Florida Senate - 2007                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 1046
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11  Senator Wise moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 2, line 16, through
15            page 5, line 10, delete those lines
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18         Section 2.  Subsection (5) of section 1003.03, Florida
19  Statutes, is amended to read:
20         1003.03  Maximum class size.--
21         (5)  TEAM-TEACHING STRATEGIES.--
22         (a)  School districts may use teaching strategies that
23  include the assignment of more than one teacher to a classroom
24  of students and that were implemented before July 1, 2005.
25  Effective July 1, 2005, school districts may implement
26  additional teaching strategies that include the assignment of
27  more than one teacher to a classroom of students for the
28  following purposes only:
29         1.  Pairing teachers for the purpose of staff
30  development.
31         2.  Pairing new teachers with veteran teachers.
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Florida Senate - 2007 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1046 Barcode 231206 1 3. Reducing turnover among new teachers. 2 4. Pairing teachers who are teaching out-of-field with 3 teachers who are in-field. 4 5. Providing for more flexibility and innovation in 5 the classroom. 6 6. Improving learning opportunities for students, 7 including students who have disabilities. 8 (b) Teaching strategies, including team teaching, 9 co-teaching, or inclusion teaching, implemented on or after 10 July 1, 2005, pursuant to paragraph (a) may be implemented 11 subject to the following restrictions: 12 1. Reasonable limits shall be placed on the number of 13 students in a classroom so that classrooms are not 14 overcrowded. Teacher-to-student ratios within a curriculum 15 area or grade level must not exceed constitutional limits. 16 2. At least one member of the team must have at least 17 3 years of teaching experience. 18 3. At least one member of the team must be teaching 19 in-field. 20 4. The teachers must be trained in team-teaching 21 methods within 1 year after assignment. 22 (c) As used in this subsection, the term: 23 1. "Team teaching" or "co-teaching" means two or more 24 teachers are assigned to a group of students and each teacher 25 is responsible for all of the students during the entire class 26 period. In order to be considered team teaching or 27 co-teaching, each teacher is responsible for planning, 28 delivering, and evaluating instruction for all students in the 29 class or subject for the entire class period. 30 2. "Inclusion teaching" means two or more teachers are 31 assigned to a group of students, but one of the teachers is 2 7:13 PM 04/10/07 s1046c1c-05-j02
Florida Senate - 2007 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1046 Barcode 231206 1 responsible for only one student or a small group of students 2 in the classroom. 3 4 The use of strategies implemented as outlined in this 5 subsection meets the letter and intent of the Florida 6 Constitution and the Florida Statutes which relate to 7 implementing class-size reduction, and this subsection applies 8 retroactively. A school district may not be penalized 9 financially or otherwise as a result of the use of any legal 10 strategy, including, but not limited to, those set forth in 11 subsection (3) and this subsection. 12 Section 3. Paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of section 13 1011.62, Florida Statutes, is amended, present paragraphs (p), 14 (q), (r), (s), and (t) of that subsection are redesignated as 15 paragraphs (q), (r), (s), (t), and (u), respectively, a new 16 paragraph (p) is added to that subsection, and paragraph (b) 17 of subsection (6) of that section is amended, to read: 18 1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.--If the annual 19 allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each 20 district for operation of schools is not determined in the 21 annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing 22 the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as 23 follows: 24 (1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR 25 OPERATION.--The following procedure shall be followed in 26 determining the annual allocation to each district for 27 operation: 28 (e) Funding model for exceptional student education 29 programs.-- 30 1.a. The funding model uses basic, at-risk, support 31 levels IV and V for exceptional students and career Florida 3 7:13 PM 04/10/07 s1046c1c-05-j02
Florida Senate - 2007 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1046 Barcode 231206 1 Education Finance Program cost factors, and a guaranteed 2 allocation for exceptional student education programs. 3 Exceptional education cost factors are determined by using a 4 matrix of services to document the services that each 5 exceptional student will receive. The nature and intensity of 6 the services indicated on the matrix shall be consistent with 7 the services described in each exceptional student's 8 individual educational plan. 9 b. In order to generate funds using one of the two 10 weighted cost factors, a matrix of services must be completed 11 at the time of the student's initial placement into an 12 exceptional student education program and at least once every 13 3 years by personnel who have received approved training. 14 Nothing listed in the matrix shall be construed as limiting 15 the services a school district must provide in order to ensure 16 that exceptional students are provided a free, appropriate 17 public education. 18 c. Students identified as exceptional, in accordance 19 with chapter 6A-6, Florida Administrative Code, who do not 20 have a matrix of services as specified in sub-subparagraph b. 21 shall generate funds on the basis of full-time-equivalent 22 student membership in the Florida Education Finance Program at 23 the same funding level per student as provided for basic 24 students. Additional funds for these exceptional students and 25 students who are gifted in grades K through 8 will be provided 26 through the guaranteed allocation designated in subparagraph 27 2. 28 2. For students identified as exceptional who do not 29 have a matrix of services and students who are gifted in 30 grades K through 8, there is created a guaranteed allocation 31 to provide these students with a free appropriate public 4 7:13 PM 04/10/07 s1046c1c-05-j02
Florida Senate - 2007 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1046 Barcode 231206 1 education, in accordance with s. 1001.42(4)(m) and rules of 2 the State Board of Education, which shall be allocated 3 annually to each school district in the amount provided in the 4 General Appropriations Act. These funds shall be in addition 5 to the funds appropriated on the basis of FTE student 6 membership in the Florida Education Finance Program, and the 7 amount allocated for each school district shall not be 8 recalculated during the year. These funds shall be used to 9 provide special education and related services for exceptional 10 students and students who are gifted in grades K through 8. 11 Beginning with the 2007-2008 fiscal year, a district's 12 expenditure of funds from the guaranteed allocation for 13 students in grades 9 through 12 who are gifted may not be 14 greater than the amount expended during the 2006-2007 fiscal 15 year for gifted students in grades 9 through 12. 16 17 18 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 19 And the title is amended as follows: 20 On page 1, lines 6-16, delete those lines 21 22 and insert: 23 appropriations; amending s. 1003.03, F.S.; 24 defining the terms "team teaching," 25 "co-teaching," and "inclusion teaching" for 26 purposes of provisions authorizing the use of 27 various teaching strategies in order to 28 implement requirements for class-size 29 reduction; amending s. 1011.62, F.S.; revising 30 the funding model for exceptional student 31 education programs to provide additional funds 5 7:13 PM 04/10/07 s1046c1c-05-j02
Florida Senate - 2007 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1046 Barcode 231206 1 for students who are gifted in graded K through 2 8; providing a formula for calculating a 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 6 7:13 PM 04/10/07 s1046c1c-05-j02