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Scott D. Howat, Senior Director Labor and Legislative Relations 2012 Legislative Presentation
Scott D. Howat, Senior Director Labor and Legislative Relations
2012 Legislative Presentation
• The Legislature appropriated $1.068 billion more in state revenue for 2012-13.
• The revenue replaced:
$224 million trust fund transfers in the FY 2011-12 budget.
$246.8 million in local funds lost due to declining property values in the FY 2011-12.
$196.8 million to cover the cost 30,874 new students for FY 2012-13.
$554.8 million in federal Education Jobs money.
$99 million for the increase in Florida Retirement System rates.
• The total amount not covered for FY 2012-13 is $253.4 million from not $1.068 billion increase.
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General Budget Information (State)
• The projected increase in total FEFP funds for Orange County Public Schools in FY 2012-13 is approximately $20 million more than was budgeted for FY 2011-12.
• The increase will not cover the cost of:
$41 million for 6,425 new students for FY 2011-12 & 2012-13.
$3 million projected decrease in value of the additional 1 mill.
$2 million for the increase in FRS rates.
• The shortfall for FY 2012-13 is $26 million not an overall increase of $20 million.
• The increase in students plus the decline in value of the additional 1 mill, will result in a per student funding decrease of $134 for FY 2012-13.
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General Budget Information (Orange)
7,309.23
6,988.29
6,530.42 6,447.36
6,228.17 6,337.10
360.11 339.16
123.53
-
210.64
468.97
436.32
5,600.00
5,800.00
6,000.00
6,200.00
6,400.00
6,600.00
6,800.00
7,000.00
7,200.00
7,400.00
July 2007 July 2008 July 2009 July 2010 July 2011 July 2012
OCPS Budgeted Funding per Student
Conference FEFP Calculation + Edu Jobs+ Special Millage
Special Millage
Edu Jobs
Critical Needs Millage
Stabilization
Regular Funding
• School recognition is $100 per student to qualified schools and up to $5 per student per school for the SAC.
• PECO Funds: Public Schools received $0. Charter Schools received $55,209,106.
• Teacher Lead money was maintained.
• Virtual education is up $400 to $5,200 per student.
• SAI and Reading categoricals are increased by $15 million each for an additional hour of instruction for the lowest 100 schools in reading.
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House Bill 5001 General Appropriations Act
• Changes to School Board employment contracts and severance pay.
• Requires interlocal agreements for school district purchasing consortiums (Florida Education Purchasing Consortium).
• Establishes K-12 Public School Facility Funding Task Force.
• Pre- and post-testing for public and private VPK providers.
• Delays the purchase of mathematics instructional materials.
• Creates the Digital Instructional Materials Workgroup.
• Authority for districts to exceed the ¾ limit on the 1.5 capital outlay millage.
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House Bill 5101 PK-12 Budget Conforming Bill
• Expands the legislative intent of school readiness programs.
• Expands and revises the duties and responsibilities of the Office of Early Learning (OEL).
• OEL must establish the minimum number of children to be served.
• Revises eligibility priorities for children in the Program.
• Revises Program funding for the early learning coalitions.
• Establishes the School Readiness Allocation Conference to make recommendations for the allocation formula.
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House Bill 5103 School Readiness Programs
• Establishes the Adults with Disabilities Workforce Education Program to be piloted for 2 years.
• Modifies when Bright Futures Scholarship Program initial award can be accepted or renewed.
• Requires that an entity with an audit containing a significant finding must conduct an overview during a public meeting.
• Provides for co-enrollment for 2 years for students who are co-enrolled in core-curricula courses for credit recovery (2 courses per student per year).
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House Bill 5201 Postsecondary Education Funding
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• No increase in the FRS assessment to employees.
• The FRS employer rate for Regular Class employees is proposed increase of .27%.
• No action was taken during the legislative session related to the recent court decision involving the FRS changes from last year.
House Bill 5005 Florida Retirement System Rate Bill
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HB 7059 by Rep. Stargel relating to Acceleration Options in Public Education (ACCEL)
• Amends the law related to acceleration in public education.
• ACCEL Options: Options that provide academically challenging curriculum or accelerated instruction to eligible students.
• Early Graduation: Provides a student the option once a student meets the standard graduation requirements.
• End-of-Course Assessments: Establishes performance based funding for specific courses.
• Dual Enrollment Program: Clarifies eligibility requirements.
• Career-Themed Courses: Defines a career-themed course and clarifies that any school can offer career-themed courses.
Teaching & Learning
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HB 7063 by K-20 Innovation relating to Digital Learning
• Expands digital learning options for students in public schools, allows Florida Virtual School Full Time (FLVS FT), full-time district virtual instruction programs, and full-time virtual charter schools.
• Authorizes FLVS full-time students to participate in interscholastic extracurricular activities at home school.
• Requires FLVS to provide ESE services and ELL program to eligible students and receive the funding.
• Part-time district virtual instruction is expanded to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 8.
Teaching & Learning
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HB 7127 by Rep. Fresen relating to Accountability in Public Schools
• On February 9, 2012, the USDOE approved Florida’s ESEA/NCLB Flexibility Waiver.
• Eliminates existing criteria for identifying public schools for intervention and classification.
• The most intense strategies must be provided to schools that earn a grade of “F” or three consecutive “D’s”.
• A charter school’s sponsor must terminate for two consecutive grades of “F,” with certain exceptions.
• Provides eligibility for Opportunity Scholarships to students attending schools earning an “F” or three consecutive “D’s.”
• Provided some Supplemental Education Services flexibilty.
Teaching & Learning
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HB 1403 by Rep. Stargel relating to High School Athletics
• Establishes new due process standards that the FHSAA must follow when making student eligibility.
• Reforms recruiting sanctions and investigations by the FHSAA:
School pay a fine and participate in a higher division;
Establish sanctions for coaches;
Require coaches to reimburse a school for a violation;
Prevent punishment of students for the violations of adults;
Prevent student ineligibility for violating recruiting rules; and
Regulates investigators conducting investigations.
• FHSAA membership is not mandatory for any school and allows competition between members and non-members.
Teaching & Learning
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HB 1351 by Rep. Glorioso relating to Homeless Youth
• Defines term “certified homeless youth”.
• Provides that minor who is “certified homeless youth” may obtain certified copy of his or her birth certificate.
• Provides that unaccompanied youths who are “certified homeless youths” shall have court costs waived.
• Requires court to advance such cases on calendar.
Teaching & Learning
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HB 859 by Rep. Corcoran relating to Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program
• Removes the prior public requirement for students.
• Increases the monetary cap on the program.
• Authorizes private schools to administer the FCAT.
• Requires the DOE and districts to provide assessments and support to private schools.
• Authorizes the Commissioner to deny, suspend, or revoke a private school’s participation in the program.
Teaching & Learning
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HB 285 by Rep. Harrell relating to Sick Leave for District Employees
• School boards may approve a policy under which a district employee may authorize any district employee to use accrued sick leave of the authorizing employee.
• The district policy must:
Require that the recipient provide documentation, by the treating physician.
Establish a minimum sick leave days needed to participate.
Require that any unused transferred sick leave shall be returned.
Establish the minimum number of sick leave days an authorizing employee must retain.
Budget & Finance
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HB 7087 by Finance & Tax relating to Economic Development
• Provides tax incentives for various Florida industries and for additional distributions of tax revenue for various purposes. Corporate Tax Exemption increases from $25,000 to $50,000.
Sales Tax Holiday provides for a 3-day holiday on clothing, shoes, and textbooks valued $75 or less and school supplies valued $15 or less, August 3-5.
• Preference for Florida Businesses grants a 5% preference to Florida vendors for purchases of printing services and purchases of tangible personal property by state agencies, universities, colleges, school districts.
• Reduces General Revenue by $77.9 million in 2012-13, and a recurring reduction of $119.6 million.
HR & Executive Services
SB 98 by Sen. Siplin relating to Education (School Prayer)
• Provides that a district school board may adopt a policy allowing an inspirational message to be delivered by students at a student assembly.
• Must be organized and led by students.
• The school district may not participate, influence or monitor the proceedings.
• The purpose of the law is to provide students with the opportunity for formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event.
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Legal
• HB 1191/SB 1718 - Parent Empowerment
• HB 19/SB 344 - Public School Bus Advertising • HB 903/SB 1852 - Charter Schools • HB 1059/SB 1610 - Background Screening
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Legislation that Did Not Pass
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Scott D. Howat Senior Director, Labor and Legislative Relations
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