Florida Senate - 2020 SB 1246 By Senator Stargel 22-01066B-20 20201246__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to dual enrollment; amending s. 3 1007.271, F.S.; clarifying that secondary students 4 eligible for dual enrollment programs include students 5 who are enrolled in home education programs; providing 6 for exceptions to grade point average requirements 7 relating to student eligibility; requiring that 8 exceptions to required grade point averages be 9 specified in the dual enrollment articulation 10 agreement; prohibiting postsecondary institutions from 11 establishing additional initial student academic 12 eligibility requirements; prohibiting district school 13 boards and Florida College System institutions from 14 denying students who have met eligibility requirements 15 from participating in dual enrollment except under 16 specified circumstances; revising the date by which 17 career centers are required to annually complete and 18 submit specified agreements to the Department of 19 Education; requiring district school boards to inform 20 secondary students and their parents or legal 21 guardians of specified information; prohibiting 22 schools from enrolling students in dual enrollment 23 courses under certain circumstances; revising the date 24 by which eligible postsecondary institutions are 25 required to annually complete and submit home 26 education articulation agreements to the department; 27 revising requirements for home education students 28 enrolled in dual enrollment courses; conforming a 29 provision to changes made by the act; requiring that 30 instructional materials assigned for use within dual 31 enrollment courses be made available to dual 32 enrollment students from public schools, private 33 schools, and home education programs free of charge; 34 revising the date by which certain postsecondary 35 institutions are required to annually complete and 36 submit to the department a dual enrollment 37 articulation agreement; revising requirements for the 38 articulation agreement; revising provisions relating 39 to funding for dual enrollment; providing that certain 40 independent colleges and universities are eligible for 41 inclusion in the dual enrollment and early admission 42 programs; revising the date by which certain district 43 school boards and Florida College System institutions 44 are required to annually complete and submit a dual 45 enrollment articulation agreement to the department; 46 revising the date by which certain postsecondary 47 institutions are required to annually complete and 48 submit a private school articulation agreement to the 49 department; revising requirements for such agreements; 50 conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 51 requiring the Commissioner of Education to annually 52 report the status of dual enrollment programs to the 53 Governor and the Legislature by a specified date; 54 requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules; 55 amending s. 1007.273, F.S.; changing the term 56 “collegiate high school program” to “early college 57 program”; defining the term “early college program”; 58 requiring early college programs to prioritize certain 59 courses; deleting requirements relating to collegiate 60 high school programs; revising provisions relating to 61 contracts executed between district school boards and 62 their local Florida College System institutions to 63 establish early college programs; revising provisions 64 relating to student performance contracts for students 65 participating in early college programs; authorizing 66 charter schools to execute contracts to establish an 67 early college program with specified institutions; 68 requiring the commissioner to annually report the 69 status of early college programs to the Governor and 70 the Legislature by a specified date; creating s. 71 1009.31, F.S.; providing legislative findings; 72 establishing the Dual Enrollment Scholarship Program; 73 providing for the administration of the program; 74 providing for the reimbursement of tuition and costs 75 to eligible postsecondary institutions; requiring 76 students participating in dual enrollment programs to 77 meet minimum eligibility requirements in order for 78 institutions to receive reimbursements; requiring 79 participating institutions to annually report 80 specified information to the department by certain 81 dates; providing a reimbursement schedule for tuition 82 and instructional materials costs; requiring the 83 department to reimburse institutions by specified 84 dates; providing that reimbursement for dual 85 enrollment courses is contingent upon appropriations; 86 providing for the prorating of reimbursements under 87 certain circumstances; requiring the State Board of 88 Education to adopt rules; amending s. 1011.62, F.S.; 89 revising provisions relating to the calculation of 90 full-time equivalent student membership with respect 91 to dual enrollment instruction for purposes of 92 allocating funds for the operation of schools; 93 amending ss. 1002.20 and 1003.4282, F.S.; conforming 94 provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 95 1003.436, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; 96 reenacting s. 1011.68(1)(d), F.S., relating to funds 97 for student transportation, to incorporate the 98 amendments made to s. 1011.62, F.S.; providing an 99 effective date. 100 101 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 102 103 Section 1. Section 1007.271, Florida Statutes, is amended 104 to read: 105 1007.271 Dual enrollment programs.— 106 (1) The dual enrollment program is the enrollment of an 107 eligible secondary student or home education student in a 108 postsecondary course creditable toward high school completion 109 and a career certificate or an associate or baccalaureate 110 degree. A student who is enrolled in postsecondary instruction 111 that is not creditable toward a high school diploma may not be 112 classified as a dual enrollment student. 113 (2) For the purpose of this section, an eligible secondary 114 student is a student who is enrolled in any of grades 6 through 115 12 in a Florida public school or in a Florida private school 116 that is in compliance with s. 1002.42(2) and provides a 117 secondary curriculum pursuant to s. 1003.4282, or who is 118 enrolled in a home education program pursuant to s. 1002.41. 119 Students who are eligible for dual enrollment pursuant to this 120 section may enroll in dual enrollment courses conducted during 121 school hours, after school hours, and during the summer term. 122 However, if the student is projected to graduate from high 123 school before the scheduled completion date of a postsecondary 124 course, the student may not register for that course through 125 dual enrollment. The student may apply to the postsecondary 126 institution and pay the required registration, tuition, and fees 127 if the student meets the postsecondary institution’s admissions 128 requirements under s. 1007.263. Instructional time for dual 129 enrollment may vary from 900 hours; however, the full-time 130 equivalent student membership value shall be subject to the 131 provisions in s. 1011.61(4). A student enrolled as a dual 132 enrollment student is exempt from the payment of registration, 133 tuition, and laboratory fees. Applied academics for adult 134 education instruction, developmental education, and other forms 135 of precollegiate instruction, as well as physical education 136 courses that focus on the physical execution of a skill rather 137 than the intellectual attributes of the activity, are ineligible 138 for inclusion in the dual enrollment program. Recreation and 139 leisure studies courses shall be evaluated individually in the 140 same manner as physical education courses for potential 141 inclusion in the program. 142 (3) Student eligibility requirements For initial enrollment 143 in college credit dual enrollment courses, a student must 144 achieve include a 3.0 unweighted high school grade point average 145 and the minimum score on a common placement test adopted by the 146 State Board of Education which indicates that the student is 147 ready for college-level coursework. Student eligibility 148 requirements For continued enrollment in college credit dual 149 enrollment courses, a student must maintain a minimum must 150 include the maintenance of a 3.0 unweighted high school grade 151 point average and the minimum postsecondary grade point average 152 established by the postsecondary institution. Regardless of 153 meeting student eligibility requirements for continued 154 enrollment, a student may lose the opportunity to participate in 155 a dual enrollment course if the student is disruptive to the 156 learning process such that the progress of other students or the 157 efficient administration of the course is hindered. Student 158 eligibility requirements for initial and continued enrollment in 159 career certificate dual enrollment courses must include a 2.0 160 unweighted high school grade point average. An exception 161 Exceptions to the required grade point average for career 162 certificate dual enrollment averages may be granted on an 163 individual student basis. An exception to the required grade 164 point average for college credit dual enrollment may be granted 165 for students who achieve higher scores than the established 166 minimum on the common placement test adopted by the State Board 167 of Education. Any exception to the required grade point average 168 must be specified in if the educational entities agree and the 169 terms of the agreement are contained within the dual enrollment 170 articulation agreement established pursuant to subsection (21). 171 A postsecondary institution Florida College System institution 172 boards of trustees may not establish additional initial student 173 academic eligibility requirements, which shall be included in 174 the dual enrollment articulation agreement, to ensure student 175 readiness for postsecondary instruction. Additional requirements 176 included in the agreement may not arbitrarily prohibit students 177 who have demonstrated the ability to master advanced courses 178 from participating in dual enrollment courses or limit the 179 number of dual enrollment courses in which a student may enroll 180 based solely upon enrollment by the student at an independent 181 postsecondary institution. 182 (4) District school boards may not refuse to enter into a 183 dual enrollment articulation agreement with a local Florida 184 College System institution if that Florida College System 185 institution has the capacity to offer dual enrollment courses. 186 (5) A district school board or Florida College System 187 institution may not deny a student who has met the state 188 eligibility requirements from participating in dual enrollment 189 unless the institution documents that it does not have the 190 capacity to accommodate all eligible students seeking to 191 participate in the dual enrollment program. If the institution 192 documents that it does not have the capacity to accommodate all 193 eligible students, participation must be based on a first-come, 194 first-served basis. 195 (6)(5)(a) Each faculty member providing instruction in 196 college credit dual enrollment courses must: 197 1. Meet the qualifications required by the entity 198 accrediting the postsecondary institution offering the course. 199 The qualifications apply to all faculty members regardless of 200 the location of instruction. The postsecondary institution 201 offering the course must require compliance with these 202 qualifications. 203 2. Provide the institution offering the dual enrollment 204 course a copy of his or her postsecondary transcript. 205 3. Provide a copy of the current syllabus for each course 206 taught to the discipline chair or department chair of the 207 postsecondary institution before the start of each term. The 208 content of each syllabus must meet the same standards required 209 for all college-level courses offered by that postsecondary 210 institution. 211 4. Adhere to the professional rules, guidelines, and 212 expectations stated in the postsecondary institution’s faculty 213 or adjunct faculty handbook. Any exceptions must be included in 214 the dual enrollment articulation agreement. 215 5. Adhere to the rules, guidelines, and expectations stated 216 in the postsecondary institution’s student handbook which apply 217 to faculty members. Any exceptions must be noted in the dual 218 enrollment articulation agreement. 219 (b) Each president, or designee, of a postsecondary 220 institution offering a college credit dual enrollment course 221 must: 222 1. Provide a copy of the institution’s current faculty or 223 adjunct faculty handbook to all faculty members teaching a dual 224 enrollment course. 225 2. Provide to all faculty members teaching a dual 226 enrollment course a copy of the institution’s current student 227 handbook, which may include, but is not limited to, information 228 on registration policies, the student code of conduct, grading 229 policies, and critical dates. 230 3. Designate an individual or individuals to observe all 231 faculty members teaching a dual enrollment course, regardless of 232 the location of instruction. 233 4. Use the same criteria to evaluate faculty members 234 teaching a dual enrollment course as the criteria used to 235 evaluate all other faculty members. 236 5. Provide course plans and objectives to all faculty 237 members teaching a dual enrollment course. 238 (7)(6) The following curriculum standards apply to college 239 credit dual enrollment: 240 (a) Dual enrollment courses taught on the high school 241 campus must meet the same competencies required for courses 242 taught on the postsecondary institution campus. To ensure 243 equivalent rigor with courses taught on the postsecondary 244 institution campus, the postsecondary institution offering the 245 course is responsible for providing in a timely manner a 246 comprehensive, cumulative end-of-course assessment or a series 247 of assessments of all expected learning outcomes to the faculty 248 member teaching the course. Completed, scored assessments must 249 be returned to the postsecondary institution and held for 1 250 year. 251 (b) Instructional materials used in dual enrollment courses 252 must be the same as or comparable to those used in courses 253 offered by the postsecondary institution with the same course 254 prefix and number. The postsecondary institution must advise the 255 school district of instructional materials requirements as soon 256 as that information becomes available but no later than one term 257 before a course is offered. 258 (c) Course requirements, such as tests, papers, or other 259 assignments, for dual enrollment students must be at the same 260 level of rigor or depth as those for all nondual enrollment 261 postsecondary students. All faculty members teaching dual 262 enrollment courses must observe the procedures and deadlines of 263 the postsecondary institution for the submission of grades. A 264 postsecondary institution must advise each faculty member 265 teaching a dual enrollment course of the institution’s grading 266 guidelines before the faculty member begins teaching the course. 267 (d) Dual enrollment courses taught on a high school campus 268 may not be combined with any noncollege credit high school 269 course. 270 (8)(7) Career dual enrollment shall be provided as a 271 curricular option for secondary students to pursue in order to 272 earn industry certifications adopted pursuant to s. 1008.44, 273 which count as credits toward the high school diploma. Career 274 dual enrollment shall be available for secondary students 275 seeking a degree and industry certification through a career 276 education program or course. Each career center established 277 under s. 1001.44 shall enter into an agreement with each high 278 school in any school district it serves. Beginning with the 279 2019-2020 school year, the agreement must be completed annually 280 and submitted by the career center to the Department of 281 Education by October August 1. The agreement must: 282 (a) Identify the courses and programs that are available to 283 students through career dual enrollment and the clock hour 284 credits that students will earn upon completion of each course 285 and program. 286 (b) Delineate the high school credit earned for the 287 completion of each career dual enrollment course. 288 (c) Identify any college credit articulation agreements 289 associated with each clock hour program. 290 (d) Describe how students and their parents or legal 291 guardians will be informed of career dual enrollment 292 opportunities and related workforce demand, how students can 293 apply to participate in a career dual enrollment program and 294 register for courses through his or her high school, and the 295 postsecondary career education expectations for participating 296 students. 297 (e) Establish any additional eligibility requirements for 298 participation and a process for determining eligibility and 299 monitoring the progress of participating students. 300 (f) Delineate costs incurred by each entity and determine 301 how transportation will be provided for students who are unable 302 to provide their own transportation. 303 (9)(8) Each district school board shall inform all 304 secondary students and their parents or legal guardians of dual 305 enrollment as an educational option and mechanism for 306 acceleration. Students and their parents or legal guardians 307 shall be informed of student eligibility requirements, the 308 option for taking dual enrollment courses beyond the regular 309 school year, and the minimum academic credits required for 310 graduation. In addition, students and their parents or legal 311 guardians shall be informed that dual enrollment course grades 312 are included in the student’s college grade point average, 313 become a part of the student’s permanent academic record, and 314 may affect the student’s future financial aid eligibility. A 315 school may not enroll a student in a dual enrollment course 316 without an acknowledgment form on file, which must be signed by 317 both the student and the student’s parent or legal guardian. 318 District school boards shall annually assess the demand for dual 319 enrollment and provide that information to each partnering 320 postsecondary institution. Alternative grade calculation, 321 weighting systems, and information regarding student education 322 options that discriminate against dual enrollment courses are 323 prohibited. 324 (10)(9) The Commissioner of Education shall appoint faculty 325 committees representing public school, Florida College System 326 institution, and university faculties to identify postsecondary 327 courses that meet the high school graduation requirements of s. 328 1003.4282 and to establish the number of postsecondary semester 329 credit hours of instruction and equivalent high school credits 330 earned through dual enrollment pursuant to this section that are 331 necessary to meet high school graduation requirements. Such 332 equivalencies shall be determined solely on comparable course 333 content and not on seat time traditionally allocated to such 334 courses in high school. The Commissioner of Education shall 335 recommend to the State Board of Education those postsecondary 336 courses identified to meet high school graduation requirements, 337 based on mastery of course outcomes, by their course numbers, 338 and all high schools shall accept these postsecondary education 339 courses toward meeting the requirements of s. 1003.4282. 340 (11)(10) Early admission is a form of dual enrollment 341 through which eligible secondary students enroll in a 342 postsecondary institution on a full-time basis in courses that 343 are creditable toward the high school diploma and the associate 344 or baccalaureate degree. A student must enroll in a minimum of 345 12 college credit hours per semester or the equivalent to 346 participate in the early admission program; however, a student 347 may not be required to enroll in more than 15 college credit 348 hours per semester or the equivalent. Students enrolled pursuant 349 to this subsection are exempt from the payment of registration, 350 tuition, and laboratory fees. 351 (12)(11) Career early admission is a form of career dual 352 enrollment through which eligible secondary students enroll full 353 time in a career center or a Florida College System institution 354 in postsecondary programs leading to industry certifications, as 355 listed in the CAPE Postsecondary Industry Certification Funding 356 List pursuant to s. 1008.44, which are creditable toward the 357 high school diploma and the certificate or associate degree. 358 Participation in the career early admission program is limited 359 to students who have completed a minimum of 4 semesters of full 360 time secondary enrollment, including studies undertaken in the 361 ninth grade. Students enrolled pursuant to this section are 362 exempt from the payment of registration, tuition, and laboratory 363 fees. 364 (12) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for any 365 dual enrollment programs involving requirements for high school 366 graduation. 367 (13)(a) The dual enrollment program for a home education 368 student, including, but not limited to, students with 369 disabilities, consists of the enrollment of an eligible home 370 education secondary student in a postsecondary course creditable 371 toward an associate degree, a career certificate, or a 372 baccalaureate degree. To participate in the dual enrollment 373 program, an eligible home education secondary student must: 374 1. Provide proof of enrollment in a home education program 375 pursuant to s. 1002.41. 376 2. Be responsible for his or her own transportation unless 377 provided for in the articulation agreement. 378 3. Sign a home education articulation agreement pursuant to 379 paragraph (b). 380 (b) Each public postsecondary institution eligible to 381 participate in the dual enrollment program pursuant to s. 382 1011.62(1)(i) must enter into a home education articulation 383 agreement with each home education student seeking enrollment in 384 a dual enrollment course and the student’s parent or legal 385 guardian. By October August 1 of each year, the eligible 386 postsecondary institution shall complete and submit the home 387 education articulation agreement to the Department of Education. 388 The home education articulation agreement must include, at a 389 minimum: 390 1. A delineation of courses and programs available to 391 dually enrolled home education students. Courses and programs 392 may be added, revised, or deleted at any time by the 393 postsecondary institution. Any course or program limitations may 394 not exceed the limitations for other dually enrolled students. 395 2. The initial and continued eligibility requirements for 396 home education student participation, not to exceed those 397 required of other dually enrolled students. A home education 398 student must meet the same minimum score requirement on a common 399 placement test which is required of other dually enrolled 400 students. A high school grade point average may not be required 401 for home education students who meet the minimum score on a 402 common placement test adopted by the State Board of Education 403 which indicates that the student is ready for college-level 404 coursework; however, home education student eligibility 405 requirements for continued enrollment in dual enrollment courses 406 must include the maintenance of the minimum postsecondary grade 407 point average established by the postsecondary institution for 408 other dually enrolled students. 409 3. The student’s responsibilities for providing his or her 410 own transportation. 411 4. A copy of the statement on transfer guarantees developed 412 by the Department of Education under subsection (15). 413 (14) The Department of Education shall approve any course 414 for inclusion in the dual enrollment program that is contained 415 within the statewide course numbering system. However, 416 developmental education and physical education and other courses 417 that focus on the physical execution of a skill rather than the 418 intellectual attributes of the activity, may not be so approved 419 but must be evaluated individually for potential inclusion in 420 the dual enrollment program. This subsection may not be 421 construed to mean that an independent postsecondary institution 422 eligible for inclusion in a dual enrollment or early admission 423 program pursuant to subsection (23) s. 1011.62 must participate 424 in the statewide course numbering system developed pursuant to 425 s. 1007.24 to participate in a dual enrollment program. 426 (15) The Department of Education shall develop a statement 427 on transfer guarantees to inform students and their parents or 428 legal guardians, prior to enrollment in a dual enrollment 429 course, of the potential for the dual enrollment course to 430 articulate as an elective or a general education course into a 431 postsecondary education certificate or degree program. The 432 statement shall be provided to each district school 433 superintendent, who shall include the statement in the 434 information provided to all secondary students and their parents 435 or legal guardians as required pursuant to this subsection. The 436 statement may also include additional information, including, 437 but not limited to, dual enrollment options, guarantees, 438 privileges, and responsibilities. 439 (16) Students who meet the eligibility requirements of this 440 section and who choose to participate in dual enrollment 441 programs are exempt from the payment of registration, tuition, 442 and laboratory fees. 443 (17) Instructional materials assigned for use within dual 444 enrollment courses shall be made available to dual enrollment 445 students from Florida public high schools, private schools, and 446 home education programs free of charge. This subsection does not 447 prohibit a Florida College System institution from providing 448 instructional materials at no cost to a home education student 449 or student from a private school. Instructional materials 450 purchased by a district school board or Florida College System 451 institution board of trustees on behalf of dual enrollment 452 students shall be the property of the board against which the 453 purchase is charged. 454 (18) School districts and Florida College System 455 institutions must weigh dual enrollment courses the same as 456 advanced placement, International Baccalaureate, and Advanced 457 International Certificate of Education courses when grade point 458 averages are calculated. Alternative grade calculation systems, 459 alternative grade weighting systems, and information regarding 460 student education options that discriminate against dual 461 enrollment courses are prohibited. 462 (19) The Commissioner of Education may approve dual 463 enrollment agreements for limited course offerings that have 464 statewide appeal. Such programs shall be limited to a single 465 site with multiple county participation. 466 (20) A postsecondary institution shall assign letter grades 467 to each student enrolled in a dual enrollment course. The letter 468 grade assigned by the postsecondary institution shall be posted 469 to the student’s high school transcript by the school district. 470 (21) Each district school superintendent and each public 471 postsecondary institution president shall develop a 472 comprehensive dual enrollment articulation agreement for the 473 respective school district and postsecondary institution. The 474 superintendent and president shall establish an articulation 475 committee for the purpose of developing the agreement. Each 476 state university president may designate a university 477 representative to participate in the development of a dual 478 enrollment articulation agreement. A dual enrollment 479 articulation agreement shall be completed and submitted annually 480 by the postsecondary institution to the Department of Education 481 on or before October August 1. The agreement must include, but 482 is not limited to: 483 (a) A ratification or modification of all existing 484 articulation agreements. 485 (b) A description of the process by which students and 486 their parents are informed about opportunities for student 487 participation in the dual enrollment program. 488 (c) A delineation of courses and programs available to 489 students eligible to participate in dual enrollment. 490 (d) A description of the process by which students and 491 their parents exercise options to participate in the dual 492 enrollment program. 493 (e) The agreed upon common placement test scores and 494 corresponding grade point average that may be accepted for 495 initial student eligibility if an exception to the minimum grade 496 point average is authorized pursuant to subsection (3) A list of 497 any additional initial student eligibility requirements for 498 participation in the dual enrollment program. 499 (f) A delineation of the high school credit earned for the 500 passage of each dual enrollment course. 501 (g) A description of the process for informing students and 502 their parents of college-level course expectations. 503 (h) The policies and procedures, if any, for determining 504 exceptions to the required grade point averages on an individual 505 student basis. 506 (i) The registration policies for dual enrollment courses 507 as determined by the postsecondary institution. 508 (j) Exceptions, if any, to the professional rules, 509 guidelines, and expectations stated in the faculty or adjunct 510 faculty handbook for the postsecondary institution. 511 (k) Exceptions, if any, to the rules, guidelines, and 512 expectations stated in the student handbook of the postsecondary 513 institution which apply to faculty members. 514 (l) The responsibilities of the school district regarding 515 the determination of student eligibility before participating in 516 the dual enrollment program and the monitoring of student 517 performance while participating in the dual enrollment program. 518 (m) The responsibilities of the postsecondary institution 519 regarding the transmission of student grades in dual enrollment 520 courses to the school district. 521 (n) A funding provision that delineates costs incurred by 522 each entity. 523 1. School districts shall pay public postsecondary 524 institutions the in-state resident standard tuition rate per 525 credit hour from funds provided in the Florida Education Finance 526 Program when dual enrollment course instruction takes place on 527 the postsecondary institution’s campus and the course is taken 528 during the fall or spring term. When dual enrollment is provided 529 on the high school site by postsecondary institution faculty, 530 the school district shall reimburse the costs associated with 531 the postsecondary institution’s proportion of salary and 532 benefits to provide the instruction. When dual enrollment course 533 instruction is provided on the high school site by school 534 district faculty, the school district is not responsible for 535 payment to the postsecondary institution. A postsecondary 536 institution may enter into an agreement with the school district 537 to authorize teachers to teach dual enrollment courses at the 538 high school site or the postsecondary institution. A school 539 district may not deny a student access to dual enrollment unless 540 the student is ineligible to participate in the program subject 541 to provisions specifically outlined in this section. 542 2. Subject to annual appropriation in the General 543 Appropriations Act, a public postsecondary institution shall 544 receive an amount of funding equivalent to the standard tuition 545 rate per credit hour for each dual enrollment course taken by a 546 private school or home education student at the postsecondary 547 institution during the fall and spring terms, pursuant to s. 548 1009.31. 549 3.2. Subject to annual appropriation in the General 550 Appropriations Act, a public postsecondary institution shall 551 receive an amount of funding equivalent to the standard tuition 552 rate per credit hour for each dual enrollment course taken by a 553 student during the summer term, pursuant to s. 1009.31. 554 (o) Any institutional responsibilities for student 555 transportation, if provided. 556 (22) The Department of Education shall develop an 557 electronic submission system for dual enrollment articulation 558 agreements and shall review, for compliance, each dual 559 enrollment articulation agreement submitted pursuant to 560 subsections (13), (21), and (24). The Commissioner of Education 561 shall notify the district school superintendent and the Florida 562 College System institution president if the dual enrollment 563 articulation agreement does not comply with statutory 564 requirements and shall submit any dual enrollment articulation 565 agreement with unresolved issues of noncompliance to the State 566 Board of Education. 567 (23) District school boards and Florida College System 568 institutions may enter into additional dual enrollment 569 articulation agreements with state universities for the purposes 570 of this section. School districts may also enter into dual 571 enrollment articulation agreements with eligible independent 572 colleges and universities pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(i). An 573 independent college or university that is not for profit, is 574 accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency 575 recognized by the United States Department of Education, and 576 confers degrees as defined in s. 1005.02 shall be eligible for 577 inclusion in the dual enrollment or early admission program. By 578 October August 1 of each year, the district school board and the 579 Florida College System institution shall complete and submit the 580 dual enrollment articulation agreement with the state university 581 or an eligible independent college or university, as applicable, 582 to the Department of Education. 583 (24)(a) The dual enrollment program for a private school 584 student consists of the enrollment of an eligible private school 585 student in a postsecondary course creditable toward an associate 586 degree, a career certificate, or a baccalaureate degree. In 587 addition, a private school in which a student, including, but 588 not limited to, students with disabilities, is enrolled must 589 award credit toward high school completion for the postsecondary 590 course under the dual enrollment program. To participate in the 591 dual enrollment program, an eligible private school student 592 must: 593 1. Provide proof of enrollment in a private school pursuant 594 to subsection (2). 595 2. Be responsible for his or her own instructional 596 materials and transportation unless provided for in the 597 articulation agreement. 598 3. Sign a private school articulation agreement pursuant to 599 paragraph (b). 600 (b) Each public postsecondary institution eligible to 601 participate in the dual enrollment program pursuant to s. 602 1011.62(1)(i) must enter into a private school articulation 603 agreement with each eligible private school in its geographic 604 service area seeking to offer dual enrollment courses to its 605 students, including, but not limited to, students with 606 disabilities. By October August 1 of each year, the eligible 607 postsecondary institution shall complete and submit the private 608 school articulation agreement to the Department of Education. 609 The private school articulation agreement must include, at a 610 minimum: 611 1. A delineation of courses and programs available to the 612 private school student. The postsecondary institution may add, 613 revise, or delete courses and programs at any time. 614 2. The initial and continued eligibility requirements for 615 private school student participation, not to exceed those 616 required of other dual enrollment students. 617 3. The student’s responsibilities for providing his or her 618 own instructional materials and transportation. 619 4. A provision clarifying that the private school will 620 award appropriate credit toward high school completion for the 621 postsecondary course under the dual enrollment program. 622 5. A provision expressing that the private school of 623 enrollment is exempt from the payment of costs associated with 624 tuition and fees, including registration, and laboratory fees, 625 will not be passed along to the student. 626 (25) For students with disabilities, a postsecondary 627 institution eligible to participate in dual enrollment pursuant 628 to s. 1011.62(1)(i) shall include in its dual enrollment 629 articulation agreement, services and resources that are 630 available to students with disabilities who register in a dual 631 enrollment course at the eligible institution and provide 632 information regarding such services and resources to the Florida 633 Center for Students with Unique Abilities. The Department of 634 Education shall provide to the center the Internet website link 635 to dual enrollment articulation agreements specific to students 636 with disabilities. The center shall include in the information 637 that it is responsible for disseminating to students with 638 disabilities and their parents or legal guardians pursuant to s. 639 1004.6495, dual enrollment articulation agreements and 640 opportunities for meaningful campus experience through dual 641 enrollment. 642 (26) By November 30, 2021, and annually thereafter, the 643 commissioner must report to the Governor, the President of the 644 Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives the 645 status of dual enrollment programs, including, at a minimum, a 646 summary of student enrollment and completion for public school, 647 private school, and home education program students at public 648 and private postsecondary institutions. 649 (27) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for any 650 dual enrollment programs involving requirements for high school 651 graduation. 652 Section 2. Section 1007.273, Florida Statutes, is amended 653 to read: 654 1007.273 Early college Collegiate high school program.— 655 (1) Each Florida College System institution shall work with 656 each district school board in its designated service area to 657 establish one or more early college collegiate high school 658 programs. As used in this section, the term “early college 659 program” means a structured high school acceleration program in 660 which a cohort of students is enrolled full-time in 661 postsecondary courses toward an associate degree. The early 662 college program must prioritize courses applicable as general 663 education core courses under s. 1007.25 for an associate degree 664 or a baccalaureate degree. 665 (2) At a minimum, collegiate high school programs must 666 include an option for public school students in grade 11 or 667 grade 12 participating in the program, for at least 1 full 668 school year, to earn CAPE industry certifications pursuant to s. 669 1008.44 and to successfully complete 30 credit hours through the 670 dual enrollment program under s. 1007.271 toward the first year 671 of college for an associate degree or baccalaureate degree while 672 enrolled in the program. 673 (2)(3) Each district school board and its local Florida 674 College System institution shall execute a contract to establish 675 one or more early college collegiate high school programs at a 676 mutually agreed upon location or locations. Beginning with the 677 2015-2016 school year, If the Florida College System institution 678 does not establish an early college a program with a district 679 school board in its designated service area, another Florida 680 College System institution may execute a contract with that 681 district school board to establish the early college program. 682 The contract must be executed by January 1 of each school year 683 for implementation of the program during the next school year. 684 The contract must: 685 (a) Identify the grade levels to be included in the early 686 college program collegiate high school program which must, at a 687 minimum, include grade 12. 688 (b) Describe the early college collegiate high school 689 program, including the delineation of courses that must, at a 690 minimum, include general education core courses pursuant to s. 691 1007.25; and industry certifications offered, including online 692 course availability; the high school and college credits earned 693 for each postsecondary course completed and industry 694 certification earned; student eligibility criteria; and the 695 enrollment process and relevant deadlines. 696 (c) Describe the methods, medium, and process by which 697 students and their parents are annually informed about the 698 availability of the early college collegiate high school 699 program, the return on investment associated with participation 700 in the early college program, and the information described in 701 paragraphs (a) and (b). 702 (d) Identify the delivery methods for instruction and the 703 instructors for all courses. 704 (e) Identify student advising services and progress 705 monitoring mechanisms. 706 (f) Establish a program review and reporting mechanism 707 regarding student performance outcomes. 708 (g) Describe the terms of funding arrangements to implement 709 the early college collegiate high school program pursuant to 710 subsection (5). 711 (3)(4) Each student participating in an early college a 712 collegiate high school program must enter into a student 713 performance contract, which must be signed by the student, the 714 parent or legal guardian, and a representative of the school 715 district and the applicable Florida College System institution 716 partner, state university, or other eligible postsecondary 717 institution partner participating pursuant to subsection (4) 718 (5). The performance contract must, at a minimum, specify 719 include the schedule of courses, by semester, and industry 720 certifications to be taken by the student, if any; student 721 attendance requirements;, and course grade requirements; and the 722 applicability of such courses to an associate degree or a 723 baccalaureate degree. 724 (4)(5) In addition to executing a contract with the local 725 Florida College System institution under this section, a 726 district school board may execute a contract to establish an 727 early college a collegiate high school program with a state 728 university or an institution that is eligible to participate in 729 the William L. Boyd, IV, Effective Access to Student Education 730 Grant Program, that is a nonprofit independent college or 731 university located and chartered in this state, and that is 732 accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern 733 Association of Colleges and Schools to grant baccalaureate 734 degrees. Such university or institution must meet the 735 requirements specified under subsections (2) (3) and (3) (4). A 736 charter school may execute a contract directly with the local 737 Florida College System institution or another institution as 738 authorized under this section to establish an early college 739 program at a mutually agreed upon location. 740 (5)(6) The early college collegiate high school program 741 shall be funded pursuant to ss. 1007.271 and 1011.62. The State 742 Board of Education shall enforce compliance with this section by 743 withholding the transfer of funds for the school districts and 744 the Florida College System institutions in accordance with s. 745 1008.32. 746 (6) By November 30, 2021, and annually thereafter, the 747 commissioner must report the status of early college programs, 748 including, at a minimum, a summary of student enrollment in 749 public and private postsecondary institutions and completion 750 information to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and 751 the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 752 Section 3. Section 1009.31, Florida Statutes, is created to 753 read: 754 1009.31 Dual Enrollment Scholarship Program.— 755 (1) The Legislature finds and declares that dual enrollment 756 is an integral part of the education system in this state and 757 should be available for all eligible secondary students without 758 cost to the student. There is established the Dual Enrollment 759 Scholarship Program to support postsecondary institutions in 760 providing dual enrollment. 761 (2) The department shall administer the Dual Enrollment 762 Scholarship Program in accordance with rules of the State Board 763 of Education. 764 (3)(a) Beginning in the 2020 fall term, the program shall 765 reimburse eligible postsecondary institutions for tuition and 766 related instructional materials costs for dual enrollment 767 courses taken by private school or home education program 768 secondary students during the fall or spring terms. 769 (b) Beginning in the 2021 summer term, the program shall 770 reimburse institutions for tuition and related instructional 771 materials costs for dual enrollment courses taken by public 772 school, private school, or home education program secondary 773 students during the summer terms. 774 (4) A student participating in a dual enrollment program 775 must meet the minimum eligibility requirements specified in s. 776 1007.271 in order for the institution to receive a 777 reimbursement. 778 (5) Annually, by March 15, each participating institution 779 must report to the department its eligible secondary students 780 from private schools or home education programs who were 781 enrolled during the previous fall or spring terms. Annually, by 782 July 15, each participating institution must report to the 783 department its eligible public school, private school, or home 784 education program students who were enrolled during the summer 785 terms. For each dual enrollment course in which the student is 786 enrolled, the report must include a unique student identifier, 787 the postsecondary institution name, the postsecondary course 788 number, the postsecondary course name, and the number of 789 postsecondary course credits earned by the student. 790 (6)(a) Florida College System institutions shall be 791 reimbursed at the in-state resident tuition rate established in 792 s. 1009.23(3)(a). 793 (b) State University System institutions and independent 794 postsecondary institutions shall be reimbursed at the standard 795 tuition rate established in s. 1009.24(4)(a). 796 (c) Institutions shall be reimbursed for instructional 797 materials costs based on a rate as specified in the General 798 Appropriations Act. 799 (7) For dual enrollment courses taken during the fall and 800 spring terms, the department must reimburse institutions by 801 April 15 of the same year. For dual enrollment courses taken 802 during the summer terms, the department must reimburse 803 institutions by August 15 of the same year, before the beginning 804 of the next academic year. 805 (8) Reimbursement for dual enrollment courses is contingent 806 upon an appropriation in the General Appropriations Act each 807 year. If the statewide reimbursement amount is greater than the 808 appropriation, the institutional reimbursement amounts specified 809 in subsection (6) shall be prorated among the institutions that 810 have reported eligible students to the department by the 811 deadlines specified in subsection (5). 812 (9) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to 813 implement this section. 814 Section 4. Paragraph (i) of subsection (1) of section 815 1011.62, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 816 1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual 817 allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each 818 district for operation of schools is not determined in the 819 annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing 820 the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as 821 follows: 822 (1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR 823 OPERATION.—The following procedure shall be followed in 824 determining the annual allocation to each district for 825 operation: 826 (i) Calculation of full-time equivalent membership with 827 respect to dual enrollment instruction.— 828 1. Students enrolled in dual enrollment instruction 829 pursuant to s. 1007.271 may be included in calculations of full 830 time equivalent student memberships for basic programs for 831 grades 9 through 12 by a district school board. Instructional 832 time for dual enrollment may vary from 900 hours; however, the 833 full-time equivalent student membership value shall be subject 834 to the provisions in s. 1011.61(4). Dual enrollment full-time 835 equivalent student membership shall be calculated in an amount 836 equal to the hours of instruction that would be necessary to 837 earn the full-time equivalent student membership for an 838 equivalent course if it were taught in the school district. 839 Students in dual enrollment courses may also be calculated as 840 the proportional shares of full-time equivalent enrollments they 841 generate for a Florida College System institution or university 842 conducting the dual enrollment instruction. Early admission 843 students shall be considered dual enrollments for funding 844 purposes. Students may be enrolled in dual enrollment 845 instruction provided by an eligible independent college or 846 university and may be included in calculations of full-time 847 equivalent student memberships for basic programs for grades 9 848 through 12 by a district school board. However, those provisions 849 of law which exempt dual enrolled and early admission students 850 from payment of instructional materials and tuition and fees, 851 including laboratory fees, shall not apply to students who 852 select the option of enrolling in an eligible independent 853 institution. An independent college or university, which is not 854 for profit, is accredited by a regional or national accrediting 855 agency recognized by the United States Department of Education, 856 and confers degrees as defined in s. 1005.02 shall be eligible 857 for inclusion in the dual enrollment or early admission program. 858 Students enrolled in dual enrollment instruction shall be exempt 859 from the payment of tuition and fees, including laboratory fees. 860 No student enrolled in college credit mathematics or English 861 dual enrollment instruction shall be funded as a dual enrollment 862 unless the student has successfully completed the relevant 863 section of the entry-level examination required pursuant to s. 864 1008.30. 865 2. For students enrolled in an early college program 866 pursuant to s. 1007.273, a value of 0.16full-time equivalent 867 student membership shall be calculated for each student who 868 completes a general education core course through the dual 869 enrollment program with a grade of “C” or higher. For students 870 who are not enrolled in an early college program, a value of 871 0.08full-time equivalent student membership shall be calculated 872 for each student who completes a general education core course 873 through the dual enrollment program with a grade of “C” or 874 higher. Additionally, a value of 0.3 full-time equivalent 875 student membership shall be calculated for any student who 876 receives an associate degree through the dual enrollment program 877 with a 3.0 grade point average or higher. Such value shall be 878 added to the total full-time equivalent student membership in 879 basic programs for grades 9 through 12 in the subsequent fiscal 880 year. This subparagraph shall be applicable to credit earned by 881 dually enrolled students for courses taken in the 2020-2021 882 school year and each subsequent school year thereafter. If the 883 associate degree is earned in 2020-2021 following completion of 884 courses taken in the 2020-2021 school year, courses taken toward 885 the degree as part of the dual enrollment program before 2020 886 2021 may not preclude eligibility for the 0.3 additional full 887 time equivalent student membership bonus. Each school district 888 shall allocate at least 50 percent of the funds received from 889 the dual enrollment bonus FTE funding in accordance with this 890 paragraph to the schools that generated funds to support student 891 academic guidance and postsecondary readiness. 892 3. For the purposes of this paragraph, general education 893 core courses are those that are identified in rule by the State 894 Board of Education and in regulation by the Board of Governors 895 pursuant to s. 1007.25(3). 896 Section 5. Paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of section 897 1002.20, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 898 1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights.—Parents of public 899 school students must receive accurate and timely information 900 regarding their child’s academic progress and must be informed 901 of ways they can help their child to succeed in school. K-12 902 students and their parents are afforded numerous statutory 903 rights including, but not limited to, the following: 904 (6) EDUCATIONAL CHOICE.— 905 (a) Public educational school choices.—Parents of public 906 school students may seek any public educational school choice 907 options that are applicable and available to students throughout 908 the state. These options may include controlled open enrollment, 909 single-gender programs, lab schools, virtual instruction 910 programs, charter schools, charter technical career centers, 911 magnet schools, alternative schools, special programs, auditory 912 oral education programs, advanced placement, dual enrollment, 913 International Baccalaureate, International General Certificate 914 of Secondary Education (pre-AICE), CAPE digital tools, CAPE 915 industry certifications, early college collegiate high school 916 programs, Advanced International Certificate of Education, early 917 admissions, credit by examination or demonstration of 918 competency, the New World School of the Arts, the Florida School 919 for the Deaf and the Blind, and the Florida Virtual School. 920 These options may also include the public educational choice 921 options of the Opportunity Scholarship Program and the McKay 922 Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program. 923 Section 6. Paragraph (c) of subsection (10) of section 924 1003.4282, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 925 1003.4282 Requirements for a standard high school diploma.— 926 (10) STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.—Beginning with students 927 entering grade 9 in the 2014-2015 school year, this subsection 928 applies to a student with a disability. 929 (c) A student with a disability who meets the standard high 930 school diploma requirements in this section may defer the 931 receipt of a standard high school diploma if the student: 932 1. Has an individual education plan that prescribes special 933 education, transition planning, transition services, or related 934 services through age 21; and 935 2. Is enrolled in accelerated college credit instruction 936 pursuant to s. 1007.27, industry certification courses that lead 937 to college credit, an early college a collegiate high school 938 program, courses necessary to satisfy the Scholar designation 939 requirements, or a structured work-study, internship, or 940 preapprenticeship program. 941 942 The State Board of Education shall adopt rules under ss. 943 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement this subsection, including 944 rules that establish the minimum requirements for students 945 described in this subsection to earn a standard high school 946 diploma. The State Board of Education shall adopt emergency 947 rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54. 948 Section 7. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 949 1003.436, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 950 1003.436 Definition of “credit.”— 951 (1)(a) For the purposes of requirements for high school 952 graduation, one full credit means a minimum of 135 hours of bona 953 fide instruction in a designated course of study that contains 954 student performance standards, except as otherwise provided 955 through the Credit Acceleration Program (CAP) under s. 956 1003.4295(3). One full credit means a minimum of 120 hours of 957 bona fide instruction in a designated course of study that 958 contains student performance standards for purposes of meeting 959 high school graduation requirements in a district school that 960 has been authorized to implement block scheduling by the 961 district school board. The State Board of Education shall 962 determine the number of postsecondary credit hours earned 963 through dual enrollment pursuant to s. 1007.271 that satisfy the 964 requirements of a dual enrollment articulation agreement 965 according to s. 1007.271(21) and that equal one full credit of 966 the equivalent high school course identified pursuant to s. 967 1007.271(10) s. 1007.271(9). 968 Section 8. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 969 made by this act to section 1011.62, Florida Statutes, in a 970 reference thereto, paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section 971 1011.68, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 972 1011.68 Funds for student transportation.—The annual 973 allocation to each district for transportation to public school 974 programs, including charter schools as provided in s. 975 1002.33(17)(b), of students in membership in kindergarten 976 through grade 12 and in migrant and exceptional student programs 977 below kindergarten shall be determined as follows: 978 (1) Subject to the rules of the State Board of Education, 979 each district shall determine the membership of students who are 980 transported: 981 (d) By reason of being career, dual enrollment, or students 982 with disabilities transported from one school center to another 983 to participate in an instructional program or service; or 984 students with disabilities, transported from one designation to 985 another in the state, provided one designation is a school 986 center and provided the student’s individual educational plan 987 (IEP) identifies the need for the instructional program or 988 service and transportation to be provided by the school 989 district. A “school center” is defined as a public school 990 center, Florida College System institution, state university, or 991 other facility rented, leased, or owned and operated by the 992 school district or another public agency. A “dual enrollment 993 student” is defined as a public school student in membership in 994 both a public secondary school program and a Florida College 995 System institution or a state university program under a written 996 agreement to partially fulfill ss. 1003.435 and 1007.23 and 997 earning full-time equivalent membership under s. 1011.62(1)(i). 998 Section 9. This act shall take effect July 1, 2020.