House Bill 1017

    Florida House of Representatives - 2000                HB 1017

        By Representative Wilson






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to courses of study; amending

  3         s. 232.246, F.S.; requiring instruction in

  4         parenting skills to be included in the one-half

  5         credit in life management skills required for

  6         graduation from high school; providing an

  7         effective date.

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

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11         Section 1.  Paragraph (i) of subsection (1) of section

12  232.246, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

13         232.246  General requirements for high school

14  graduation.--

15         (1)  Graduation requires successful completion of

16  either a minimum of 24 academic credits in grades 9 through 12

17  or an International Baccalaureate curriculum. The 24 credits

18  shall be distributed as follows:

19         (i)  One-half credit in life management skills to

20  include consumer education, positive emotional development,

21  marriage and relationship skill-based education, nutrition,

22  parenting skills, prevention of human immunodeficiency virus

23  infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome and other

24  sexually transmissible diseases, benefits of sexual abstinence

25  and consequences of teenage pregnancy, information and

26  instruction on breast cancer detection and breast

27  self-examination, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, drug

28  education, and the hazards of smoking.  Such credit shall be

29  given for a course to be taken by all students in either the

30  9th or 10th grade.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2000                HB 1017

    713-106A-00






  1  School boards may award a maximum of one-half credit in social

  2  studies and one-half elective credit for student completion of

  3  nonpaid voluntary community or school service work.  Students

  4  choosing this option must complete a minimum of 75 hours of

  5  service in order to earn the one-half credit in either

  6  category of instruction.  Credit may not be earned for service

  7  provided as a result of court action.  School boards that

  8  approve the award of credit for student volunteer service

  9  shall develop guidelines regarding the award of the credit,

10  and school principals are responsible for approving specific

11  volunteer activities. A course designated in the Course Code

12  Directory as grade 9 through grade 12 which is taken below the

13  9th grade may be used to satisfy high school graduation

14  requirements or Florida Academic Scholar's Certificate Program

15  requirements as specified in a district's pupil progression

16  plan.

17         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2000.

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20                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Requires instruction in parenting skills to be included
22    in the one-half credit in life management skills required
      for graduation from high school.
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