Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 6A-1.0451 - Florida Education Finance Program Student Membership Surveys
(1) The
Commissioner shall prescribe the methods for completing and reporting full-time
equivalent (FTE) student membership surveys and transported student membership
surveys in each school district for the Florida Education Finance Program
(FEFP) in the publication titled "Full-time Equivalent (FTE) General
Instructions, 2023-24, " (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16358),
which is hereby incorporated by reference in this rule. The instructions may be
obtained from the Bureau of School Business Services, Office of Funding and
Financial Reporting, Department of Education, 325 West Gaines Street,
Tallahassee, Florida 32399.
(2) The
Commissioner shall have the authority to establish for any school district or
school an alternate date for an FTE student membership survey or transported
student membership survey within eight (8) weeks of the regular statewide
survey if evidence is submitted by the school district that indicates an
abnormal fluctuation in student membership has occurred at the time of the
statewide survey. The alternate date shall be established by the Commissioner
prior to conducting the survey. In determining what constitutes an abnormal
fluctuation, the Commissioner shall examine the historical trends in student
membership and limit consideration to changes in which there is a variation in
excess of twenty-five (25) percent in any school, or five (5) percent in the
district between the membership count at the time of the statewide membership
count and the alternate membership count due to factors such as major student
boycotts; civil disturbances; in-migration or out-migration in agricultural,
industrial, and federal installations or contractors; or providential causes
beyond the control of the district school board.
(3) The Commissioner may approve an
alternative to the instructions for completing the surveys, reporting the data
to the department and maintaining student records for audit purposes for a
given district based on an emergency, a pilot study, or increased effectiveness
and efficiency in data collection or reporting.
(4) During the year, at least four (4)
full-time equivalent student membership surveys shall be conducted under the
administrative direction of and on a schedule provided by the Commissioner.
Students in a program scheduled for fewer than one hundred eighty (180) school
days, or the hourly equivalent as provided in Rule
6A-1.045111, F.A.C., in any FTE
student membership survey shall be a fraction of an FTE student as provided in
Section 1011.61(1),
F.S. The four (4) survey periods, insofar as practicable, shall be scheduled to
take the extended school year, staggered school year, and other variations of
or from the regular one hundred eighty-day school year into consideration. In
addition to the four (4) full-time equivalent student membership surveys
(Surveys 1-4), Survey 5 collects end-of-year student academic data. School
districts may submit amendments to student membership survey data in accordance
with the following schedule: Survey Period 1 (July) may not be amended after
September 30 following the survey; Survey Period 2 (October) may not be amended
after December 15 following the survey; Survey Period 3 (February) may not be
amended after April 15 following the survey; Survey Period 4 (June) may not be
amended after August 15 following the survey, or until a membership survey
audit as required by Rule
6A-1.0453, F.A.C., has been
completed, whichever shall take place first. Survey Period 5 (Academic Year
Cumulative) may not be amended after October 31 following the survey.
Adjustments for errors in reported FTE identified after the FTE survey
amendment deadline that result in a negative funding adjustment will be
included in the subsequent calculation of the FEFP.
(5) For purposes of transportation, students
with disabilities under Section
1011.68(5),
F.S., shall be those students with disabilities for whom school bus
transportation is impractical or unavailable for reasons related to the
student's individual needs and circumstances. Such needs and circumstances
shall be documented on the student's individual educational plan.
(6) For students in all special programs, a
student's FTE membership shall be reported in the respective special program
cost factor prescribed in Section
1011.62(1)(c),
F.S., when the student is eligible and is attending a class, course, or program
that has met all of the criteria for the special program cost factor. In
addition, when reporting program membership, each student shall be reported in
the same special program category as reported in the FTE membership
survey.
(7) ESE 135, Department of
Juvenile Justice FTE School Funding Certification is hereby incorporated by
reference and made a part of this rule. This form may be obtained from the
Bureau of School Business Services, Office of Funding and Financial Reporting,
Department of Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida
32399.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 1001.02(1), (2)(n), 1011.60(1), 1011.62(1), 1011.68 FS. Law Implemented 1011.62(1), 1011.68 FS.
New 4-19-74, Amended 10-31-74, Repromulgated 12-5-74, Amended 6-1-75, 1-29-76, 4-12-78, 8-2-79, 2-4-81, 7-28-81, 4-27-82, 7-13-83, 7-10-85, Formerly 6A-1.451, Amended 3-12-86, 9-30-87, 10-31-88, 12-5-90, 10-26-94, 12-15-98, 3-24-08, 5-3-10, 4-22-14, 12-23-14, 6-23-16, 6-20-17, 9-19-17, 9-18-18, 12-22-19, 10-27-20, 11-23-21, 12-4-22, 2-20-24.
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