Florida Senate - 2011                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1194
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  03/14/2011           .                                
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       The Committee on Higher Education (Oelrich) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 104 - 158
    4  and insert:
    5         (2) To improve and facilitate articulation systemwide, the
    6  State Board of Education and the Board of Governors shall
    7  collaboratively establish recommend policies and guidelines to
    8  the Legislature with input from statewide K-20 advisory groups
    9  established by the Commissioner of Education and the Chancellor
   10  of the State University System and shall recommend the policies
   11  and guidelines to the Legislature. relating to:
   12         (a) The alignment between the exit requirements of one
   13  system and the admissions requirements of another system into
   14  which students typically transfer.
   15         (b) The identification of common courses, the level of
   16  courses, institutional participation in a statewide course
   17  numbering system, and the transferability of credits among such
   18  institutions.
   19         (c) Identification of courses that meet general education
   20  or common degree program prerequisite requirements at public
   21  postsecondary educational institutions.
   22         (d) Dual enrollment course equivalencies.
   23         (e) Articulation agreements.
   24         (3) The Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the
   25  Chancellor of the State University System, shall establish the
   26  Articulation Coordinating Committee, which shall report to the
   27  commissioner. The committee shall be a K-20 advisory group that
   28  consists of members representing the State University System,
   29  the Florida College System, public career and technical
   30  education, public K-12 education, and nonpublic education, with
   31  at least one member representing students. The commissioner
   32  shall appoint a chair from the membership. The committee shall:
   33         (a) Propose monitoring, compliance, and reporting systems
   34  to facilitate and ensure institutional compliance with state
   35  articulation policies.
   36         (b) Monitor the alignment between the exit requirements of
   37  one system and the admissions requirements of another system
   38  into which students typically transfer.
   39         (c) Propose guidelines for interinstitutional agreements
   40  between and among public schools, career and technical education
   41  centers, Florida College System institutions, and state
   42  universities.
   43         (d) Establish dual enrollment course and high school
   44  subject area equivalencies.
   45         (e) Establish groups of public and nonpublic educational
   46  institution representatives to facilitate articulation.
   47         (f) Conduct a continuing review of statewide articulation
   48  statutes, rules, regulations, and agreements and make
   49  recommendations to the State Board of Education and the Board of
   50  Governors for revisions.
   51         (g) Review the statewide course numbering system, the
   52  levels of courses, and the application of transfer credit
   53  requirements from public and nonpublic institutions
   54  participating in the statewide course numbering system,
   55  including, but not limited to, instances of student transfer and
   56  admissions difficulties.
   57         (h) Identify courses that meet general education or common
   58  degree program prerequisite requirements at public postsecondary
   59  institutions.
   60         (i) Examine statewide data regarding articulation,
   61  recommend resolutions for issues, and propose programmatic and
   62  budget policies and procedures to improve articulation
   63  throughout the K-20 education system.
   64         (j) Recommend roles and responsibilities of public
   65  education entities in interfacing with the single, statewide
   66  computer-assisted student advising system established pursuant
   67  to s. 1007.28, including, but not limited to, functionality
   68  requirements, data needs, and appropriate reporting timelines.