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Senator Gaetz moved the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment

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     Delete lines 59 through 83

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and insert:

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Algebra 1a, Algebra 1b, Algebra 1, Geometry, and Biology.

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Alternative credits shall be awarded for courses in which a

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student is not enrolled, but for which the student may earn

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academic credit by enrolling in another course or sequence of

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courses required to earn a nationally or state-recognized

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industry certificate, as defined by the Agency for Workforce

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Innovation in accordance with the criteria described in s.

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1003.492(2), of which the majority of the standards-based content

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in the course description is consistent with the alternative

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credit course description approved by the Department of

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Education.

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     (3) An alternative credit course is not subject to:

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     (a) The definition of credit under s. 1003.436;

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     (b) The time requirements of s. 1011.60(2); or

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     (c) The net hours of instruction requirements for purposes

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of determining full-time equivalency pursuant to s.

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1011.61(1)(a)1. under the Florida Education Finance Program.

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     (4) The Department of Education may approve a course as an

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alternative credit course pursuant to this section. In order to

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earn credit, each participating student must pass an end-of-

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course assessment that measures proficiency in the Sunshine State

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Standards addressed by the course. The Department of Education

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shall approve each end-of-course assessment and the minimum

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passing score for each assessment. Approved assessments shall be

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limited to assessments for

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