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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVIII
EARLY LEARNING-20 EDUCATION CODE
Chapter 1010
FINANCIAL MATTERS
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F.S. 1010.20
1010.20 Cost accounting and reporting for school districts.
(1) COST ACCOUNTING.Each school district shall account for expenditures of all state, local, and federal funds on a school-by-school and a district-aggregate basis in accordance with the manual developed by the Department of Education or as provided by law.
(2) COST REPORTING.
(a) Each district shall report on a district-aggregate basis expenditures for inservice training pursuant to s. 1011.62(3) and for categorical programs as provided in s. 1011.62(17).
(b) Each district shall report to the department on a school-by-school and on an aggregate district basis expenditures for:
1. Each program funded in s. 1011.62(1)(c).
2. Total operating costs as reported pursuant to s. 1010.215.
3. Expenditures for classroom instruction pursuant to the calculation in s. 1010.215(4)(b)1. and 2.
(c) The department shall:
1. Categorize all public schools and districts into appropriate groups based primarily on average full-time equivalent student enrollment as reported on the most recent student membership survey under s. 1011.62 and in state board rule to determine groups of peer schools and districts.
2. Annually calculate for each public school, district, and for the entire state, the percentage of classroom expenditures to total operating expenditures reported in subparagraphs (b)2. and 3. The results shall be categorized pursuant to this paragraph.
3. Annually calculate for all public schools, districts, and the state, the average percentage of classroom expenditures to total operating expenditures reported in subparagraphs (b)2. and 3. The results shall be categorized pursuant to this paragraph.
4. Develop a web-based fiscal transparency tool that identifies public schools and districts that produce high academic achievement based on the ratio of classroom instruction expenditures to total expenditures. The fiscal transparency tool shall combine the data calculated pursuant to this paragraph with the student performance measurements calculated pursuant to s. 1012.34(7) to determine the financial efficiency of each public school and district. The results shall be displayed in an easy to use format that enables the user to compare performance among public schools and districts.
(d) The Commissioner of Education shall present to the Legislature, prior to the opening of the regular session each year, a district-by-district report of the expenditures reported pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b). The report shall include total expenditures, a detailed analysis showing expenditures for each program, and such other data as may be useful for management of the education system. The Commissioner of Education shall also compute cost factors relative to the base student allocation for each funded program in s. 1011.62(1)(c).
(3) PROGRAM EXPENDITURE REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Each district shall expend at least the percent of the funds generated by each of the programs listed in this section on the aggregate total school costs for such programs:
1. Kindergarten and grades 1, 2, and 3, 90 percent.
2. Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, 80 percent.
3. Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, 80 percent.
4. Programs for exceptional students, on an aggregate program basis, 90 percent.
5. Grades 7 through 12 career education programs, on an aggregate program basis, 80 percent.
6. Students-at-risk programs, on an aggregate program basis, 80 percent.
7. Juvenile justice programs, on an aggregate program basis, 95 percent.
8. Any new program established and funded under s. 1011.62(1)(c), that is not included under subparagraphs 1.-7., on an aggregate basis as appropriate, 80 percent.
(b) Funds for inservice training established in s. 1011.62(3) and for categorical programs established in s. 1011.62(17) shall be expended for the costs of the identified programs as provided by law and in accordance with the rules of the State Board of Education.
History.s. 537, ch. 2002-387; s. 5, ch. 2004-333; s. 127, ch. 2004-357; s. 13, ch. 2006-27; s. 8, ch. 2018-5; s. 52, ch. 2022-154; s. 37, ch. 2023-245.

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Brechner v. INC. VIL. OF LAKE SUCCESS

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1960-09-16T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 25 Misc. 2d 920

Snippet: . Corp. v. Town of Oyster Bay, 279 App. Div. 1010; Twenty-One White Plains Corp. v. Village of Hastings