Provides that a district employee who, in the prior school year, was rated highly effective and met the eligibility requirements under this section as a classroom teacher, is eligible to receive a scholarship award during the current school year if he or she maintains employment with the school district. Section 40 Amends s. 1012.796 – Complaints against teachers and administrators; Page 195 procedure; penalties. Includes scholarship programs as an entity that must file a complaint to DOE if allegations arise against a certified employee. Section 41 Amends s. 1012.98 – School community professional development act Page 196 Requires PD resources to include sample course-at-a-glance and unit overview templates and provides details on what the templates must include Section 42 Amends s. 1013.28 – Tangible Personal Property Page 197 Requires surplus, marked for disposal or otherwise unused school district property to be made available to charters on the same basis as its made available to other public schools in the district A charter school may not dispose of property without written permission of the school district Section 43 Amends s. 1013.31 – Educational Plant survey; localized need assessment; Page 198 PECO project funding. The language ensures that school districts may expend local dollars on new construction without a survey recommendation. These local dollars include: The local capital outlay improvement fund, consisting of funds that come from and are a part of the district’s basic operating budget. Voted bond referendum. One-half cent sales surtax revenue. One-cent local governmental surtax revenue. Impact fees. Private gifts or donations. Section 44 Amends s. 1013.385 – School district construction flexibility. Page 199 Authorizes school districts to operate in a facility on the same basis as a charter school if the regional planning council determines that there is sufficient shelter capacity within the district as documented in the Statewide Emergency Shelter Plan.
Provides that a district employee who, in the prior school year, was rated highly effective and met the eligibility requirements under this section as a classroom teacher, is eligible to receive a scholarship award during the current school year if he or she maintains employment with the school district. Section 40 Page 195 Amends s. 1012.796 – Complaints against teachers and administrators; procedure; penalties. Includes scholarship programs as an entity that must file a complaint to DOE if allegations arise against a certified employee. Section 41 Page 196 Amends s. 1012.98 – School community professional development act Requires PD resources to include sample course-at-a-glance and unit overview templates and provides details on what the templates must include Section 42 Page 197 Amends s. 1013.28 – Tangible Personal Property Requires surplus, marked for disposal or otherwise unused school district property to be made available to charters on the same basis as its made available to other public schools in the district A charter school may not dispose of property without written permission of the school district Section 43 Page 198 Amends s. 1013.31 – Educational Plant survey; localized need assessment; PECO project funding. The language ensures that school districts may expend local dollars on new construction without a survey recommendation. These local dollars include: The local capital outlay improvement fund, consisting of funds that come from and are a part of the district’s basic operating budget. Voted bond referendum. One-half cent sales surtax revenue. One-cent local governmental surtax revenue. Impact fees. Private gifts or donations. Section 44 Page 199 Amends s. 1013.385 – School district construction flexibility. Authorizes school districts to operate in a facility on the same basis as a charter school if the regional planning council determines that there is sufficient shelter capacity within the district as documented in the Statewide Emergency Shelter Plan.
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