672, HB 837, HB 5001, HB 5003, HB 7029 (sections: 5, 15, 30, 32, & 40.) HB 287
8 NEW RULES BY DOE OR SBE
HB 287, HB 585, HB 799, HB 1365, & HB 7029 (sections 15, 32, & 40).
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16. FLORIDA STUDENT ENROLLMENT
INTERESTING DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
COUNTY ENROLLMENT
MIAMI-DADE 355,269
BROWARD 270,512
HILLSBOROUGH 212,127
ORANGE
PALM BEACH 187,935
DUVAL 129,116
PINELLAS 101, (these 7 districts account for over ½ of Florida’s total student enrollment)
POLK 100,286
LEE ,020
BREVARD 72,335
The student population of these 10 districts (1,721,493) represents 61% of Florida’s total student enrollment and account for 60% of this years increase in student enrollment.
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