SB 52 — Postsecondary Education

Section 2. Section 1007.273, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

1007.273 Early college Collegiate high school program.— (1) Each Florida College System institution shall work with each district school board in its designated service area to establish one or more early college collegiate high school programs.

As used in this section, the term “early college program” means a structured high school acceleration program in which a cohort of students is enrolled full time in postsecondary courses toward an associate degree.

The early college program must prioritize courses applicable as general education core courses under s.

1007.25 for an associate degree or a baccalaureate degree.

(2) At a minimum, collegiate high school programs must include an option for public school students in grade 11 or grade 12 participating in the program, for at least 1 full school year, to earn CAPE industry certifications pursuant to s.

1008.44 and to successfully complete 30 credit hours through the dual enrollment program under s.

1007.271 toward the first year of college for an associate degree or baccalaureate degree while enrolled in the program.

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

Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, If the institution does not establish a program with a district school board in its designated service area, another Florida College System institution may execute a contract with that district school board to establish the program.

The contract must be executed by January 1 of each school year for implementation of the program during the next school year.

The contract must:

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

(b) Describe the early college collegiate high school program, including the delineation of courses and industry certifications offered, including online course availability;

the high school and college credits earned for each postsecondary course completed and industry certification earned;

student eligibility criteria;

and the enrollment process and relevant deadlines.

(c) Describe the methods, medium, and process by which students and their parents are annually informed about the availability of the early college collegiate high school program, the return on investment associated with participation in the program, and the information described in paragraphs (a) and (b).

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

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

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

(g) Describe the terms of funding arrangements to implement the early college collegiate high school program.

(3)(4) Each student participating in an early college a collegiate high school program must enter into a student performance contract which must be signed by the student, the parent, and a representative of the school district and the applicable Florida College System institution, state university, or other institution participating pursuant to subsection (4) (5).

The performance contract must include the schedule of courses, by semester, and industry certifications to be taken by the student, student attendance requirements, and course grade requirements.

(4)(5) In addition to executing a contract with the local Florida College System institution under this section, a district school board may execute a contract to establish an early college a collegiate high school program with a state university or an institution that is eligible to participate in the William L.

Boyd, IV, Effective Access to Student Education Grant Program, that is a nonprofit independent college or university located and chartered in this state, and that is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to grant baccalaureate degrees.

Such university or institution must meet the requirements specified under subsections (2) and (3) (3) and (4).

(5) A charter school may execute a contract directly with the local Florida College System institution or another institution as authorized under this section to establish an early college program at a mutually agreed upon location.

(6) The early college collegiate high school program must shall be funded pursuant to ss.

1007.271 and 1011.62.

The State Board of Education shall enforce compliance with this section by withholding the transfer of funds for the school districts and the Florida College System institutions in accordance with s.

1008.32.

Section 3. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (1) of section 1009.25, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

Section 4. Section2. Section 1009.30, Florida Statutes, is created to read:

For each dual enrollment course in which the student is enrolled, the report must include a unique student identifier, the postsecondary institution name, the postsecondary course number, the postsecondary course name, and the number of postsecondary course name.credits earned by the student.

Section 5. Section3. Section 1012.978, Florida Statutes, is created to read:

Section 6. Paragraph4. This (a)act ofshall subsectiontake (6)effect ofJuly section1, 1002.20,2021. Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights.—Parents of public school students must receive accurate and timely information regarding their child’s academic progress and must be informed of ways they can help their child to succeed in school.

K-12 students and their parents are afforded numerous statutory rights including, but not limited to, the following:

(6) EDUCATIONAL CHOICE.— (a) Public educational school choices.—Parents of public school students may seek any public educational school choice options that are applicable and available to students throughout the state.

These options may include controlled open enrollment, single-gender programs, lab schools, virtual instruction programs, charter schools, charter technical career centers, magnet schools, alternative schools, special programs, auditory oral education programs, advanced placement, dual enrollment, International Baccalaureate, International General Certificate of Secondary Education (pre-AICE), CAPE digital tools, CAPE industry certifications, early college collegiate high school programs, Advanced International Certificate of Education, early admissions, credit by examination or demonstration of competency, the New World School of the Arts, the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, and the Florida Virtual School.

These options may also include the public educational choice options of the Opportunity Scholarship Program and the McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program.

Section 7. Paragraph (c) of subsection (10) of section 1003.4282, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

1003.4282 Requirements for a standard high school diploma.— (10) STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.—Beginning with students entering grade 9 in the 2014-2015 school year, this subsection applies to a student with a disability.

(c) A student with a disability who meets the standard high school diploma requirements in this section may defer the receipt of a standard high school diploma if the student:

1. Has an individual education plan that prescribes special education, transition planning, transition services, or related services through age 21;

and 2. Is enrolled in accelerated college credit instruction pursuant to s.

1007.27, industry certification courses that lead to college credit, an early college a collegiate high school program, courses necessary to satisfy the Scholar designation requirements, or a structured work-study, internship, or preapprenticeship program.

320 The State Board of Education shall adopt rules under ss.

120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement this subsection, including rules that establish the minimum requirements for students described in this subsection to earn a standard high school diploma.

The State Board of Education shall adopt emergency rules pursuant to ss.

120.536(1) and 120.54.

Section 8. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.