Advanced Education Options

Florida Senate
-
2026

SB 1676

By
Senator McClain

9-00914D-26 20261676__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to advanced education options;
3 providing a short title; amending s. 1007.271, F.S.;
4 requiring certain district school boards and private
5 high schools to enter into dual enrollment
6 articulation agreements and private school
7 articulation agreements, respectively; requiring
8 Florida College System institutions and state
9 universities to enter into a dual enrollment agreement
10 to allow certain students to take specified courses if
11 such students meet specified criteria; defining terms;
12 amending s. 1011.62, F.S.; creating the advanced
13 education options supplement; providing the purpose of
14 the supplement; providing that students who take
15 specified courses generate the supplement; authorizing
16 a scholarship-funding organization (SFO) to retain a
17 specified amount of the supplement for administrative
18 expenses; requiring school districts and SFOs to
19 report specified information to the Department of
20 Education and the Legislature; requiring private
21 schools to report specified information to an SFO;
22 requiring that certain values and bonuses be
23 multiplied if certain requirements are met; assigning
24 specified values to students under specified
25 circumstances; specifying requirements for a school
26 and SFO to disburse certain funds; providing
27 requirements for a school’s dual enrollment program to
28 expend such funds; providing that such funds may not
29 be used for a specified purpose; requiring the
30 department to designate certain courses as rigorous
31 courses; providing criteria for such course
32 designations; providing values for students who
33 receive specified diplomas, receive passing scores in
34 specified courses, pass certain relevant exams, or are
35 enrolled in specified courses; providing multipliers
36 for values under specified circumstances; providing
37 that a portion of the supplement may be given to a
38 teacher as a bonus under specified circumstances;
39 providing authorized uses for the balance of
40 supplement funds; providing that such funds may not be
41 used for a specified purpose; defining the term “high
42 score”; providing values for a student who earns a
43 CAPE Digital Tool certificate, completes a career
44 themed course, or completes CAPE Acceleration industry
45 certifications; defining the term “completes”;
46 providing values for a student who completes specified
47 preapprenticeship or apprenticeship programs;
48 requiring the department to report certain
49 certificates of completion to the Florida Education
50 and Training Placement Information Program (FETPIP);
51 requiring that additional values be added to certain
52 supplements in a specified timeframe; requiring that
53 such values be disbursed pursuant to specified
54 provisions; requiring the department to report a
55 canceled agreement to the FETPIP; providing that a
56 student generates a specified supplement if certain
57 criteria are met; specifying requirements if a
58 student’s grade point average falls below certain
59 required values for eligibility; providing authorized
60 uses of certain funds by schools; providing that such
61 funds may not be used for a certain purpose; providing
62 values for students who participate in specified
63 academic competitions; providing criteria for a
64 student to generate a supplement for a math or science
65 olympiad; defining terms; requiring a governing
66 organization to notify the department under specified
67 circumstances; requiring a school to designate a math
68 or science team for a student to generate a
69 supplement; providing authorized uses of supplement
70 funds; providing an exception to participation fees;
71 deleting obsolete language; providing an effective
72 date.
73
74 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
75
76 Section 1.
This act may be cited as the “Raising

77
Achievement by Improving Standards and Earnings
(RAISE)
Act.”

78 Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section
79 1007.271, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (c) is
80 added to that subsection, to read:
81 1007.271 Dual enrollment programs.—
82 (4)(a) District school boards
and private high schools

83
participating in a scholarship program under s. 1002.394 or
s.

84
1002.395 shall enter into dual enrollment articulation

85
agreements and private school articulation agreements,

86
respectively, with the Florida College System institution that

87
serves
the school district or private high school’s county and

88
with any state universities that have a physical campus in that

89
district or county
. Florida College System institutions and

90
state universities shall allow any student who is eligible for

91
dual enrollment under this section, and whose district school

92
board or private high school has entered into such an agreement,

93
to enroll in any intermediate STEM course or advanced STEM

94
course for which the student has
accomplished one of the

95
following
:

96
1.

C
ompleted the prerequisite postsecondary courses;

97
2.

P
assed the relevant exams for rigorous STEM courses
, as

98
specified in s. 1011.62(
17
)(e),

which
are equivalent to the

99
prerequisite postsecondary courses;

100
3.

P
assed an exam administered by the postsecondary

101
institution to waive the prerequisite postsecondary courses; or

102
4.

S
ubmitted a written statement from the professor
which

103
authorizes the student to take the course

may not refuse to

104
enter into a dual enrollment articulation agreement with a local

105
Florida College System institution if that Florida College

106
System institution has the capacity to offer dual enrollment

107
courses
.
108
(c) For the purposes of this subsection, the term:

109
1.
“Advanced STEM course” means a dual enrollment course

110
for which a prerequisite is the completion of at least one

111
intermediate STEM course or at least one postsecondary course
at

112
a
level
above
an intermediate STEM course. If a dual enrollment

113
course meets the definitions of intermediate and advanced, it

114
must
be classified as intermediate.

115
2
. “Intermediate STEM course” means a dual enrollment

116
course for which a prerequisite is the completion of at least

117
one rigorous STEM course or at least one postsecondary course

118
equivalent to a rigorous STEM course. A dual enrollment course

119
that is equivalent to a rigorous STEM course is not an

120
intermediate STEM course.

121 Section 3. Subsection (17) of section 1011.62, Florida
122 Statutes, is amended to read:
123 1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual
124 allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each
125 district for operation of schools is not determined in the
126 annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing
127 the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as
128 follows:
129 (17)
ADVANCED EDUCATION

ACADEMIC ACCELERATION
OPTIONS
130 SUPPLEMENT.—
The advanced education options supplement
is created

131
and
shall be allocated
annually
in the General Appropriations

132
Act
to assist public schools and private schools participating

133
in scholarship programs under s. 1002.394 or
s.
1002.395 with

134
providing advanced education options to students in

135
prekindergarten through grade 12, including dual enrollment
;

136
College Board Advanced Placement, Advanced International

137
Certificate of Education, and International Baccalaureate

138
programs
;
CAPE industry certification
s;
career and technical

139
education
;

and
math and science olympiads
.

140
(a)
A student enrolled in a private school who participates

141
in a scholarship program under s. 1002.394 or
s.
1002.395

142
generates
an advanced education options supplement under this

143
subsection
which

must
be calculated in the same manner as if the

144
student were enrolled in a public school, provided that during

145
the school year
in which
the student
generates
the supplement,

146
the student’s annual tuition, inclusive of the scholarship, plus

147
the mandatory fees for all students in that student’s grade at

148
the private school, does not exceed
2
times the average amount

149
awarded during that school year under
either scholarship program

150
by
an
eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organization

(
SFO
)
.

151
The supplement
must
be allocated to the SFO that awards the

152
scholarship to the student, and the SFO shall disburse the

153
supplement to the student’s private school, while retaining up

154
to 1
percent
of the total amount of supplement funds for

155
administrative expenses that are reasonable and necessary for

156
the SFO’s management and distribution of the supplement,

157
notwithstanding ss.
1002.394(11)(c) and
1002.395(6)(l). The

158
private school shall expend the supplement in the same manner

159
that a public school
is
required under this subsection.

160
(b)1. On
a
date set by the
department
, and in
a
format

161
prescribed by the department, each school district and each SFO

162
shall report
all of the following
to the department and to the

163
Legislature:

164
a. The value of the supplements
received
for each advanced

165
education option by students who are enrolled in each public

166
school and each private school, and the
school
district’s and

167
the SFO’s total value of such supplements across all

168
participating
schools.

169
b
.

T
he value of the funds disbursed from the supplement for

170
each advanced education option to each public school and each

171
private school, and the
school
district’s and SFO’s total value

172
of such funds across all
participating
schools.

173
c. The value and a categorical breakdown of the prior year

174
expenditures for each advanced education option by each public

175
school and each private school using the funds from the

176
supplement, including, but not limited to,
exam fees and
teacher

177
bonuses for each course, and the prior year total value of such

178
expenditures across all
participating
schools.

179
2. On
a
date set by the department, and in
a
format

180
prescribed by the department, each private school shall report

181
all of the following
to the respective SFO:

182
a. The value of the supplements generated for each advanced

183
education option by students who are enrolled in the private

184
school.

185
b. The total value and a categorical breakdown of the prior

186
year expenditures for each advanced education option using the

187
funds disbursed from the supplement, including, but not limited

188
to,
exam fees and
teacher bonuses for each course.

189
3. Advanced education supplements
must
be allocated to each

190
school district and to each SFO based on the school district’s

191
proportionate share and the SFO’s proportionate share,

192
respectively, of the state’s total advanced education values

193
assigned under this subsection.

194
(c)
1.

Each value assigned to a student under paragraphs

195
(
d
), (
f
), and (
g
), and under paragraph (
e
) after applying the

196
relevant multiplier under subparagraph (
e
)4.,

and each bonus

197
awarded under sub-subparagraph (f)4.a.,
must
be multiplied by
2

198
if the student meets either of the following requirements:

199
a.
The student is enrolled in a school located in a county

200
that is a rural community under s. 288.0656(2)(e)1. or 2.

201
b.
The student is enrolled in a school that is
graded a
“D”

202
or “F”
under s. 1008.34.

203
2. If sub-subparagraphs 1.a. and b
.
apply, the value must

204
be multiplied by 4.

205
(d)1.
A value of 0.15 is assigned to a student who receives

206
an associate degree through a dual enrollment program with a

207
grade point average (GPA)
of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale, or

208
the value
of
0.30
is assigned
if the student receives the degree

209
with a GPA of 3.7 or higher on a 4.0 scale.

210
2. A

value
is
assigned for each grade of “A” or higher

211
which
a student receives in
a
course under this subparagraph.

212
For the purpose of this paragraph, general education core

213
courses are those that are identified
by
rule by the State Board

214
of Education and in regulation by the Board of Governors

215
pursuant to s. 1007.25(3). If a student receives a grade of “A”

216
or higher in the following courses
, the corresponding value is

217
assigned as follows
:

218
a. A
value
of 0.08 is assigned to a student who completes a

219
general education core course,
and a
value
of 0.16

is assigned

220
if the student completes the course through an early college

221
program pursuant to s. 1007.273.

222
b.
A

value of 0.08 is assigned to a student who completes a

223
career course through a dual enrollment program in a pathway

224
that leads to an industry certification that is included on the

225
CAPE Industry Certification Funding List
.

226
c. A
value of 0.32 is assigned to a student who completes

227
an intermediate STEM course
,
and a value of 0.64 is assigned to

228
a student who completes an advanced STEM course.

229
3. Each school district and each SFO shall disburse 100

230
percent
of the value of the supplements generated by a student

231
under this paragraph as funds to the dual enrollment program at

232
the secondary school
in which
the student is enrolled. The

233
school’s dual enrollment program shall
expend
the funds

234
disbursed under this paragraph as follows:

235
a. After applying the relevant multiplier under paragraph

236
(c), at least 50
percent
of the value of each supplement

237
generated by a student in a dual enrollment course that is

238
taught by a secondary

school teacher
must
be awarded as a bonus

239
to that teacher.

240
b. The remaining balance of funds
must
be used for expenses

241
associated with dual enrollment courses; however, such funds
may

242
not be used to supplant a school district’s base Florida

243
Education Finance Program funds provided pursuant to paragraph

244
(1)(n).

245
(e)1. Each year,
before
calculating the value of A
dvanced

246
P
lacement
, I
nternational
B
accalaureate
, and A
dvanced

247
I
nternational
C
ertificate of
E
ducation
supplements under this

248
paragraph, the department shall
do all of the following
:

249
a.

Designate the following courses as rigorous courses that

250
are not rigorous STEM courses:

251
(I)

Advanced Placement: English Language
and
Composition,

252
English Literature
and
Composition, Comparative Government
and

253
Politics, United States Government
and
Politics, European

254
History, United States History, World History, Macroeconomics,

255
Microeconomics, Chinese Language
and
Culture, French Language

256
and
Culture, German Language
and
Culture, Italian Language
and

257
Culture, Japanese Language
and
Culture, Spanish Language
and

258
Culture, Spanish Literature
and
Culture, Latin, and Psychology.

259
(II)

International Baccalaureate: History, Language A

260
Literature, Language A Language
and
Literature, Language B,

261
Classical Languages, Economics, Global Politics, Philosophy, and

262
Psychology.

263
(III)

Advanced International Certificate of Education:

264
International History, European History, U
nited
S
tates
History

265
to 1877, U
nited
S
tates
History Since 1877, English Literature,

266
English Language, Chinese Language
and
Literature, Spanish

267
Language
and
Literature, French Language
and
Literature, German

268
Language
and
Literature, Portuguese, Classical Studies,

269
Economics,
and
Psychology.

270
b.

Designate the following courses as rigorous courses that

271
are also rigorous STEM courses:

272
(I)

Advanced Placement: Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Computer

273
Science A, Statistics, Biology, Chemistry, or Physics 1, Physics

274
2, Physics C: Electricity
and
Magnetism, and Physics C:

275
Mechanics.

276
(II)

International Baccalaureate: Biology, Computer

277
Science, Chemistry, Physics,
and
Mathematics: Analysis
and

278
Approaches.

279
(III)

Advanced International Certificate of Education:

280
Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Further Mathematics,

281
Mathematics,
and
Physics.

282
c. De
termine and publish the criteria for A
dvanced

283
P
lacement
, I
nternational
B
accalaureate
, or A
dvanced

284
I
nternational
C
ertificate of
E
ducation
courses that are not

285
included
under
this
subparagraph to qualify as rigorous courses
.

286
d. D
esignate qualifying courses as rigorous courses; and

287
remove
the
rigorous course
designation
if a course is not listed

288
under
this subparagraph
and no longer qualifies under the

289
department’s criteria. The department’s criteria
for a course
to

290
qualify as a rigorous course
must
include, but are not limited

291
to:

292
(I)
The content of the course is equivalent to the content

293
of at least one course at every state university.

294
(II)
The equivalent course at each state university must

295
count toward the required courses for at least one bachelor’s

296
degree at that state university and
may not
count
only
for the

297
general education, writing requirement, or minimum credits

for

298
that bachelor’s degree.

299
2. A

value of 0.15 is assigned to a student who receives an

300
A
dvanced
P
lacement
Capstone
d
iploma. A

value of 0.30 is assigned

301
to a student who receives an I
nternational
B
accalaureate

d
iploma

302
or an A
dvanced
I
nternational
C
ertificate of
E
ducation

d
iploma

303
with
d
istinction, or value of 0.15 is assigned to a student who

304
receives an A
dvanced
I
nternational
C
ertificate of
E
ducation

305
d
iploma without
d
istinction.

306
3.
A
value
must
be assigned under this subparagraph for

307
each passing score a student receives in
a
course under this

308
subparagraph. If the student passes the relevant exam for the

309
course
,
a

value of 0.16 is assigned to a student who is enrolled

310
in an A
dvanced
P
lacement
rigorous course; a

value of 0.24 is

311
assigned to a student who is enrolled in a
Higher Level

312
International Baccalaureate
rigorous course or an
A
dvanced

313
I
nternational
C
ertificate of
E
ducation
Advanced Level
(A Level)

314
rigorous course; and a

value of 0.12 is assigned to a student

315
who is enrolled in a
Standard Level
International Baccalaureate

316
course or an
A
dvanced
I
nternational
C
ertificate of
E
ducation

317
Advanced Subsidiary Level
(AS Level)

rigorous course. Each value

318
assigned to a student for passing a relevant exam
must
be

319
multiplied by:

320
a.

Two
if the student receives
a high score
on the relevant

321
exam.

322
b.
Two
if the relevant exam is for a rigorous STEM course.

323
c. If both factors apply, the value
must
be multiplied by

324
both factors.

325
4. After applying the relevant multiplier under paragraph

326
(c), 100 percent of the value of each supplement generated by a

327
student under this paragraph
must
be disbursed by each school

328
district and each SFO as funds to the A
dvanced
P
lacement
,

329
I
nternational
B
accalaureate
, or A
dvanced
I
nternational

330
C
ertificate of
E
ducation
program at the school
in which

the

331
student is enrolled. The school’s A
dvanced
P
lacement
,

332
I
nternational
B
accalaureate
, or A
dvanced
I
nternational

333
C
ertificate of
E
ducation
program shall use the funds disbursed

334
under this paragraph as follows:

335
a. After applying the relevant multiplier under paragraph

336
(c), at least 50
percent
of the value calculated under
this

337
subparagraph for each supplement generated by a student for the

338
score that the student receives on the relevant exam for an

339
A
dvanced
P
lacement
, I
nternational
B
accalaureate
, or A
dvanced

340
I
nternational
C
ertificate of
E
ducation
course
must
be awarded as

341
a bonus to the teacher of that student in that course. If the

342
student had multiple teachers for the course, the bonus
must
be

343
divided
equally among them.

344
b. The remaining balance of funds
may
be used
only
for

345
authorized expenses that are required for A
dvanced
P
lacement
,

346
I
nternational
B
accalaureate
, or A
dvanced
I
nternational

347
C
ertificate of
E
ducation
courses and diplomas, which may include

348
non-rigorous A
dvanced
P
lacement
, I
nternational
B
accalaureate
,

349
Advanced International Certificate of Education, Advanced

350
International Certificate of Education, or pre-
A
dvanced

351
I
nternational
C
ertificate of
E
ducation
courses. These authorized

352
expenses
may
include
only
fees for relevant exams and diplomas,

353
costs for graphing calculators, costs for laboratory equipment

354
and laboratory supplies, and costs for teachers to participate

355
in professional development or training programs that are

356
provided or recognized by the College Board, the International

357
Baccalaureate O
ffice
, or Cambridge International Education
;

358
however, t
he funds
may
not be used to supplant a school

359
district’s base Florida Education Finance Program funds provided

360
pursuant to paragraph (1)(n). At least 50
percent
of the total

361
value of authorized expenses on non-rigorous courses using the

362
remaining balance of funds must be for bonuses to the teachers

363
of those courses, proportionate to
the total number
of each

364
teacher’s students
who
passed the relevant exam for their

365
respective
course
s
, with double the bonus for each
high
score

366
compared to each passing score.

367
5.

For the purpose of this paragraph, the term “high score”

368
means that a student receives a score of 5 on the relevant exam

369
for an Advanced Placement course, a score of 6 or 7 on the

370
relevant exam for an International Baccalaureate course, an AS

371
Level grade of “A” on the relevant exam for an Advanced

372
International Certificate of Education AS Level course, or an A

373
Level grade of “A” or
higher
on the relevant exam for an

374
Advanced International Certificate of Education A Level course.

375
(f)1. A value of 0.025 is assigned to each student who

376
earns a CAPE Digital Tool certificate in the elementary school

377
grades. A

value of 0.1 is assigned to each student who completes

378
a career-themed course pursuant to ss. 1003.491–1003.493 or
who

379
obtains a CAPE industry certification from an organization or

380
provider on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List
as a

381
CAPE Basic Non-articulated industry certification. A

value of

382
0.3 is assigned to a high school student who completes at least

383
three courses and an industry certification in a single career

384
and technical education program or program of study and who

385
exits with a standard high school diploma. Each industry

386
certification must be specifically identified in the CAPE

387
Industry Certification Funding List as a CAPE Pathways industry

388
certification. A

value of 0.5 is assigned to a high school

389
student who completes CAPE Acceleration industry certifications

390
that articulate for 15 to 29 college credit hours. A

value of

391
1.0 is assigned to a high school student who completes CAPE

392
Acceleration industry certifications that articulate for 30 or

393
more college credit hours.

394
2. For the purpose of this subparagraph,
the term

395
“completes” means the student earns a certificate of completion

396
recognized by the department for a preapprenticeship program or

397
for an apprenticeship program as defined
in
s. 446.021
(5) and

398
(6), respectively
. A

value of 0.5 is assigned to a student who

399
completes a registered preapprenticeship program that does not

400
pay the student for on-the-job training. A

value of 1.0 is

401
assigned to a student who completes a registered

402
preapprenticeship program that pays the student for on-the-job

403
training. If a student completes a registered preapprenticeship

404
program and
,
while enrolled in high school,
enters an

405
apprenticeship agreement for a registered apprenticeship program

406
that credits the student
for the same trade or occupation as

407
that preapprenticeship program, and subsequently graduates high

408
school, and if the start date of that registered apprenticeship

409
program
is prior to graduation or within
6
months after

410
graduation, then:

411
a. A

value of 0.
1

must
be assigned to the student at the

412
time of
graduation from high school
.

413
b. If the student completes the registered apprenticeship

414
program, the department
must
report the certificate of

415
completion to the Florida Education and Training Placement

416
Information Program (FETPIP) pursuant to s. 1008.39, and an

417
additional

value of 1.
0

must
be added to the advanced education

418
supplements that are assigned during the year the student

419
completes the program to the school district of the public

420
school from which the student graduated or to the SFO that

421
awarded a scholarship to the student in the year of graduation,

422
and the school district or the SFO
must
disburse 100
percent
of

423
the value of that supplement as funds to that school pursuant to

424
subparagraph
4
.

425
c. If the agreement
undergoes cancellation
as defined under

426
s. 446.021(10), the department
must
report the cancel
l
ation to

427
the FETPIP pursuant to s. 1008.39.

428
3
. For a student to
generate a supplement for completing a

429
registered preapprenticeship program
described under

430
subparagraph 2.
:

431
a. T
he program must be coordinated with the private school

432
or with the public school and school district
in which
the

433
student is enrolled, including the advertisement of the program

434
to students enrolled in the school and regular communication

435
between the program and the school regarding the student’s

436
progress in the program and all of the student’s current

437
semester grades.

438
b. The program must temporarily pause the student’s

439
participat
ion
in the program if the student’s prior semester GPA

440
is below 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. The program
must
temporarily pause

441
the student’s participation in the program if the student’s

442
current semester GPA is below 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. The student

443
must
be reinstated in the program if the student’s current

444
semester GPA is at least 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.

445
4
. Each school district and each SFO shall disburse 100

446
percent
of the value of the supplements generated by a student

447
under this paragraph as funds to the school
in which
the student

448
is enrolled. The school shall use the funds disbursed under this

449
paragraph as follows:

450
a.
After applying the relevant multiplier under paragraph

451
(c), at least 20 percent of the value calculated under

452
subparagraph 1. or
subparagraph
2. for each supplement generated

453
by a student
must
be awarded as a bonus to the teachers who

454
provided the instruction that led to the attainment of the

455
value, including to the teachers for the registered

456
preapprenticeship program that preceded a student generating a

457
supplement for a registered apprenticeship program under

458
subparagraph 2
.
, proportionate to each teacher’s share of that

459
instruction.

460
b.
The remaining balance of funds
must
be used for expenses

461
associated with the certifications, courses, and programs
under

462
this paragraph; however, s
uch funds
may
not be used to supplant

463
a school district’s base Florida Education Finance Program funds

464
provided pursuant to paragraph (1)(n).

465
(g)1.
A student generates a supplement under this paragraph

466
for each math or science olympiad that the student qualifies

467
for.
A value of 0.5 is assigned to a student who qualifies for

468
the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME), the

469
United States Physics Olympiad (USAPhO) Exam, the United States

470
of America Biolympiad (USABO) Semifinal Exam, the United States

471
of America Computing Olympiad (USACO)
Gold
Division, the United

472
States National Chemistry Olympiad (USNCO) National Exam, or the

473
United States of America Astronomy and Astrophysics Organization

474
(USAAAO) National Astronomy Competition. A value of 2.0 is

475
assigned to a student who qualifies for the United States of

476
America Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO) or the United States of

477
America Junior Mathematical Olympiad (USAJMO), the USAPhO Silver

478
Medal or Gold Medal, the USABO Semifinal Exam Recognition of

479
Academic Excellence, the USACO
Platinum
Division, the USNCO

480
Olympiad High Honors, or the USAAAO National Astronomy

481
Competition Gold Medal. A value of 5.0 is assigned to a student

482
who qualifies for the Mathematical Olympiad Program (MOP), the

483
U.S. Physics Team Program, the USABO National Finals, the USACO

484
Camp
, the Chemistry Olympiad Study Camp, or the USA Team for the

485
International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics.

486
2.

A student generates a supplement under this paragraph

487
for each math or science olympiad that the student’s team wins.

488
A student’s team is considered to have won a math or science

489
olympiad if the student’s results at the math or science

490
olympiad are included in the calculation for the place that the

491
team wins at the math or science olympiad. Each school may

492
generate only one supplement for the same math or science

493
olympiad, and the supplement is generated by the student whose

494
team wins the best place at that math or science olympiad. A

495
value of 0.5 is assigned to a student whose team wins between

496
1st and 5th place inclusive at the Mu Alpha Theta (MAO) Florida

497
State Convention,
qualifies
for the Science Olympiad (SciOly)

498
Division B or Division C Florida State Tournament, qualifies for

499
the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC), FIRST Tech Challenge

500
(FTC), or FIRST Lego League Challenge (FLL) Florida State

501
Championship, or qualifies for the National Science Bowl (NSB)

502
Middle or High School National Finals. A value of 2.0 is

503
assigned to a student whose team wins between 2nd and 4th place

504
inclusive at the MAO National Convention, qualifies for the

505
SciOly Division B or Division C National Tournament, qualifies

506
for the FRC, FTC, or FLL National or World Championship, or wins

507
between 5th and 12th place at the NSB Middle or High School

508
National Finals. A value of 5.0 is assigned to a student whose

509
teams wins 1st place at the MAO National Convention, wins

510
between 1st and 10th place inclusive at the SciOly Division B or

511
Division C National Tournament, wins
either
an award or has

512
students win the dean’s list at the FRC, FTC, or FLL National or

513
World Championship, or wins between 1st and 4th place inclusive

514
at the NSB Middle or High School National Finals.

515
3.

For the purpose of this subsection,
the terms
“math

516
olympiad” means AIME, USAMO, USAJMO, MOP,
or
MAO and “science

517
olympiad” means any exam, competition, camp, award, or team that

518
is listed under subparagraph 1. or
subparagraph
2. and is not a

519
math olympiad.

520
4. Any governing organization of a math or science olympiad

521
under subparagraph 1.
o
r
subparagraph
2. must notify the

522
department
if it changes the name of a math or science olympiad,

523
respectively, but maintains substantially similar selectivity,

524
and if so, subparagraph 1. or
subparagraph
2. appl
ies
to the

525
renamed olympiad.

526
5. For a student to generate a supplement under this

527
paragraph for a math or science olympiad, the student’s school

528
must designate a math or science team, respectively, or

529
designate one or more teams as the teams for some combination

530
thereof; and the school must designate between 1 and 10 teachers

531
at the school to serve as coaches for math olympiads, or between

532
1 and 10 teachers at the school to serve as the coaches for

533
science olympiads, respectively, or designate 1 or more teachers

534
as the coaches for some combination thereof; however, the school

535
may not designate more than 20 total coaches across the math and

536
science olympiads.

537
6. Each school district and each SFO shall disburse 100

538
percent
of the value of the supplements generated by a student

539
under this paragraph as funds to the school
in which
the student

540
is enrolled. The school shall use the funds disbursed under this

541
paragraph as follows:

542
a. After applying the relevant multiplier under paragraph

543
(c), at least 50
percent
of the value of each supplement

544
generated by a student under this paragraph
must
be awarded as a

545
bonus to the respective coach. If multiple coaches are

546
designated for the respective competition, the bonus
must
be

547
divided
equally among them.

548
b. The math
and
science team
s
shall use the remaining

549
balance of funds for authorized expenses associated with any

550
regional, statewide, national, or international competitions

551
that the teams compete in during the school year or school

552
breaks, including math
and science
olympiads, and national

553
championships. These authorized expenses
may
include
only
fees

554
for students and teams to enter competitions or take competitive

555
exams, travel and lodging expenses for students and coaches,

556
meals for students and coaches, supplies and equipment that the

557
team
s
use for competitions, T-shirts and other apparel for

558
students and coaches
which
identif
y
the school or team, and any

559
costs incurred from hosting competitions. The teams may deposit

560
some or all of the funds disbursed under this subparagraph into

561
an account to use for any authorized expenses during future

562
school years and future school breaks.

563
(h) Bonuses awarded under this subsection
are
in addition

564
to any regular wage or other bonus the teacher received or is

565
scheduled to receive. A teacher who violates the security of any

566
assessment instrument that may result in a bonus being awarded

567
to the teacher under this subsection, including any dual

568
enrollment,
A
dvanced
P
lacement
, I
nternational
B
accalaureate
, or

569
A
dvanced
I
nternational
C
ertificate of
E
ducation
exam,
any
CAPE

570
industry certification
, or
math or science olympiad
,

may
not be

571
awarded any bonus under this subsection for at least
3
years

572
after the first violation and permanently after any further

573
violations, pursuant to an investigation under s. 1008.24.

574
(i) A student enrolled in a public school
,
or enrolled in a

575
private school and participat
ing
in a scholarship program under

576
s. 1002.394 or
s.
1002.395
,

is
exempt from the payment of any

577
fees for participating in any dual enrollment,
A
dvanced

578
P
lacement
, I
nternational
B
accalaureate
, or A
dvanced

579
I
nternational
C
ertificate of
E
ducation
program,
any
CAPE

580
industry certification
s
, career and technical education,
or math

581
or science olympiad,
including fees for exams
,
regardless of

582
whether the student passes the exams

The academic acceleration

583
options supplement is created to assist school districts in

584
providing academic acceleration options, career-themed courses,

585
and courses that lead to digital tool certificates and industry

586
certifications for prekindergarten through grade 12 students and

587
shall be allocated annually in the General Appropriations Act
.
588
(a)1. Each school district shall report its total number of

589
academic acceleration values in a format prescribed by the

590
Department of Education.

591
2. The supplement shall be allocated based on each school

592
district’s proportionate share of the state’s total academic

593
acceleration values.

594
3. For purposes of the amount of the supplement

595
appropriated in the fiscal year 2025-2026 General Appropriations

596
Act, an adjustment is included which will not be a part of the

597
supplement when the Florida Education Finance Program is

598
recalculated pursuant to paragraph (1)(a).

599
(b)1. A value of 0.16 is assigned to a student enrolled in

600
an early college program pursuant to s. 1007.273 who completes a

601
general education core course through the dual enrollment

602
program with a grade of “A” or better; however, the value is

603
0.08 if the student is not enrolled in an early college program.

604
A value of 0.08 shall be assigned to a student who completed a

605
career course through the dual enrollment program with a grade

606
of “A” in a pathway that leads to an industry certification that

607
is included on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List. A

608
value of 0.3 shall be assigned to a student who receives an

609
associate degree through the dual enrollment program with a 3.0

610
grade point average or better.

611
2. For the purposes of this paragraph, general education

612
core courses are those that are identified in rule by the State

613
Board of Education and in regulation by the Board of Governors

614
pursuant to s. 1007.25(3).

615
3. Each school district shall use the funds received from

616
the supplement for expenses associated with the applicable

617
courses; however, such funds may not be used by the school

618
district to supplant the district’s base Florida Education

619
Finance Program funds provided pursuant to paragraph (1)(n).

620
(c)1. A value of 0.16 is assigned to a student enrolled in

621
an Advanced Placement course who receives a score of 3 or higher

622
on the College Board Advanced Placement examination. A value of

623
0.3 is assigned to a student who receives an Advanced Placement

624
Capstone diploma.

625
2. From the funds received from the supplement, each school

626
district shall award a $50 bonus to each Advanced Placement

627
teacher for each student who achieves a score of 3 or higher on

628
the College Board Advanced Placement examination. Each school

629
district shall award an additional bonus of $500 to each

630
Advanced Placement teacher in a school designated with a grade

631
of “D” or “F” who has at least one student scoring 3 or higher

632
on the College Board Advanced Placement examination. The school

633
district shall use the remaining balance of funds for expenses

634
associated with the Advanced Placement courses to include the

635
cost for the Advanced Placement examination fee and for teacher

636
professional learning; however, such funds may not be used to

637
supplant the school district’s base Florida Education Finance

638
Program funds provided pursuant to paragraph (1)(n).

639
(d)1. A value of 0.16 is assigned to a student enrolled in

640
a full-credit Advanced International Certificate of Education

641
course and who receives a score of “E” or higher on the Advanced

642
International Certificate of Education examination. A value of

643
0.08 is assigned for a student enrolled in a half-credit

644
Advanced International Certificate of Education course and who

645
receives a score of “E” or higher on the Advanced International

646
Certificate of Education examination. A value of 0.3 is assigned

647
to a student who receives an Advanced International Certificate

648
of Education diploma.

649
2.a. From the funds received from the supplement, each

650
school district shall award a $50 bonus to each Advanced

651
International Certificate of Education teacher for each student

652
who receives a score of “E” or higher on the Advanced

653
International Certificate of Education examination or a $25

654
bonus to a pre-Advanced International Certificate of Education

655
teacher if the student received a score of “E” or higher on the

656
pre-Advanced International Certificate of Education examination.

657
Each school district shall award an additional bonus in the

658
amount of $500 to each teacher of an Advanced International

659
Certificate of Education course in a school designated with a

660
grade of “D” or “F” which has at least one student scoring an

661
“E” or higher on the applicable examination. Each school

662
district shall award an additional bonus in the amount of $250

663
to each teacher of a pre-Advanced International Certificate of

664
Education course in a school designated with a grade of “D” or

665
“F” which has at least one student scoring an “E” or higher on

666
the applicable examination. A teacher receiving a $500 bonus is

667
not eligible for the $250 bonus.

668
b. The school district shall use the remaining funds for

669
expenses associated with the applicable courses to include any

670
student program and examination fees; however, such funds may

671
not be used to supplant the district’s base Florida Education

672
Finance Program funds provided pursuant to paragraph (1)(n).

673
(e)1. A value of 0.16 is assigned to a student in an

674
International Baccalaureate course who receives a score of 4 or

675
higher on a subject examination or a score of “C” or higher on

676
the Theory of Knowledge course. A value of 0.3 is assigned to a

677
student who receives an International Baccalaureate diploma.

678
2. From the funds received from the supplement, each school

679
district shall award a $50 bonus to each International

680
Baccalaureate teacher for each student who achieves a score of 4

681
or higher on an International Baccalaureate examination or a “C”

682
or higher in the Theory of Knowledge course. Each school

683
district shall award an additional bonus of $500 if the

684
International Baccalaureate teacher is in a school designated

685
with a grade of “D” or “F” and has at least one student scoring

686
4 or higher on the International Baccalaureate examination or a

687
“C” or higher in the Theory of Knowledge course. The school

688
district shall use the remaining funds for expenses associated

689
with the applicable courses to include the cost of the

690
assessment fee for the International Baccalaureate diploma;

691
however, such funds may not be used to supplant the district’s

692
base Florida Education Finance Program funds provided pursuant

693
to paragraph (1)(n).

694
(f)1. A value of 0.025 is assigned to each student who

695
earns a CAPE Digital Tool certificate in elementary and middle

696
school grades. Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, this

697
value shall apply only to students in the elementary school

698
grades. A value of 0.1 is assigned to each student who completes

699
a career-themed course pursuant to ss. 1003.491-1003.493, or a

700
course with an embedded CAPE industry certification and is

701
issued an approved industry certification specifically

702
identified in the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List as a

703
CAPE Basic Non-articulated industry certification. A value of

704
0.2 is assigned to each student who completes a career-themed

705
course pursuant to ss. 1003.491-1003.493, or a course with an

706
embedded CAPE industry certification and is issued an approved

707
industry certification specifically identified in the CAPE

708
Industry Certification Funding List as a CAPE Basic Articulated

709
industry certification. A value of 0.3 is assigned to a high

710
school student who completes at least three courses and an

711
industry certification in a single career and technical

712
education program or program of study and who exits with a

713
standard high school diploma. Each industry certification must

714
be specifically identified in the CAPE Industry Certification

715
Funding List as a CAPE Pathways industry certification. A value

716
of 0.5 is assigned to a high school student who completes CAPE

717
Acceleration industry certifications that articulate for 15 to

718
29 college credit hours. A value of 1.0 is assigned to a high

719
school student who completes CAPE Acceleration industry

720
certifications that articulate for 30 or more college credit

721
hours.

722
2. From the funds received from the supplement, each school

723
district shall award the following bonuses to teachers who

724
provided instruction that led to the attainment of the assigned

725
student value:

726
a. A bonus of $25 for each student with an assigned value

727
of 0.1.

728
b. A bonus of $50 for each student with an assigned value

729
of 0.2.

730
c. A bonus of $75 for each student with an assigned value

731
of 0.3.

732
d. A bonus of $100 for each student with an assigned value

733
of 0.5 or 1.0.

734
3. The school district shall use the remaining funds for

735
expenses associated with the applicable courses; however, such

736
funds may not be used to supplant the district’s base Florida

737
Education Finance Program funds provided pursuant to paragraph

738
(1)(n).

739
(g) Bonuses awarded under this subsection shall be in

740
addition to any regular wage or other bonus the teacher received

741
or is scheduled to receive. A bonus may not be awarded to a

742
teacher who fails to maintain the security of any CAPE industry

743
certification examination or who otherwise violates the security

744
or administration protocol of any assessment instrument that may

745
result in a bonus being awarded to the teacher under this

746
subsection.

747
(h)1. A value of 0.25 is assigned to each student who

748
graduates one semester in advance of the student’s cohort and a

749
value of 0.5 is assigned to each student who graduates 1 year or

750
more in advance of the student’s cohort pursuant to s.

751
1003.4281. If the student was enrolled in the district as a

752
full-time high school student for at least 2 years, the district

753
must report the student in the subsequent fiscal year. If the

754
student was enrolled in the district for less than 2 years, the

755
district of enrollment must report the students and must

756
transfer a proportionate share of the funds earned for early

757
graduation to the district in which the student was previously

758
enrolled.

759
2. Each school district shall use the funds received from

760
the supplement for expenses associated with providing students

761
with early graduation options established pursuant to s.

762
1003.4281; however, such funds may not be used by the school

763
district to supplant the district’s base Florida Education

764
Finance Program funds provided pursuant to paragraph (1)(n).

765
(i) Beginning September 1, 2026, and each year thereafter,

766
each school district must report its prior year total

767
expenditures of its academic acceleration supplement funds to

768
the Legislature in a format prescribed by the Department of

769
Education.

770 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.