HOUSE AMENDMENT

    115-192AXA-38                               Bill No. CS/HB 259

    Amendment No. 22 (for drafter's use only)

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11  Representative(s) Frankel and Logan offered the following:

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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 28, between lines 24 and 25,

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17         Section 7.  Paragraph (e) is added to subsection (1) of

18  section 240.115, Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, to read:

19         240.115  Articulation agreement; acceleration

20  mechanisms.--The Commissioner of Education, in conjunction

21  with the State School Readiness Governing Board, the

22  Postsecondary Education Planning Commission, and the Education

23  Standards Commission, shall conduct a statewide assessment to

24  determine the extent and nature of instruction for those who

25  work or are training to work in the fields of child care and

26  early childhood education, as well as an assessment of the

27  market demand for individuals trained at various levels.

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29         (e)  The Articulation Coordinating Committee shall

30  establish an articulated career path for school

31  readiness-related professions, which shall lead from

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

    115-192AXA-38                               Bill No. CS/HB 259

    Amendment No. 22 (for drafter's use only)





 1  entry-level employment in child care and early childhood

 2  education to a baccalaureate degree. The career path shall

 3  provide for the articulation of:

 4         1.  Vocational credit to college credit;

 5         2.  Associate in science and associate in arts degrees

 6  to baccalaureate degree programs;

 7         3.  Credit awarded by public and private institutions;

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 9         4.  Credit for experiential learning associated with

10  minimum training requirements for employment. The Articulation

11  Coordinating Committee shall ensure that the articulation of

12  such credit does not jeopardize the receiving institution's

13  accreditation status.

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15  By fall semester 2001, the articulation agreement must

16  guarantee the statewide articulation of appropriate coursework

17  as established in the career path.

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21  And the title is amended as follows:

22         On page 2, line 24,

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24  after the semicolon insert:

25         amending s. 240.115, F.S.; requiring the

26         Articulation Coordinating Committee to

27         establish a career path for school

28         readiness-related professions;

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