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House Bill 0837




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                 HB 837

        By Representative Andrews






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to student report cards;

  3         requiring school districts to establish and

  4         publish policies for the content and regular

  5         issuance of student report cards depicting both

  6         academic and conduct performance by all

  7         students; prohibiting student exemption from

  8         academic performance requirements; requiring

  9         annual progress monitoring and reporting by the

10         Department of Education; providing an effective

11         date.

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13  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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15         Section 1.  (1)  Each school district shall establish

16  and publish policies requiring the content and regular

17  issuance of student report cards for all elementary school,

18  middle school, and high school students.  These report cards

19  must clearly depict and grade both:

20         (a)  The student's academic performance in each class

21  or course, which must be based upon examinations as well as

22  written papers, class participation, and other academic

23  performance criteria.

24         (b)  The student's conduct.  The conduct grade must

25  consist of both the student's attendance, including absences

26  and tardiness, and the student's behavior, including manners,

27  deportment, and attire.

28         (2)  School districts shall not allow schools to exempt

29  students from academic performance requirements based on

30  practices or policies designed to encourage student

31  attendance.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                 HB 837

    571-131A-97






  1         (3)  The Department of Education shall annually monitor

  2  and report school district progress pursuant to subsections

  3  (1) and (2).

  4         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1997.

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      Requires school districts to establish and publish
  9    policies for the content and regular issuance of student
      report cards depicting both academic and conduct
10    performance by all students.  Prohibits student exemption
      from academic performance requirements based on practices
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      Requires annual progress monitoring and reporting.
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