Florida Senate - 2020 SB 1246 By Senator Stargel 22-01066B-20 20201246__ Page 1 of 35 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. A bill to be entitled 1

An act relating to dual enrollment; amending s. 2 1007.271, F.S.; clarifying that secondary students 3 eligible for dual enrollment programs include students 4 who are enrolled in home education programs; providing 5 for exceptions to grade point average requirements 6 relating to student eligibility; requiring that 7 exceptions to required grade point averages be 8 specified in the dual enrollment articulation 9 agreement; prohibiting postsecondary institutions from 10 establishing additional initial student academic 11 eligibility requirements; prohibiting district school 12 boards and Florida College System institutions from 13 denying students who have met eligibility requirements 14 from participating in dual enrollment except under 15 specified circumstances; revising the date by which 16 career centers are required to annually complete and 17 submit specified agreements to the Department of 18 Education; requiring district school boards to inform 19 secondary students and their parents or legal 20 guardians of specified information; prohibiting 21 schools from enrolling students in dual enrollment 22 courses under certain circumstances; revising the date 23 by which eligible postsecondary institutions are 24 required to annually complete and submit home 25 education articulation agreements to the department; 26 revising requirements for home education students 27 enrolled in dual enrollment courses; conforming a 28 provision to changes made by the act; requiring that 29

Florida Senate - 2020 SB 1246 22-01066B-20 20201246__ Page 2 of 35 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. instructional materials assigned for use within dual 30 enrollment courses be made available to dual 31 enrollment students from public schools, private 32 schools, and home education programs free of charge; 33 revising the date by which certain postsecondary 34 institutions are required to annually complete and 35 submit to the department a dual enrollment 36 articulation agreement; revising requirements for the 37 articulation agreement; revising provisions relating 38 to funding for dual enrollment; providing that certain 39 independent colleges and universities are eligible for 40 inclusion in the dual enrollment and early admission 41 programs; revising the date by which certain district 42 school boards and Florida College System institutions 43 are required to annually complete and submit a dual 44 enrollment articulation agreement to the department; 45 revising the date by which certain postsecondary 46 institutions are required to annually complete and 47 submit a private school articulation agreement to the 48 department; revising requirements for such agreements; 49 conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 50 requiring the Commissioner of Education to annually 51 report the status of dual enrollment programs to the 52 Governor and the Legislature by a specified date; 53 requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules; 54 amending s. 1007.273, F.S.; changing the term 55 “collegiate high school program” to “early college 56 program”; defining the term “early college program”; 57 requiring early college programs to prioritize certain 58

Florida Senate - 2020 SB 1246 22-01066B-20 20201246__ Page 3 of 35 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. courses; deleting requirements relating to collegiate 59 high school programs; revising provisions relating to 60 contracts executed between district school boards and 61 their local Florida College System institutions to 62 establish early college programs; revising provisions 63 relating to student performance contracts for students 64 participating in early college programs; authorizing 65 charter schools to execute contracts to establish an 66 early college program with specified institutions; 67 requiring the commissioner to annually report the 68 status of early college programs to the Governor and 69 the Legislature by a specified date; creating s. 70 1009.31, F.S.; providing legislative findings; 71 establishing the Dual Enrollment Scholarship Program; 72 providing for the administration of the program; 73 providing for the reimbursement of tuition and costs 74 to eligible postsecondary institutions; requiring 75 students participating in dual enrollment programs to 76 meet minimum eligibility requirements in order for 77 institutions to receive reimbursements; requiring 78 participating institutions to annually report 79 specified information to the department by certain 80 dates; providing a reimbursement

schedule for tuition 81 and instructional materials costs; requiring the 82 department to reimburse institutions by specified 83 dates; providing that reimbursement for dual 84 enrollment courses is contingent upon appropriations; 85 providing for the prorating of reimbursements under 86 certain circumstances; requiring the State Board of 87

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Education to adopt rules; amending s. 1011.62, F.S.; 88 revising provisions relating to the calculation of 89 full-time equivalent student membership with respect 90 to dual enrollment instruction for purposes of 91 allocating funds for the operation of schools; 92 amending ss. 1002.20 and 1003.4282, F.S.; conforming 93 provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 94 1003.436, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; 95 reenacting s. 1011.68(1)(d), F.S., relating to funds 96 for student transportation, to incorporate the 97 amendments made to s. 1011.62, F.S.; providing an 98 effective date. 99 100 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 101 102

Section

Section 1007.271, Florida Statutes, is amended 103 to read: 104 1007.271 Dual enrollment programs.— 105

(1) The dual enrollment program is the enrollment of an 106 eligible secondary student or home education student in a 107 postsecondary course creditable toward high school completion 108 and a career certificate or an associate or baccalaureate 109 degree. A student who is enrolled in postsecondary instruction 110 that is not creditable toward a high school diploma may not be 111 classified as a dual enrollment student. 112

(2) For the purpose of this section, an eligible secondary 113 student is a student who is enrolled in any of grades 6 through 114 12 in a Florida public school or in a Florida private school 115 that is in compliance with s. 1002.42(2) and provides a 116

Florida Senate - 2020 SB 1246 22-01066B-20 20201246__ Page 5 of 35 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. secondary curriculum pursuant to s. 1003.4282, or who is 117 enrolled in a home education program pursuant to s. 1002.41. 118 Students who are eligible for dual enrollment pursuant to this 119

section may enroll in dual enrollment courses conducted during 120 school hours, after school hours, and during the summer term. 121 However, if the student is projected to graduate from high 122 school before the scheduled completion date of a postsecondary 123 course, the student may not register for that course through 124 dual enrollment. The student may apply to the postsecondary 125 institution and pay the required registration, tuition, and fees 126 if the student meets the postsecondary institution’s admissions 127 requirements under s. 1007.263.

Instructional time for dual 128 enrollment may vary from 900 hours; however, the full-time 129 equivalent student membership value shall be subject to the 130 provisions in s. 1011.61(4). A student enrolled as a dual 131 enrollment student is exempt from the payment of registration, 132 tuition, and laboratory fees.

Applied academics for adult 133 education instruction, developmental education, and other forms 134 of precollegiate instruction, as well as physical education 135 courses that focus on the physical execution of a skill rather 136 than the intellectual attributes of the activity, are ineligible 137 for inclusion in the dual enrollment program. Recreation and 138 leisure studies courses shall be evaluated individually in the 139 same manner as physical education courses for potential 140 inclusion in the program. 141

(3) Student eligibility requirements For initial enrollment 142 in college credit dual enrollment courses, a student must 143 achieve include a 3.0 unweighted high school grade point average 144 and the minimum score on a common placement test adopted by the 145

Florida Senate - 2020 SB 1246 22-01066B-20 20201246__ Page 6 of 35 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. State Board of Education which indicates that the student is 146 ready for college-level coursework. Student eligibility 147 requirements For continued enrollment in college credit dual 148 enrollment courses, a student must maintain a minimum must 149 include the maintenance of a 3.0 unweighted high school grade 150 point average and the minimum postsecondary grade point average 151 established by the postsecondary institution.

Regardless of 152 meeting student eligibility requirements for continued 153 enrollment, a student may lose the opportunity to participate in 154 a dual enrollment course if the student is disruptive to the 155 learning process such that the progress of other students or the 156 efficient administration of the course is hindered. Student 157 eligibility requirements for initial and continued enrollment in 158 career certificate dual enrollment courses must include a 2.0 159 unweighted high school grade point average.

An exception 160 Exceptions to the required grade point average for career 161 certificate dual enrollment averages may be granted on an 162 individual student basis. An exception to the required grade 163 point average for college credit dual enrollment may be granted 164 for students who achieve higher scores than the established 165 minimum on the common placement test adopted by the State Board 166 of Education.

Any exception to the required grade point average 167 must be specified in if the educational entities agree and the 168 terms of the agreement are contained within the dual enrollment 169 articulation agreement established pursuant to subsection (21). 170 A postsecondary institution Florida College System institution 171 boards of trustees may not establish additional initial student 172 academic eligibility requirements, which shall be included in 173 the dual enrollment articulation agreement, to ensure student 174

Florida Senate - 2020 SB 1246 22-01066B-20 20201246__ Page 7 of 35 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. readiness for postsecondary instruction. Additional requirements 175 included in the agreement may not arbitrarily prohibit students 176 who have demonstrated the ability to master advanced courses 177 from participating in dual enrollment courses or limit the 178 number of dual enrollment courses in which a student may enroll 179 based solely upon enrollment by the student at an independent 180 postsecondary institution. 181

(4) District school boards may not refuse to enter into a 182 dual enrollment articulation agreement with a local Florida 183 College System institution if that Florida College System 184 institution has the capacity to offer dual enrollment courses. 185

(5) A district school board or Florida College System 186 institution may not deny a student who has met the state 187 eligibility requirements from participating in dual enrollment 188 unless the institution documents that it does not have the 189 capacity to accommodate all eligible students seeking to 190 participate in the dual enrollment program. If the institution 191 documents that it does not have the capacity to accommodate all 192 eligible students, participation must be based on a first-come, 193 first-served basis. 194 (6)(5)(

a) Each faculty member providing instruction in 195 college credit dual enrollment courses must: 196 1. Meet the qualifications required by the entity 197 accrediting the postsecondary institution offering the course. 198 The qualifications apply to all faculty members regardless of 199 the location of instruction. The postsecondary institution 200 offering the course must require compliance with these 201 qualifications. 202 2. Provide the institution offering the dual enrollment 203

Florida Senate - 2020 SB 1246 22-01066B-20 20201246__ Page 8 of 35 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. course a copy of his or her postsecondary transcript. 204 3. Provide a copy of the current syllabus for each course 205 taught to the discipline chair or department chair of the 206 postsecondary institution before the start of each term. The 207 content of each syllabus must meet the same standards required 208 for all college-level courses offered by that postsecondary 209 institution. 210 4.

Adhere to the professional rules, guidelines, and 211 expectations stated in the postsecondary institution’s faculty 212 or adjunct faculty handbook. Any exceptions must be included in 213 the dual enrollment articulation agreement. 214 5. Adhere to the rules, guidelines, and expectations stated 215 in the postsecondary institution’s student handbook which apply 216 to faculty members. Any exceptions must be noted in the dual 217 enrollment articulation agreement. 218 (

b) Each president, or designee, of a postsecondary 219 institution offering a college credit dual enrollment course 220 must: 221 1. Provide a copy of the institution’s current faculty or 222 adjunct faculty handbook to all faculty members teaching a dual 223 enrollment course. 224 2. Provide to all faculty members teaching a dual 225 enrollment course a copy of the institution’s current student 226 handbook, which may include, but is not limited to, information 227 on registration policies, the student code of conduct, grading 228 policies, and critical dates. 229 3.

Designate an individual or individuals to observe all 230 faculty members teaching a dual enrollment course, regardless of 231 the location of instruction. 232

Florida Senate - 2020 SB 1246 22-01066B-20 20201246__ Page 9 of 35 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. 4. Use the same criteria to evaluate faculty members 233 teaching a dual enrollment course as the criteria used to 234 evaluate all other faculty members. 235 5. Provide course plans and objectives to all faculty 236 members teaching a dual enrollment course. 237 (7)

(6) The following curriculum standards apply to college 238 credit dual enrollment: 239 (

a) Dual enrollment courses taught on the high school 240 campus must meet the same competencies required for courses 241 taught on the postsecondary institution campus. To ensure 242 equivalent rigor with courses taught on the postsecondary 243 institution campus, the postsecondary institution offering the 244 course is responsible for providing in a timely manner a 245 comprehensive, cumulative end-of-course assessment or a series 246 of assessments of all expected learning outcomes to the faculty 247 member teaching the course. Completed, scored assessments must 248 be returned to the postsecondary institution and held for 1 249 year. 250 (

b) Instructional materials used in dual enrollment courses 251 must be the same as or comparable to those used in courses 252 offered by the postsecondary institution with the same course 253 prefix and number. The postsecondary institution must advise the 254 school district of instructional materials requirements as soon 255 as that information becomes available but no later than one term 256 before a course is offered. 257 (

c) Course requirements, such as tests, papers, or other 258 assignments, for dual enrollment students must be at the same 259 level of rigor or depth as those for all nondual enrollment 260 postsecondary students. All faculty members teaching dual 261

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d) Dual enrollment courses taught on a high school campus 267 may not be combined with any noncollege credit high school 268 course. 269 (8)

(7) Career dual enrollment shall be provided as a 270 curricular option for secondary students to pursue in order to 271 earn industry certifications adopted pursuant to s. 1008.44, 272 which count as credits toward the high school diploma. Career 273 dual enrollment shall be available for secondary students 274 seeking a degree and industry certification through a career 275 education program or course. Each career center established 276 under s. 1001.44 shall enter into an agreement with each high 277 school in any school district it serves.

Beginning with the 278 2019-2020 school year, the agreement must be completed annually 279 and submitted by the career center to the Department of 280 Education by October August 1. The agreement must: 281 (

a) Identify the courses and programs that are available to 282 students through career dual enrollment and the clock hour 283 credits that students will earn upon completion of each course 284 and program. 285 (

b) Delineate the high school credit earned for the 286 completion of each career dual enrollment course. 287 (

c) Identify any college credit articulation agreements 288 associated with each clock hour program. 289 (

d) Describe how students and their parents or legal 290

Florida Senate - 2020 SB 1246 22-01066B-20 20201246__ Page 11 of 35 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. guardians will be informed of career dual enrollment 291 opportunities and related workforce demand, how students can 292 apply to participate in a career dual enrollment program and 293 register for courses through his or her high school, and the 294 postsecondary career education expectations for participating 295 students. 296 (

e) Establish any additional eligibility requirements for 297 participation and a process for determining eligibility and 298 monitoring the progress of participating students. 299 (

f) Delineate costs incurred by each entity and determine 300 how transportation will be provided for students who are unable 301 to provide their own transportation. 302 (9)

(8) Each district school board shall inform all 303 secondary students and their parents or legal guardians of dual 304 enrollment as an educational option and mechanism for 305 acceleration. Students and their parents or legal guardians 306 shall be informed of student eligibility requirements, the 307 option for taking dual enrollment courses beyond the regular 308 school year, and the minimum academic credits required for 309 graduation.

In addition, students and their parents or legal 310 guardians shall be informed that dual enrollment course grades 311 are included in the student’s college grade point average, 312 become a part of the student’s permanent academic record, and 313 may affect the student’s future financial aid eligibility.

A 314 school may not enroll a student in a dual enrollment course 315 without an acknowledgment form on file, which must be signed by 316 both the student and the student’s parent or legal guardian. 317 District school boards shall annually assess the demand for dual 318 enrollment and provide that information to each partnering 319

Florida Senate - 2020 SB 1246 22-01066B-20 20201246__ Page 13 of 35 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. to this subsection are exempt from the payment of registration, 349 tuition, and laboratory fees. 350 (12)

(11) Career early admission is a form of career dual 351 enrollment through which eligible secondary students enroll full 352 time in a career center or a Florida College System institution 353 in postsecondary programs leading to industry certifications, as 354 listed in the CAPE Postsecondary Industry Certification Funding 355 List pursuant to s. 1008.44, which are creditable toward the 356 high school diploma and the certificate or associate degree. 357 Participation in the career early admission program is limited 358 to students who have completed a minimum of 4 semesters of full-359 time secondary enrollment, including studies undertaken in the 360 ninth grade.

Students enrolled pursuant to this

section are 361 exempt from the payment of registration, tuition, and laboratory 362 fees. 363

(12) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for any 364 dual enrollment programs involving requirements for high school 365 graduation. 366 (13)(

a) The dual enrollment program for a home education 367 student, including, but not limited to, students with 368 disabilities, consists of the enrollment of an eligible home 369 education secondary student in a postsecondary course creditable 370 toward an associate degree, a career certificate, or a 371 baccalaureate degree. To participate in the dual enrollment 372 program, an eligible home education secondary student must: 373 1. Provide proof of enrollment in a home education program 374 pursuant to s. 1002.41. 375 2. Be responsible for his or her own transportation unless 376 provided for in the articulation agreement. 377

Florida Senate - 2020 SB 1246 22-01066B-20 20201246__ Page 14 of 35 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. 3. Sign a home education articulation agreement pursuant to 378 paragraph (b). 379 (

b) Each public postsecondary institution eligible to 380 participate in the dual enrollment program pursuant to s. 381 1011.62(1)(

i) must enter into a home education articulation 382 agreement with each home education student seeking enrollment in 383 a dual enrollment course and the student’s parent or legal 384 guardian. By October August 1 of each year, the eligible 385 postsecondary institution shall complete and submit the home 386 education articulation agreement to the Department of Education. 387 The home education articulation agreement must include, at a 388 minimum: 389 1. A delineation of courses and programs available to 390 dually enrolled home education students.

Courses and programs 391 may be added, revised, or deleted at any time by the 392 postsecondary institution. Any course or program limitations may 393 not exceed the limitations for other dually enrolled students. 394 2. The initial and continued eligibility requirements for 395 home education student participation, not to exceed those 396 required of other dually enrolled students. A home education 397 student must meet the same minimum score requirement on a common 398 placement test which is required of other dually enrolled 399 students.

A high school grade point average may not be required 400 for home education students who meet the minimum score on a 401 common placement test adopted by the State Board of Education 402 which indicates that the student is ready for college-level 403 coursework; however, home education student eligibility 404 requirements for continued enrollment in dual enrollment courses 405 must include the maintenance of the minimum postsecondary grade 406

Florida Senate - 2020 SB 1246 22-01066B-20 20201246__ Page 15 of 35 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. point average established by the postsecondary institution for 407 other dually enrolled students. 408 3. The student’s responsibilities for providing his or her 409 own transportation. 410 4. A copy of the statement on transfer guarantees developed 411 by the Department of Education under subsection (15). 412

(14) The Department of Education shall approve any course 413 for inclusion in the dual enrollment program that is contained 414 within the statewide course numbering system. However, 415 developmental education and physical education and other courses 416 that focus on the physical execution of a skill rather than the 417 intellectual attributes of the activity, may not be so approved 418 but must be evaluated individually for potential inclusion in 419 the dual enrollment program.

This subsection may not be 420 construed to mean that an independent postsecondary institution 421 eligible for inclusion in a dual enrollment or early admission 422 program pursuant to subsection (23) s. 1011.62 must participate 423 in the statewide course numbering system developed pursuant to 424 s. 1007.24 to participate in a dual enrollment program. 425

(15) The Department of Education shall develop a statement 426 on transfer guarantees to inform students and their parents or 427 legal guardians, prior to enrollment in a dual enrollment 428 course, of the potential for the dual enrollment course to 429 articulate as an elective or a general education course into a 430 postsecondary education certificate or degree program. The 431 statement shall be provided to each district school 432 superintendent, who shall include the statement in the 433 information provided to all secondary students and their parents 434 or legal guardians as required pursuant to this subsection. The 435

Florida Senate - 2020 SB 1246 22-01066B-20 20201246__ Page 16 of 35 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. statement may also include additional information, including, 436 but not limited to, dual enrollment options, guarantees, 437 privileges, and responsibilities. 438

(16) Students who meet the eligibility requirements of this 439

section and who choose to participate in dual enrollment 440 programs are exempt from the payment of registration, tuition, 441 and laboratory fees. 442

(17) Instructional materials assigned for use within dual 443 enrollment courses shall be made available to dual enrollment 444 students from Florida public high schools, private schools, and 445 home education programs free of charge. This subsection does not 446 prohibit a Florida College System institution from providing 447 instructional materials at no cost to a home education student 448 or student from a private school. Instructional materials 449 purchased by a district school board or Florida College System 450 institution board of trustees on behalf of dual enrollment 451 students shall be the property of the board against which the 452 purchase is charged. 453

(18) School districts and Florida College System 454 institutions must weigh dual enrollment courses the same as 455 advanced placement, International Baccalaureate, and Advanced 456 International Certificate of Education courses when grade point 457 averages are calculated. Alternative grade calculation systems, 458 alternative grade weighting systems, and information regarding 459 student education options that discriminate against dual 460 enrollment courses are prohibited. 461

(19) The Commissioner of Education may approve dual 462 enrollment agreements for limited course offerings that have 463 statewide appeal. Such programs shall be limited to a single 464

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(20) A postsecondary institution shall assign letter grades 466 to each student enrolled in a dual enrollment course. The letter 467 grade assigned by the postsecondary institution shall be posted 468 to the student’s high school transcript by the school district. 469

(21) Each district school superintendent and each public 470 postsecondary institution president shall develop a 471 comprehensive dual enrollment articulation agreement for the 472 respective school district and postsecondary institution. The 473 superintendent and president shall establish an articulation 474 committee for the purpose of developing the agreement. Each 475 state university president may designate a university 476 representative to participate in the development of a dual 477 enrollment articulation agreement.

A dual enrollment 478 articulation agreement shall be completed and submitted annually 479 by the postsecondary institution to the Department of Education 480 on or before October August 1. The agreement must include, but 481 is not limited to: 482 (

a) A ratification or modification of all existing 483 articulation agreements. 484 (

b) A description of the process by which students and 485 their parents are informed about opportunities for student 486 participation in the dual enrollment program. 487 (

c) A delineation of courses and programs available to 488 students eligible to participate in dual enrollment. 489 (

d) A description of the process by which students and 490 their parents exercise options to participate in the dual 491 enrollment program. 492 (

e) The agreed upon common placement test scores and 493

Florida Senate - 2020 SB 1246 22-01066B-20 20201246__ Page 18 of 35 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. corresponding grade point average that may be accepted for 494 initial student eligibility if an exception to the minimum grade 495 point average is authorized pursuant to subsection (3) A list of 496 any additional initial student eligibility requirements for 497 participation in the dual enrollment program. 498 (

f) A delineation of the high school credit earned for the 499 passage of each dual enrollment course. 500 (

g) A description of the process for informing students and 501 their parents of college-level course expectations. 502 (

h) The policies and procedures, if any, for determining 503 exceptions to the required grade point averages on an individual 504 student basis. 505 (

i) The registration policies for dual enrollment courses 506 as determined by the postsecondary institution. 507 (

j) Exceptions, if any, to the professional rules, 508 guidelines, and expectations stated in the faculty or adjunct 509 faculty handbook for the postsecondary institution. 510 (

k) Exceptions, if any, to the rules, guidelines, and 511 expectations stated in the student handbook of the postsecondary 512 institution which apply to faculty members. 513 (

l) The responsibilities of the school district regarding 514 the determination of student eligibility before participating in 515 the dual enrollment program and the monitoring of student 516 performance while participating in the dual enrollment program. 517 (

m) The responsibilities of the postsecondary institution 518 regarding the transmission of student grades in dual enrollment 519 courses to the school district. 520 (

n) A funding provision that delineates costs incurred by 521 each entity. 522

Florida Senate - 2020 SB 1246 22-01066B-20 20201246__ Page 19 of 35 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. 1. School districts shall pay public postsecondary 523 institutions the in-state resident standard tuition rate per 524 credit hour from funds provided in the Florida Education Finance 525 Program when dual enrollment course instruction takes place on 526 the postsecondary institution’s campus and the course is taken 527 during the fall or spring term.

When dual enrollment is provided 528 on the high school site by postsecondary institution faculty, 529 the school district shall reimburse the costs associated with 530 the postsecondary institution’s proportion of salary and 531 benefits to provide the instruction. When dual enrollment course 532 instruction is provided on the high school site by school 533 district faculty, the school district is not responsible for 534 payment to the postsecondary institution.

A postsecondary 535 institution may enter into an agreement with the school district 536 to authorize teachers to teach dual enrollment courses at the 537 high school site or the postsecondary institution. A school 538 district may not deny a student access to dual enrollment unless 539 the student is ineligible to participate in the program subject 540 to provisions specifically outlined in this section. 541 2.

Subject to annual appropriation in the General 542 Appropriations Act, a public postsecondary institution shall 543 receive an amount of funding equivalent to the standard tuition 544 rate per credit hour for each dual enrollment course taken by a 545 private school or home education student at the postsecondary 546 institution during the fall and spring terms, pursuant to s. 547 1009.31. 548 3.2. Subject to annual appropriation in the General 549 Appropriations Act, a public postsecondary institution shall 550 receive an amount of funding equivalent to the standard tuition 551

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o) Any institutional responsibilities for student 554 transportation, if provided. 555

(22) The Department of Education shall develop an 556 electronic submission system for dual enrollment articulation 557 agreements and shall review, for compliance, each dual 558 enrollment articulation agreement submitted pursuant to 559 subsections (13), (21), and (24). The Commissioner of Education 560 shall notify the district school superintendent and the Florida 561 College System institution president if the dual enrollment 562 articulation agreement does not comply with statutory 563 requirements and shall submit any dual enrollment articulation 564 agreement with unresolved issues of noncompliance to the State 565 Board of Education. 566

(23) District school boards and Florida College System 567 institutions may enter into additional dual enrollment 568 articulation agreements with state universities for the purposes 569 of this section. School districts may also enter into dual 570 enrollment articulation agreements with eligible independent 571 colleges and universities pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(i).

An 572 independent college or university that is not for profit, is 573 accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency 574 recognized by the United States Department of Education, and 575 confers degrees as defined in s. 1005.02 shall be eligible for 576 inclusion in the dual enrollment or early admission program. By 577 October August 1 of each year, the district school board and the 578 Florida College System institution shall complete and submit the 579 dual enrollment articulation agreement with the state university 580

Florida Senate - 2020 SB 1246 22-01066B-20 20201246__ Page 21 of 35 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. or an eligible independent college or university, as applicable, 581 to the Department of Education. 582 (24)(

a) The dual enrollment program for a private school 583 student consists of the enrollment of an eligible private school 584 student in a postsecondary course creditable toward an associate 585 degree, a career certificate, or a baccalaureate degree. In 586 addition, a private school in which a student, including, but 587 not limited to, students with disabilities, is enrolled must 588 award credit toward high school completion for the postsecondary 589 course under the dual enrollment program. To participate in the 590 dual enrollment program, an eligible private school student 591 must: 592 1.

Provide proof of enrollment in a private school pursuant 593 to subsection (2). 594 2. Be responsible for his or her own instructional 595 materials and transportation unless provided for in the 596 articulation agreement. 597 3. Sign a private school articulation agreement pursuant to 598 paragraph (b). 599 (

b) Each public postsecondary institution eligible to 600 participate in the dual enrollment program pursuant to s. 601 1011.62(1)(

i) must enter into a private school articulation 602 agreement with each eligible private school in its geographic 603 service area seeking to offer dual enrollment courses to its 604 students, including, but not limited to, students with 605 disabilities. By October August 1 of each year, the eligible 606 postsecondary institution shall complete and submit the private 607 school articulation agreement to the Department of Education. 608 The private school articulation agreement must include, at a 609

Florida Senate - 2020 SB 1246 22-01066B-20 20201246__ Page 22 of 35 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. minimum: 610 1. A delineation of courses and programs available to the 611 private school student. The postsecondary institution may add, 612 revise, or delete courses and programs at any time. 613 2. The initial and continued eligibility requirements for 614 private school student participation, not to exceed those 615 required of other dual enrollment students. 616 3.

The student’s responsibilities for providing his or her 617 own instructional materials and transportation. 618 4. A provision clarifying that the private school will 619 award appropriate credit toward high school completion for the 620 postsecondary course under the dual enrollment program. 621 5. A provision expressing that the private school of 622 enrollment is exempt from the payment of costs associated with 623 tuition and fees, including registration, and laboratory fees, 624 will not be passed along to the student. 625

(25) For students with disabilities, a postsecondary 626 institution eligible to participate in dual enrollment pursuant 627 to s. 1011.62(1)(

i) shall include in its dual enrollment 628 articulation agreement, services and resources that are 629 available to students with disabilities who register in a dual 630 enrollment course at the eligible institution and provide 631 information regarding such services and resources to the Florida 632 Center for Students with Unique Abilities. The Department of 633 Education shall provide to the center the Internet website link 634 to dual enrollment articulation agreements specific to students 635 with disabilities. The center shall include in the information 636 that it is responsible for disseminating to students with 637 disabilities and their parents or legal guardians pursuant to s. 638

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(26) By November 30, 2021, and annually thereafter, the 642 commissioner must report to the Governor, the President of the 643 Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives the 644 status of dual enrollment programs, including, at a minimum, a 645

summary of student enrollment and completion for public school, 646 private school, and home education program students at public 647 and private postsecondary institutions. 648

(27) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for any 649 dual enrollment programs involving requirements for high school 650 graduation. 651

Section

Section 1007.273, Florida Statutes, is amended 652 to read: 653 1007.273 Early college Collegiate high school program.— 654

(1) Each Florida College System institution shall work with 655 each district school board in its designated service area to 656 establish one or more early college collegiate high school 657 programs. As used in this section, the term “early college 658 program” means a structured high school acceleration program in 659 which a cohort of students is enrolled full-time in 660 postsecondary courses toward an associate degree. The early 661 college program must prioritize courses applicable as general 662 education core courses under s. 1007.25 for an associate degree 663 or a baccalaureate degree. 664

(2) At a minimum, collegiate high school programs must 665 include an option for public school students in grade 11 or 666 grade 12 participating in the program, for at least 1 full 667

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(3) Each district school board and its local Florida 673 College System institution shall execute a contract to establish 674 one or more early college collegiate high school programs at a 675 mutually agreed upon location or locations.

Beginning with the 676 2015-2016 school year, If the Florida College System institution 677 does not establish an early college a program with a district 678 school board in its designated service area, another Florida 679 College System institution may execute a contract with that 680 district school board to establish the early college program. 681 The contract must be executed by January 1 of each school year 682 for implementation of the program during the next school year. 683 The contract must: 684 (

a) Identify the grade levels to be included in the early 685 college program collegiate high school program which must, at a 686 minimum, include grade 12. 687 (

b) Describe the early college collegiate high school 688 program, including the delineation of courses that must, at a 689 minimum, include general education core courses pursuant to s. 690 1007.25; and industry certifications offered, including online 691 course availability; the high school and college credits earned 692 for each postsecondary course completed and industry 693 certification earned; student eligibility criteria; and the 694 enrollment process and relevant deadlines. 695 (

c) Describe the methods, medium, and process by which 696

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a) and (b). 701 (

d) Identify the delivery methods for instruction and the 702 instructors for all courses. 703 (

e) Identify student advising services and progress 704 monitoring mechanisms. 705 (

f) Establish a program review and reporting mechanism 706 regarding student performance outcomes. 707 (

g) Describe the terms of funding arrangements to implement 708 the early college collegiate high school program pursuant to 709 subsection (5). 710 (3)

(4) Each student participating in an early college a 711 collegiate high school program must enter into a student 712 performance contract, which must be signed by the student, the 713 parent or legal guardian, and a representative of the school 714 district and the applicable Florida College System institution 715 partner, state university, or other eligible postsecondary 716 institution partner participating pursuant to subsection (4) 717 (5). The performance contract must, at a minimum, specify 718 include the

schedule of courses, by semester, and industry 719 certifications to be taken by the student, if any; student 720 attendance requirements;, and course grade requirements; and the 721 applicability of such courses to an associate degree or a 722 baccalaureate degree. 723 (4)

(5) In addition to executing a contract with the local 724 Florida College System institution under this section, a 725

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Boyd, IV, Effective Access to Student Education 729 Grant Program, that is a nonprofit independent college or 730 university located and chartered in this state, and that is 731 accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern 732 Association of Colleges and Schools to grant baccalaureate 733 degrees. Such university or institution must meet the 734 requirements specified under subsections (2) (3) and (3) (4). A 735 charter school may execute a contract directly with the local 736 Florida College System institution or another institution as 737 authorized under this

section to establish an early college 738 program at a mutually agreed upon location. 739 (5)

(6) The early college collegiate high school program 740 shall be funded pursuant to ss. 1007.271 and 1011.62. The State 741 Board of Education shall enforce compliance with this

section by 742 withholding the transfer of funds for the school districts and 743 the Florida College System institutions in accordance with s. 744 1008.32. 745

(6) By November 30, 2021, and annually thereafter, the 746 commissioner must report the status of early college programs, 747 including, at a minimum, a

summary of student enrollment in 748 public and private postsecondary institutions and completion 749 information to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and 750 the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 751

Section

Section 1009.31, Florida Statutes, is created to 752 read: 753 1009.31 Dual Enrollment Scholarship Program.— 754

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(1) The Legislature finds and declares that dual enrollment 755 is an integral part of the education system in this state and 756 should be available for all eligible secondary students without 757 cost to the student. There is established the Dual Enrollment 758 Scholarship Program to support postsecondary institutions in 759 providing dual enrollment. 760

(2) The department shall administer the Dual Enrollment 761 Scholarship Program in accordance with rules of the State Board 762 of Education. 763 (3)(

a) Beginning in the 2020 fall term, the program shall 764 reimburse eligible postsecondary institutions for tuition and 765 related instructional materials costs for dual enrollment 766 courses taken by private school or home education program 767 secondary students during the fall or spring terms. 768 (

b) Beginning in the 2021 summer term, the program shall 769 reimburse institutions for tuition and related instructional 770 materials costs for dual enrollment courses taken by public 771 school, private school, or home education program secondary 772 students during the summer terms. 773

(4) A student participating in a dual enrollment program 774 must meet the minimum eligibility requirements specified in s. 775 1007.271 in order for the institution to receive a 776 reimbursement. 777

(5) Annually, by March 15, each participating institution 778 must report to the department its eligible secondary students 779 from private schools or home education programs who were 780 enrolled during the previous fall or spring terms. Annually, by 781 July 15, each participating institution must report to the 782 department its eligible public school, private school, or home 783

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a) Florida College System institutions shall be 790 reimbursed at the in-state resident tuition rate established in 791 s. 1009.23(3)(a). 792 (

b) State University System institutions and independent 793 postsecondary institutions shall be reimbursed at the standard 794 tuition rate established in s. 1009.24(4)(a). 795 (

c) Institutions shall be reimbursed for instructional 796 materials costs based on a rate as specified in the General 797 Appropriations Act. 798

(7) For dual enrollment courses taken during the fall and 799 spring terms, the department must reimburse institutions by 800 April 15 of the same year. For dual enrollment courses taken 801 during the summer terms, the department must reimburse 802 institutions by August 15 of the same year, before the beginning 803 of the next academic year. 804

(8) Reimbursement for dual enrollment courses is contingent 805 upon an appropriation in the General Appropriations Act each 806 year. If the statewide reimbursement amount is greater than the 807 appropriation, the institutional reimbursement amounts specified 808 in subsection (6) shall be prorated among the institutions that 809 have reported eligible students to the department by the 810 deadlines specified in subsection (5). 811

(9) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to 812

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Section 4. Paragraph (

i) of subsection (1) of

section 814 1011.62, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 815 1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual 816 allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each 817 district for operation of schools is not determined in the 818 annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing 819 the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as 820 follows: 821

(1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR 822 OPERATION.—The following procedure shall be followed in 823 determining the annual allocation to each district for 824 operation: 825 (

i) Calculation of full-time equivalent membership with 826 respect to dual enrollment instruction.— 827 1. Students enrolled in dual enrollment instruction 828 pursuant to s. 1007.271 may be included in calculations of full-829 time equivalent student memberships for basic programs for 830 grades 9 through 12 by a district school board. Instructional 831 time for dual enrollment may vary from 900 hours; however, the 832 full-time equivalent student membership value shall be subject 833 to the provisions in s. 1011.61(4).

Dual enrollment full-time 834 equivalent student membership shall be calculated in an amount 835 equal to the hours of instruction that would be necessary to 836 earn the full-time equivalent student membership for an 837 equivalent course if it were taught in the school district. 838 Students in dual enrollment courses may also be calculated as 839 the proportional shares of full-time equivalent enrollments they 840 generate for a Florida College System institution or university 841

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However, those provisions 848 of law which exempt dual enrolled and early admission students 849 from payment of instructional materials and tuition and fees, 850 including laboratory fees, shall not apply to students who 851 select the option of enrolling in an eligible independent 852 institution.

An independent college or university, which is not 853 for profit, is accredited by a regional or national accrediting 854 agency recognized by the United States Department of Education, 855 and confers degrees as defined in s. 1005.02 shall be eligible 856 for inclusion in the dual enrollment or early admission program. 857 Students enrolled in dual enrollment instruction shall be exempt 858 from the payment of tuition and fees, including laboratory fees. 859 No student enrolled in college credit mathematics or English 860 dual enrollment instruction shall be funded as a dual enrollment 861 unless the student has successfully completed the relevant 862

section of the entry-level examination required pursuant to s. 863 1008.30. 864 2. For students enrolled in an early college program 865 pursuant to s. 1007.273, a value of 0.16 full-time equivalent 866 student membership shall be calculated for each student who 867 completes a general education core course through the dual 868 enrollment program with a grade of “C” or higher. For students 869 who are not enrolled in an early college program, a value of 870

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Such value shall be 877 added to the total full-time equivalent student membership in 878 basic programs for grades 9 through 12 in the subsequent fiscal 879 year. This subparagraph shall be applicable to credit earned by 880 dually enrolled students for courses taken in the 2020-2021 881 school year and each subsequent school year thereafter.

If the 882 associate degree is earned in 2020-2021 following completion of 883 courses taken in the 2020-2021 school year, courses taken toward 884 the degree as part of the dual enrollment program before 2020-885 2021 may not preclude eligibility for the 0.3 additional full-886 time equivalent student membership bonus. Each school district 887 shall allocate at least 50 percent of the funds received from 888 the dual enrollment bonus FTE funding in accordance with this 889 paragraph to the schools that generated funds to support student 890 academic guidance and postsecondary readiness. 891 3.

For the purposes of this paragraph, general education 892 core courses are those that are identified in rule by the State 893 Board of Education and in regulation by the Board of Governors 894 pursuant to s. 1007.25(3). 895

Section 5. Paragraph (

a) of subsection (6) of

section 896 1002.20, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 897 1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights.—Parents of public 898 school students must receive accurate and timely information 899

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(6) EDUCATIONAL CHOICE.— 904 (

a) Public educational school choices.—Parents of public 905 school students may seek any public educational school choice 906 options that are applicable and available to students throughout 907 the state.

These options may include controlled open enrollment, 908 single-gender programs, lab schools, virtual instruction 909 programs, charter schools, charter technical career centers, 910 magnet schools, alternative schools, special programs, auditory-911 oral education programs, advanced placement, dual enrollment, 912 International Baccalaureate, International General Certificate 913 of Secondary Education (pre-AICE), CAPE digital tools, CAPE 914 industry certifications, early college collegiate high school 915 programs, Advanced International Certificate of Education, early 916 admissions, credit by examination or demonstration of 917 competency, the New World School of the Arts, the Florida School 918 for the Deaf and the Blind, and the Florida Virtual School. 919 These options may also include the public educational choice 920 options of the Opportunity Scholarship Program and the McKay 921 Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program. 922

Section 6. Paragraph (

c) of subsection (10) of

section 923 1003.4282, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 924 1003.4282 Requirements for a standard high school diploma.— 925

(10) STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.—Beginning with students 926 entering grade 9 in the 2014-2015 school year, this subsection 927 applies to a student with a disability. 928

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c) A student with a disability who meets the standard high 929 school diploma requirements in this

section may defer the 930 receipt of a standard high school diploma if the student: 931 1. Has an individual education plan that prescribes special 932 education, transition planning, transition services, or related 933 services through age 21; and 934 2.

Is enrolled in accelerated college credit instruction 935 pursuant to s. 1007.27, industry certification courses that lead 936 to college credit, an early college a collegiate high school 937 program, courses necessary to satisfy the Scholar designation 938 requirements, or a structured work-study, internship, or 939 preapprenticeship program. 940 941 The State Board of Education shall adopt rules under ss. 942 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement this subsection, including 943 rules that establish the minimum requirements for students 944 described in this subsection to earn a standard high school 945 diploma.

The State Board of Education shall adopt emergency 946 rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54. 947

Section 7. Paragraph (

a) of subsection (1) of

section 948 1003.436, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 949 1003.436 Definition of “credit.”— 950 (1)(

a) For the purposes of requirements for high school 951 graduation, one full credit means a minimum of 135 hours of bona 952 fide instruction in a designated course of study that contains 953 student performance standards, except as otherwise provided 954 through the Credit Acceleration Program (CAP) under s. 955 1003.4295(3). One full credit means a minimum of 120 hours of 956 bona fide instruction in a designated course of study that 957

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The State Board of Education shall 961 determine the number of postsecondary credit hours earned 962 through dual enrollment pursuant to s. 1007.271 that satisfy the 963 requirements of a dual enrollment articulation agreement 964 according to s. 1007.271(21) and that equal one full credit of 965 the equivalent high school course identified pursuant to s. 966 1007.271(10) s. 1007.271(9). 967

Section 8. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 968 made by this act to

section 1011.62, Florida Statutes, in a 969 reference thereto, paragraph (

d) of subsection (1) of

section 970 1011.68, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 971 1011.68 Funds for student transportation.—The annual 972 allocation to each district for transportation to public school 973 programs, including charter schools as provided in s. 974 1002.33(17)(b), of students in membership in kindergarten 975 through grade 12 and in migrant and exceptional student programs 976 below kindergarten shall be determined as follows: 977

(1) Subject to the rules of the State Board of Education, 978 each district shall determine the membership of students who are 979 transported: 980 (

d) By reason of being career, dual enrollment, or students 981 with disabilities transported from one school center to another 982 to participate in an instructional program or service; or 983 students with disabilities, transported from one designation to 984 another in the state, provided one designation is a school 985 center and provided the student’s individual educational plan 986

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A “dual enrollment 992 student” is defined as a public school student in membership in 993 both a public secondary school program and a Florida College 994 System institution or a state university program under a written 995 agreement to partially fulfill ss. 1003.435 and 1007.23 and 996 earning full-time equivalent membership under s. 1011.62(1)(i). 997

Section 9. This act shall take effect July 1, 2020. 998