SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. HB 3407, 2nd Eng.

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11  Senator Horne moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 1, between lines 22 and 23,

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17         Section 2.  Subsections (4) through (8) of section

18  232.246, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (5)

19  through (9), respectively, subsections (9) and (10) are

20  renumbered and amended, and a new subsection (4) is added to

21  said section, to read:

22         232.246  General requirements for high school

23  graduation.--

24         (4)  High school juniors and seniors who are designated

25  by their principals as qualified to act as tutors for other

26  students in a specific academic area, and who engage in

27  tutoring under the supervision of qualified instructional

28  personnel and pursuant to a written agreement between

29  themselves, the school, and each student tutored, shall be

30  awarded one-half credit toward graduation for each semester

31  served. Each written agreement entered into under this

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 1  subsection shall specify the time, place, and manner of

 2  tutoring. At the end of each semester, each tutor's

 3  effectiveness shall be evaluated by his or her supervising

 4  instructor. One-fourth additional credit per semester toward

 5  graduation may be awarded to any student tutor who is deemed

 6  worthy. Any student tutor whose performance is deemed

 7  unsatisfactory may be precluded from participating in the

 8  tutoring program until such time as, in the judgment of his or

 9  her supervising instructor, any deficiencies have been

10  corrected. A supervising instructor need not preclude a

11  student's participation if, in his or her professional

12  judgment, any deficiencies can be corrected while the student

13  tutor continues his or her participation. Any measure of

14  effectiveness used to evaluate student tutors shall include,

15  but not be limited to, measurable academic progress or

16  improvement on behalf of the students tutored.

17         (10)(9)  A student who meets all requirements

18  prescribed in subsections (1), (5) (4), and (6) (5) shall be

19  awarded a standard diploma in a form prescribed by the state

20  board.  A school board may attach the Florida gold seal

21  vocational endorsement to a standard diploma or, instead of

22  the standard diploma, award differentiated diplomas to those

23  exceeding the prescribed minimums. A student who completes the

24  minimum number of credits and other requirements prescribed by

25  subsections (1) and (5) (4), but who is unable to meet the

26  standards of paragraph (6)(a) (5)(a), paragraph (6)(b) (5)(b),

27  or paragraph (6)(c) (5)(c), shall be awarded a certificate of

28  completion in a form prescribed by the state board. However,

29  any student who is otherwise entitled to a certificate of

30  completion may elect to remain in the secondary school either

31  as a full-time student or a part-time student for up to 1

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 1  additional year and receive special instruction designed to

 2  remedy his or her identified deficiencies.  This special

 3  instruction shall be funded from the state compensatory

 4  education funds of the district.

 5         (11)(10)  The public hearing and consideration required

 6  in subsection (9) (8) shall not be construed to amend or

 7  nullify the requirements of security relating to the contents

 8  of examinations or assessment instruments and related

 9  materials or data as prescribed in s. 232.248.

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11  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)

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15  And the title is amended as follows:

16         On page 1, line 6, after the semicolon

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19         amending s. 232.246, F.S.; providing for the

20         award of credit toward graduation for students

21         who act as tutors; specifying requirements for

22         student tutors and evaluation procedures;

23         correcting cross references;

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