In the House Conforming Bill 5201 which did pass, co-enrolled students may be reported for funding for up to two courses per student for 2011-2012 and 2012-2013.  See bill text below.

 “A student who is coenrolled in a K-12 education program and an adult education program may  not be reported for purposes of funding in an adult program, except that for the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 fiscal years year only, students who are coenrolled in core curricula  courses for credit recovery or dropout prevention purposes and  do not have a pattern of excessive absenteeism or habitual truancy or a history of disruptive behavior in school may be  reported for funding for up to two courses per student. Such students are exempt from the payment of the block tuition for adult general education programs provided in s. 1009.22(3)(c).”

 Habitual truant means a student who:  Has 15 unexcused absences within 90 calendar day (Section 1003.01 (8), F.S.

 District school boards establish attendance policy (Section 1003.24 (4), F.S.

 To view the Conforming Bill HB 5201 – Co-enrolled, click the link below, and see page 61-62, Lines 1646 – 1681:

http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=934497.docx&DocumentType=Amendments&BillNumber=5201&Session=2012

Update on other Bills for this session:

HB 331  – Career and Adult Education -did not pass.  This bill was supported by the FLDOE and will possibly try again next year to get it passed.  This bill would allow adult education students to make informed data driven decisions regarding their employment options and the level of education attainment needed to obtain such occupations.  Thus resulting in a higher rate of employment for adult education students.

 HB 407 and SB 662 These two bills which addressed co-enrolled students did not pass.  They died in the Higher Education Committee, but the co-enrolled issue is addressed in the HB 5201- Budget Conforming Bill which did pass. See above.

HB 589 – Relating to Disability Awareness – did not pass

HB 903 – Charter Schools – did not pass

HB 949 – Juvenile Justice Education and Workforce Programs – did not pass

CSHB 1191 and SB 1781 – Parent Empowerment, “Parent Trigger” Bill – did not pass

HB 1607 and SB1162 – Family Charter Academies-Adult Charter Academies – did not pass

SB 98 – Student Inspirational Message – did pass

SB 420 – Career Education and Planning – did not pass

HB 5201 (Conforming Bill) under Postsecondary Education – Adults with Disabilities Workforce Education Pilot Program for Hardee, DeSoto, Manatee and Sarasota Counties.  Provides scholarship for instruction at a private school for up to 30 students.  Funds for the scholarship are provided from the school districts workforce development funds for students who reside the those counties.  Under the School Choice Office at FLDOE.  (somewhat like a McKay scholarship for adults with disabilities.

2012 Workforce Education Budget for School Districts

Standard Tuition Rates for Workforce Education Programs -  no change for last year for:

Adult General Education: 

                $45 per half year or $30 per term

                Out-of-state fee of $135 per half year or 490 per term for non-resident

 General Appropriations Act (House Bill 5001), Specific Appropriation 106

New proviso language on data certification

District superintendents shall certify that workforce education enrollment and performance data used for funding allocations to districts is accurate and complete in accordance with reporting timelines established by the Department of Education. Upon certification, the district data shall be considered final for purposes of use in state funding formulas.  After the final certification, the DOE may request a supplemental file in the event that a district has reported a higher level of enrollment or performance than was actually achieved by the district.

Indirect Costs – New proviso language (General Appropriations Act –HB 5001, Specific Appropriations 106

A school district shall not assess district level indirect costs against a workforce program in excess of the required level authorized in section 1010.21, Florida Statutes.

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