Senate Bill 1536
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Florida Senate - 1998 SB 1536
By Senator Turner
36-857A-98
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to high school graduation
3 requirements; providing additional science and
4 language requirements; revising the minimum
5 grade point average; providing an effective
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8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10 Section 1. (1) Notwithstanding any provision of law
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12 beginning with the 1998-1999 school year, the requirements for
13 a standard high school diploma in this state include:
14 (a) Two credits in algebra and one credit in geometry,
15 as determined by the state board.
16 (b) One credit in biology, one credit in chemistry,
17 and one credit in physics, or their equivalents, as determined
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19 (c) Two credits in the same foreign language. A
20 student whose native language is not English is exempt from
21 this requirement if the student demonstrates proficiency in
22 the native language. American sign language constitutes a
23 foreign language.
24 (2) To receive a high school diploma, a student must
25 have a minimum 2.0 grade point average in the subjects
26 required in subsection (1).
27 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 1998.
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3 Revises high school graduation requirements. Requires
algebra, geometry, biology, chemistry, physics, and
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