SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. SB 1794

    Amendment No. 1

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11  The Committee on Fiscal Policy recommended the following

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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

15         On page 3, line 30, after the period "."

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17  insert:  The district interinstitutional articulation

18  agreement shall include a plan that outlines the mechanisms

19  and strategies for improving the preparation of elementary,

20  middle, and high school teachers. Effective collaboration

21  among school districts, postsecondary institutions, and

22  practicing educators is essential to improving teaching in

23  Florida's elementary and secondary schools and consequently,

24  the retention and success of students through high school

25  graduation and into postsecondary education. Professional

26  development programs shall be developed cooperatively and

27  include curricular content which focuses upon local and state

28  needs and responds to state, national, and district policy and

29  program priorities. School districts and community colleges

30  are encouraged to develop plans which utilize new

31  technologies, address critical needs in their implementation,

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. SB 1794

    Amendment No. 1





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 5  And the title is amended as follows:

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 9         providing that interinstitutional articulation

10         agreements include a plan outlining the

11         mechanisms and strategies for improving the

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