FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
JIM HORNE
Commissioner of Education
F. PHILIP HANDY,
Chairman
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Vice Chairman
Members
LINDA J. EADS, ED.D.
CHARLES PATRICK GARCÍA
JULIA L. JOHNSON
WILLIAM L. PROCTOR, PH.D.
LINDA K. TAYLOR
Contact Persons
NAME:
Linda Champion
Karen Denbroeder
PHONE:
(850) 245-9120
(850) 245-0475
SUNCOM:
205-9120
205-0475
E-MAIL:
Linda.Champion@fldoe.org
Karen.Denbroeder@fldoe.org
DPS:
05-027
August 13, 2004
MEMORANDUM
To:
District School Superintendents
From:
Jim Warford
Subject: 2004 Legislation: Juvenile Justice, HB 1989
The 2004 Legislature has passed and Governor Bush has signed into law HB 1989, Juvenile
Justice, which amended the following sections of law related to education programs for youth in
juvenile justice facilities:
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amends s.1003.51(2)(g), Florida Statutes (F.S.), and s.1010.20(3)(a), F.S., to increase the
percentage, from 80% to 90%, of Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) funding
generated by students in Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) programs which must be
spent on instructional costs for these students
JIM WARFORD
K – 12 Chancellor
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0509 • www.fldoe.org
District School Superintendents
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amends s.1003.52(3)(a), F.S., to require that school districts shall provide the GED Exit
Option for all juvenile justice programs
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amends s.1003.52(3)(b), F.S., to require that a common student assessment instrument
and protocol for measuring student learning gains and student progression while a student
is in a juvenile justice education program be implemented statewide by January 1, 2005;
the instrument and protocol shall be selected by the Department of Education (DOE),
with the assistance of school districts, by October 1, 2004
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amends s.1003.52(4), F.S., to provide that students in juvenile justice education programs
shall have access to Florida Virtual School courses; the DOE and school districts shall
adopt policies necessary to ensure such access
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amends s.1003.52(10), F.S., to provide that full-time teachers working in juvenile justice
schools, whether employed by a district school board or a provider, shall be eligible for
other teacher recruitment and retention programs, in addition to the critical teacher
shortage tuition reimbursement program
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amends s.1003.52(12)(e), F.S., to provide that each juvenile justice education program
must receive all federal funds for which the program is eligible
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deletes the (obsolete) provision that juvenile justice detention and commitment programs
may be designated as second chance schools [s.1003.52(19), F.S.]
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amends s.1003.52(22), F.S., to expand requirements related to the required multiagency
plan for career and technical education, so that DJJ, DOE, Workforce Florida, Inc., the
statewide Workforce Development Youth Council, district school boards, community
colleges, providers, and others shall jointly develop such plan which describes the
funding, curriculum, transfer of credits, goals, and outcome measures for career and
technical education programming in juvenile commitment facilities, pursuant to s.
985.3155; the plan must be reviewed annually
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creates a new section of law to require that DOE and DJJ, in collaboration with school
districts, juvenile justice education providers, and the Florida Juvenile Justice
Association, shall convene a workgroup to suggest strategies for meeting the requirement
of the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act and for rewarding juvenile justice
education programs for high performance based on positive student outcomes. DOE
shall report workgroup findings to the legislative leadership by December 1, 2004.
A copy of HB 1989 is attached and can also be accessed at http://www.flsenate.gov/cgi-
bin/view_page.pl?Tab=session&Submenu=1&FT=D&File=hb1989er.html&Directory=session/2
004/House/bills/billtext/html/. We will provide in the near future additional guidance and
District School Superintendents
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technical assistance on the implementation of the program requirements. We also look forward
to working with designated representatives in the specified multi-agency planning and NCLB
compliance/performance incentive workgroup initiatives, and will keep you informed regarding
these activities.
Thank you for your continued efforts to improve the quality of education for all students,
including those in juvenile justice facilities.
JW/kd
Attachment
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Juvenile Justice Educational Enhancement Project
Department of Juvenile Justice
