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By the Committees on Education/K-12, Education
Appropriations and Representatives Lynn, Wise, Turnbull,
Henriquez, Greenstein, Chestnut, Alexander, Rayson, Lacasa,
Sorensen, Posey, Casey, Harrington, Constantine, Andrews,
Fasano and Fiorentino
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to dual enrollment; amending s.
3 229.551, F.S.; clarifying the duty of the
4 Commissioner of Education regarding the common
5 course designation and numbering system for
6 postsecondary education in school districts;
7 revising the membership of the Articulation
8 Coordinating Committee; requiring the
9 Articulation Coordinating Committee to identify
10 and recommend to the State Board of Education
11 postsecondary courses that meet high school
12 graduation requirements; amending s. 232.246,
13 F.S.; providing for the award of credit toward
14 graduation requirements for equivalent courses
15 taken through dual enrollment; prohibiting
16 increased graduation requirements from applying
17 to dual enrollment students; deleting the
18 requirement that certain special instruction be
19 funded from the state compensatory education
20 funds of the district; amending s. 232.2462,
21 F.S.; revising the number of hours that equal
22 one full credit; requiring the Articulation
23 Coordinating Committee to define credit for
24 purposes of articulated acceleration programs;
25 amending s. 236.081, F.S.; providing community
26 college reimbursement for high school student
27 coenrollment, regardless of whether the
28 instruction counts as credit toward high school
29 graduation; removing an obsolete cross
30 reference; amending s. 240.116, F.S.;
31 clarifying the intent of articulated
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1 acceleration programs; clarifying funding for
2 dual enrollment; authorizing community college
3 boards of trustees to adopt additional
4 admissions criteria for dual enrollment
5 programs; providing requirements for such
6 additional requirements; prohibiting a school
7 district from refusing to enter into an
8 agreement with a community college if that
9 community college has the capacity to offer
10 dual enrollment courses; requiring that certain
11 information be provided to students regarding
12 dual enrollment programs; requiring school
13 districts to annually assess and meet the
14 demand for dual enrollment; requiring the
15 Articulation Coordinating Committee to develop
16 a statement containing certain information;
17 providing for distribution of the statement;
18 deleting the requirement that participating in
19 the early admission program be limited to
20 students who have completed a certain number of
21 semesters in secondary school; providing for
22 credit earned by home education students
23 through dual enrollment courses to apply toward
24 the completion of a home education program;
25 authorizing the adoption of rules; amending s.
26 240.1161, F.S.; requiring superintendents of
27 schools and community college presidents to
28 jointly develop and implement comprehensive
29 articulated acceleration programs; requiring
30 district interinstitutional articulation
31 agreements to include additional provisions
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1 regarding dual enrollment programs; requiring
2 the Articulation Coordinating Committee to
3 review articulation agreements and certify
4 common course code numbers of postsecondary
5 courses that meet high school graduation
6 requirements; requiring the Articulation
7 Coordinating Committee, rather than the
8 Department of Education, to approve courses for
9 inclusion in the dual enrollment program that
10 are contained within the common course
11 designation and numbering system; requiring the
12 Department of Education to provide the
13 Articulation Coordinating Committee with staff
14 support and resources; authorizing the adoption
15 of rules; providing an effective date.
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17 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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19 Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of section
20 229.551, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
21 229.551 Educational management.--
22 (1) The department is directed to identify all
23 functions which under the provisions of this act contribute
24 to, or comprise a part of, the state system of educational
25 accountability and to establish within the department the
26 necessary organizational structure, policies, and procedures
27 for effectively coordinating such functions. Such policies and
28 procedures shall clearly fix and delineate responsibilities
29 for various aspects of the system and for overall coordination
30 of the total system. The commissioner shall perform the
31 following duties and functions:
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1 (f) Development and coordination of a common course
2 designation and numbering system for postsecondary and dual
3 enrollment education in school districts, community colleges,
4 participating nonpublic postsecondary education institutions,
5 and the State University System which will improve program
6 planning, increase communication among all postsecondary
7 delivery systems, and facilitate student acceleration and the
8 transfer of students. The system shall not encourage or
9 require course content prescription or standardization or
10 uniform course testing, and the continuing maintenance of the
11 system shall be accomplished by appropriate faculty committees
12 representing public and participating nonpublic institutions.
13 The Articulation Coordinating Committee, whose membership
14 represents public and nonpublic postsecondary institutions,
15 shall:
16 1. Identify the highest demand degree programs within
17 the State University System.
18 2. Conduct a study of courses offered by universities
19 and accepted for credit toward a degree. The study shall
20 identify courses designated as either general education or
21 required as a prerequisite for a degree. The study shall also
22 identify these courses as upper-division level or
23 lower-division level.
24 3. Appoint faculty committees representing both
25 community college and university faculties to recommend a
26 single level for each course included in the common course
27 numbering and designation system. Any course designated as an
28 upper-division level course must be characterized by a need
29 for advanced academic preparation and skills that a student
30 would be unlikely to achieve without significant prior
31 coursework. A course that is offered as part of an associate
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1 in science degree program and as an upper-division course for
2 a baccalaureate degree shall be designated for both the lower
3 and upper division. Of the courses required for each
4 baccalaureate degree, at least half of the credit hours
5 required for the degree shall be achievable through courses
6 designated as lower-division courses, except in degree
7 programs approved by the Board of Regents pursuant to s.
8 240.209(5)(e). A course designated as lower-division may be
9 offered by any community college. The Articulation
10 Coordinating Committee shall recommend to the State Board of
11 Education the levels for the courses. The common course
12 numbering and designation system shall include the courses at
13 the recommended levels, and, by fall semester of 1996, the
14 registration process at each state university and community
15 college shall include the courses at their designated levels
16 and common course numbers.
17 4. Appoint faculty committees representing both
18 community college and university faculties to recommend those
19 courses identified to meet general education requirements
20 within the subject areas of communication, mathematics, social
21 sciences, humanities, and natural sciences. The Articulation
22 Coordinating Committee shall recommend to the State Board of
23 Education those courses identified to meet these general
24 education requirements by their common course code number. All
25 community colleges and state universities shall accept these
26 general education courses.
27 5. Appoint faculty committees representing both
28 community colleges and universities to recommend common
29 prerequisite courses and identify course substitutions when
30 common prerequisites cannot be established for degree programs
31 across all institutions. Faculty work groups shall adopt a
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1 strategy for addressing significant differences in
2 prerequisites, including course substitutions. The Board of
3 Regents shall be notified by the Articulation Coordinating
4 Committee when significant differences remain. Common degree
5 program prerequisites shall be offered and accepted by all
6 state universities and community colleges, except in cases
7 approved by the Board of Regents pursuant to s. 240.209(5)(f).
8 The Board of Regents shall work with the State Board of
9 Community Colleges on the development of a centralized
10 database containing the list of courses and course
11 substitutions that meet the prerequisite requirements for each
12 baccalaureate degree program.;
13 6. Appoint faculty committees representing public
14 school, community college, and university faculties to
15 identify postsecondary courses that meet the high school
16 graduation requirements of s. 232.246, and to establish the
17 number of postsecondary semester credit hours of instruction
18 and equivalent high school credits earned through dual
19 enrollment pursuant to s. 240.116 that are necessary to meet
20 high school graduation requirements. Such equivalencies shall
21 be determined solely on comparable course content and not on
22 seat-time traditionally allocated to such courses in high
23 school. The Articulation Coordinating Committee shall
24 recommend to the State Board of Education those courses
25 identified to meet high school graduation requirements, based
26 on mastery of course outcomes, by their common course code
27 number, and all high schools shall accept these postsecondary
28 education courses toward meeting the requirements of s.
29 232.246;
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1 Section 2. Subsection (1), paragraph (c) of subsection
2 (4), and subsection (9) of section 232.246, Florida Statutes,
3 are amended to read:
4 232.246 General requirements for high school
5 graduation.--
6 (1) Graduation requires successful completion of
7 either a minimum of 24 academic credits in grades 9 through 12
8 or an International Baccalaureate curriculum. The 24 credits
9 shall be distributed as follows:
10 (a) Four credits in English, with major concentration
11 in composition and literature.
12 (b) Three credits in mathematics. Effective for
13 students entering the 9th grade in the 1997-1998 school year
14 and thereafter, one of these credits must be Algebra I, a
15 series of courses equivalent to Algebra I, or a higher-level
16 mathematics course.
17 (c) Three credits in science, two of which must have a
18 laboratory component. The State Board of Education may grant
19 an annual waiver of the laboratory requirement to a school
20 district that certifies that its laboratory facilities are
21 inadequate, provided the district submits a capital outlay
22 plan to provide adequate facilities and makes the funding of
23 this plan a priority of the school board.
24 (d) One credit in American history.
25 (e) One credit in world history, including a
26 comparative study of the history, doctrines, and objectives of
27 all major political systems.
28 (f) One-half credit in economics, including a
29 comparative study of the history, doctrines, and objectives of
30 all major economic systems. The Florida Council on Economic
31 Education shall provide technical assistance to the department
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1 and local school boards in developing curriculum materials for
2 the study of economics.
3 (g) One-half credit in American government, including
4 study of the Constitution of the United States. For students
5 entering the 9th grade in the 1997-1998 school year and
6 thereafter, the study of Florida government, including study
7 of the State Constitution, the three branches of state
8 government, and municipal and county government, shall be
9 included as part of the required study of American government.
10 (h)1. One credit in practical arts career education or
11 exploratory career education. Any vocational course as
12 defined in s. 228.041(22) may be taken to satisfy the high
13 school graduation requirement for one credit in practical arts
14 or exploratory career education provided in this subparagraph;
15 2. One credit in performing fine arts to be selected
16 from music, dance, drama, painting, or sculpture. A course in
17 any art form, in addition to painting or sculpture, that
18 requires manual dexterity, or a course in speech and debate,
19 may be taken to satisfy the high school graduation requirement
20 for one credit in performing arts pursuant to this
21 subparagraph; or
22 3. One-half credit each in practical arts career
23 education or exploratory career education and performing fine
24 arts, as defined in this paragraph.
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26 Such credit for practical arts career education or exploratory
27 career education or for performing fine arts shall be made
28 available in the 9th grade, and students shall be scheduled
29 into a 9th grade course as a priority.
30 (i) One-half credit in life management skills to
31 include consumer education, positive emotional development,
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1 marriage and relationship skill-based education, nutrition,
2 prevention of human immunodeficiency virus infection and
3 acquired immune deficiency syndrome and other sexually
4 transmissible diseases, benefits of sexual abstinence and
5 consequences of teenage pregnancy, information and instruction
6 on breast cancer detection and breast self-examination,
7 cardiopulmonary resuscitation, drug education, and the hazards
8 of smoking. Such credit shall be given for a course to be
9 taken by all students in either the 9th or 10th grade.
10 (j) One credit in physical education to include
11 assessment, improvement, and maintenance of personal fitness.
12 Participation in an interscholastic sport at the junior
13 varsity or varsity level, for two full seasons, shall satisfy
14 the one-credit requirement in physical education if the
15 student passes a competency test on personal fitness with a
16 score of "C" or better. The competency test on personal
17 fitness must be developed by the Department of Education. A
18 school board may not require that the one credit in physical
19 education be taken during the 9th grade year.
20 (k) Eight and one-half elective credits.
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22 School boards may award a maximum of one-half credit in social
23 studies and one-half elective credit for student completion of
24 nonpaid voluntary community or school service work. Students
25 choosing this option must complete a minimum of 75 hours of
26 service in order to earn the one-half credit in either
27 category of instruction. Credit may not be earned for service
28 provided as a result of court action. School boards that
29 approve the award of credit for student volunteer service
30 shall develop guidelines regarding the award of the credit,
31 and school principals are responsible for approving specific
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1 volunteer activities. A course designated in the Course Code
2 Directory as grade 9 through grade 12 which is taken below the
3 9th grade may be used to satisfy high school graduation
4 requirements or Florida Academic Scholars award requirements
5 as specified in a district's pupil progression plan. A student
6 shall be granted credit toward meeting the requirements of
7 this subsection for equivalent courses, as identified pursuant
8 to s. 229.551(1)(f)6., taken through dual enrollment.
9 (4)
10 (c) District school boards are authorized and
11 encouraged to establish requirements for high school
12 graduation in excess of the minimum requirements; however, an
13 increase in academic credit or minimum grade point average
14 requirements shall not apply to those students enrolled in
15 grades 9 through 12 at the time the district school board
16 increases the requirements. In addition, any increase in
17 academic credit or minimum grade point average requirements
18 shall not apply to a student who earns credit toward the
19 graduation requirements of this section for equivalent courses
20 taken through dual enrollment.
21 (9) A student who meets all requirements prescribed in
22 subsections (1), (4), and (5) shall be awarded a standard
23 diploma in a form prescribed by the state board. A school
24 board may attach the Florida gold seal vocational endorsement
25 to a standard diploma or, instead of the standard diploma,
26 award differentiated diplomas to those exceeding the
27 prescribed minimums. A student who completes the minimum
28 number of credits and other requirements prescribed by
29 subsections (1) and (4), but who is unable to meet the
30 standards of paragraph (5)(a), paragraph (5)(b), or paragraph
31 (5)(c), shall be awarded a certificate of completion in a form
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1 prescribed by the state board. However, any student who is
2 otherwise entitled to a certificate of completion may elect to
3 remain in the secondary school either as a full-time student
4 or a part-time student for up to 1 additional year and receive
5 special instruction designed to remedy his or her identified
6 deficiencies. This special instruction shall be funded from
7 the state compensatory education funds of the district.
8 Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
9 232.2462, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
10 232.2462 Definition of "credit".--
11 (1)(a) For the purposes of requirements for high
12 school graduation, one full credit means a minimum of 135 150
13 hours of bona fide instruction in a designated course of study
14 which contains student performance standards as provided for
15 in s. 232.2454. The Articulation Coordinating Committee shall
16 determine the number of postsecondary Six semester credit
17 hours of instruction which are earned through dual enrollment
18 pursuant to s. 240.116 and which satisfy the requirements of a
19 district's interinstitutional articulation agreement according
20 to s. 240.1161 that also equal one full credit of the
21 equivalent high school course identified pursuant to s.
22 229.551(1)(f)6.
23 Section 4. Paragraphs (h) and (i) of subsection (1) of
24 section 236.081, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
25 236.081 Funds for operation of schools.--If the annual
26 allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each
27 district for operation of schools is not determined in the
28 annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing
29 the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as
30 follows:
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1 (1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR
2 OPERATION.--The following procedure shall be followed in
3 determining the annual allocation to each district for
4 operation:
5 (h) Coenrollment Instruction outside required number
6 of school days.--Students in grades 9 through 12 may be
7 counted as full-time equivalent students for instruction
8 provided outside the required school days or year if such
9 instruction counts as credit toward high school graduation.
10 However, If a high school student wishes to earn high school
11 credits from a community college and enrolls in one or more
12 adult secondary education courses at the community college,
13 the community college shall be reimbursed for the costs
14 incurred because of the high school student's coenrollment as
15 provided in the General Appropriations Act.
16 (i) Instruction in family and consumer
17 sciences.--Students in grades K through 12 who are enrolled
18 for more than six semesters in practical arts family and
19 consumer sciences courses as defined in s. 228.041(22)(a)4.
20 may not be counted as full-time equivalent students for this
21 instruction.
22 Section 5. Subsections (1), (2), and (3), and
23 paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section 240.116, Florida
24 Statutes, are amended, and subsection (8) is added to said
25 section, to read:
26 240.116 Articulated acceleration.--
27 (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that a variety
28 of articulated acceleration mechanisms be available for
29 secondary and postsecondary students attending public
30 educational institutions. It is intended that articulated
31 acceleration serve to shorten the time necessary for a student
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1 to complete the requirements associated with the conference of
2 a high school diploma and a postsecondary degree, broaden the
3 scope of curricular options available to students, or increase
4 the depth of study available for a particular subject. It is
5 the intent of the Legislature that students who meet the
6 eligibility requirements of this subsection and who choose to
7 participate in dual enrollment programs be exempt from the
8 payment of registration, matriculation, and laboratory fees.
9 Such fees for dually enrolled students shall be reimbursed to
10 participating postsecondary institutions as provided annually
11 in the General Appropriations Act. However, a postsecondary
12 institution that earns dual enrollment FTE funds from the
13 Florida Education Finance Program as a charter school shall
14 not be eligible for the tuition reimbursement. Articulated
15 acceleration mechanisms shall include, but not be limited to,
16 dual enrollment, early admission, advanced placement, credit
17 by examination, and the International Baccalaureate Program.
18 The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for any dual
19 enrollment programs involving requirements for high school
20 graduation.
21 (2)(a)1. The dual enrollment program is the enrollment
22 of an eligible secondary student in a postsecondary course
23 creditable toward a vocational certificate or an associate or
24 baccalaureate degree. For the purpose of this subparagraph,
25 an eligible secondary student is a student who is enrolled in
26 a Florida public secondary school or in a Florida nonpublic
27 secondary school which is in compliance with s. 229.808 and
28 conducts a secondary curriculum pursuant to s. 232.246.
29 Students enrolled in postsecondary instruction that is not
30 creditable toward the high school diploma shall not be
31 classified as dual enrollments. Students who are eligible for
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1 dual enrollment pursuant to this section shall be permitted to
2 enroll in dual enrollment courses may take courses conducted
3 during school hours, after school hours, and during the summer
4 term. Instructional time for such enrollment may exceed 900
5 hours; however, the school district may only report the
6 student for a maximum of 1.0 FTE, as provided in s.
7 236.013(5). Any student so enrolled is exempt from the payment
8 of registration, matriculation, and laboratory fees. With the
9 exception of vocational-preparatory instruction,
10 college-preparatory instruction and other forms of
11 precollegiate instruction, as well as physical education
12 courses that focus on the physical execution of a skill rather
13 than the intellectual attributes of the activity, are
14 ineligible for inclusion in the dual enrollment program.
15 Recreation and leisure studies courses shall be evaluated
16 individually in the same manner as physical education courses
17 for potential inclusion in the program.
18 2. The Department of Education shall adopt guidelines
19 designed to achieve comparability across school districts of
20 both student qualifications and teacher qualifications for
21 dual enrollment courses. Student qualifications must
22 demonstrate readiness for college-level coursework if the
23 student is to be enrolled in college courses. Student
24 qualifications must demonstrate readiness for vocational-level
25 coursework if the student is to be enrolled in vocational
26 courses. In addition to the common placement examination,
27 student qualifications for enrollment in college credit dual
28 enrollment courses must include a 3.0 unweighted grade point
29 average, and student qualifications for enrollment in
30 vocational certificate dual enrollment courses must include a
31 2.0 unweighted grade point average. Exceptions to the required
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1 grade point averages may be granted if the educational
2 entities agree and the terms of the agreement are contained
3 within the dual enrollment interinstitutional articulation
4 agreement. Community college boards of trustees may establish
5 additional admissions criteria, which shall be included in the
6 district interinstitutional articulation agreement developed
7 according to s. 240.1161, to ensure student readiness for
8 postsecondary instruction. Additional requirements included in
9 the agreement shall not arbitrarily prohibit students who have
10 demonstrated the ability to master advanced courses from
11 participating in dual enrollment courses. School districts may
12 not refuse to enter into an agreement with a local community
13 college if that community college has the capacity to offer
14 dual enrollment courses.
15 (b) Vocational dual enrollment shall be provided as a
16 curricular option for secondary students to pursue in order to
17 earn a series of elective credits toward the high school
18 diploma. However, vocational dual enrollment shall not
19 supplant student acquisition of the diploma. Vocational dual
20 enrollment shall be available for secondary students seeking a
21 degree or certificate from a complete job-preparatory program,
22 but shall not sustain student enrollment in isolated
23 vocational courses. It is the intent of the Legislature that
24 vocational dual enrollment be implemented as a positive
25 measure. The provision of a comprehensive academic and
26 vocational dual enrollment program within the
27 vocational-technical center or community college is supportive
28 of legislative intent; however, such provision is not
29 mandatory.
30 (c)1. Each school district shall inform all secondary
31 students of dual enrollment as an educational option and
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1 mechanism for acceleration. Students shall be informed of
2 eligibility criteria, the option for taking dual enrollment
3 courses beyond the regular school year, and the 24 minimum
4 academic credits required for graduation. School districts
5 shall annually assess the demand for dual enrollment and other
6 advanced courses and the district school board shall consider
7 strategies and programs to meet that demand.
8 2. The Articulation Coordinating Committee shall
9 develop a statement on transfer guarantees that will inform
10 students, prior to enrollment in a dual enrollment course, of
11 the potential for the dual enrollment course to articulate as
12 an elective or a general education course into a postsecondary
13 education certificate or degree program. The statement shall
14 be provided to each district superintendent of schools, who
15 shall include the statement in the information provided to all
16 secondary students required pursuant to this paragraph. The
17 statement may also include additional information including,
18 but not limited to, dual enrollment options, guarantees,
19 privileges, and responsibilities.
20 (3) Early admission shall be a form of dual enrollment
21 through which eligible secondary students enroll in a
22 postsecondary institution on a full-time basis in courses that
23 are creditable toward the high school diploma and the
24 associate or baccalaureate degree. Participation in the early
25 admission program shall be limited to students who have
26 completed a minimum of 6 semesters of full-time secondary
27 enrollment, including studies undertaken in the ninth grade.
28 Students enrolled pursuant to this subsection shall be exempt
29 from the payment of registration, matriculation, and
30 laboratory fees.
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1 (7)(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide
2 articulated acceleration mechanisms for students who are in
3 home education programs, as defined in s. 228.041(34),
4 consistent with the educational opportunities available to
5 public and private secondary school students. Home education
6 students may participate in dual enrollment, vocational dual
7 enrollment, early admission, and credit by examination. Credit
8 earned by home education students through dual enrollment
9 shall apply toward the completion of a home education program
10 that meets the requirements of s. 232.0201.
11 (8) The State Board of Education may adopt rules
12 necessary to implement the provisions of this section pursuant
13 to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54.
14 Section 6. Subsections (1), (4), and (6), and
15 paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 240.1161, Florida
16 Statutes, are amended, and subsections (7) and (8) are added
17 to said section, to read:
18 240.1161 District interinstitutional articulation
19 agreements.--
20 (1) Superintendents of schools and community college
21 presidents shall jointly develop and implement are responsible
22 for the development and implementation of a comprehensive
23 articulated acceleration program for the students enrolled in
24 their respective school districts and service areas. Within
25 this general responsibility, each superintendent and president
26 shall develop a comprehensive interinstitutional articulation
27 agreement for the school district and community college that
28 serves the school district. The superintendent and president
29 shall establish an articulation committee for the purpose of
30 developing this agreement. Each state university president is
31 encouraged to designate a university representative to
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1 participate in the development of the interinstitutional
2 articulation agreements for each school district within the
3 university service area.
4 (2) The district interinstitutional articulation
5 agreement for each school year must be completed before high
6 school registration for the fall term of the following school
7 year. The agreement must include, but is not limited to, the
8 following components:
9 (b)1. A delineation of courses and programs available
10 to students eligible to participate in composed of dual
11 enrollment.
12 2. A delineation of the process by which students and
13 their parents are informed about opportunities to participate
14 in articulated acceleration programs.
15 3. A delineation of the process by which students and
16 their parents exercise their option to participate in an
17 articulated acceleration program.
18 4. A delineation of high school credits earned for
19 completion of each dual enrollment course.
20 5. Provision for postsecondary courses that meet the
21 criteria for inclusion in a district articulated acceleration
22 program to be counted toward meeting the graduation
23 requirements of s. 232.246.
24 6.2. An identification of eligibility criteria for
25 student participation in dual enrollment courses and programs.
26 7.3. A delineation of institutional responsibilities
27 regarding student screening prior to enrollment and monitoring
28 student performance subsequent to enrollment in dual
29 enrollment courses and programs.
30 8.4. An identification of the criteria by which the
31 quality of dual enrollment courses and programs are to be
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1 judged and a delineation of institutional responsibilities for
2 the maintenance of instructional quality.
3 9.5. A delineation of institutional responsibilities
4 for assuming the cost of dual enrollment courses and programs
5 that includes such responsibilities for student instructional
6 materials.
7 10.6. An identification of responsibility for
8 providing student transportation if the dual enrollment
9 instruction is conducted at a facility other than the high
10 school campus.
11 11.7. A delineation of the process for converting
12 college credit hours earned through dual enrollment and early
13 admission programs to high school credit based on mastery of
14 course outcomes as determined by the Articulation Coordinating
15 Committee in accordance with s. 229.551(1)(f)6.
16 (4) The Articulation Coordinating Committee shall
17 review each articulation agreement and certify the common
18 course code number of postsecondary courses that meet each
19 district's graduation requirements. Courses and programs may
20 be added to or deleted from the district interinstitutional
21 articulation agreement at any time. Such additions and
22 deletions must be mutually approved by the superintendent of
23 schools and community college president before incorporation
24 into the agreement.
25 (6) The Articulation Coordinating Committee Department
26 of Education shall approve any course for inclusion in the
27 dual enrollment program that is contained within the common
28 course designation and numbering system. However,
29 college-preparatory and other forms of precollegiate
30 instruction, and physical education and other courses that
31 focus on the physical execution of a skill rather than the
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1 intellectual attributes of the activity, may not be so
2 approved, but must be evaluated individually for potential
3 inclusion in the dual enrollment program.
4 (7) The Department of Education shall provide the
5 Articulation Coordinating Committee with the staff support and
6 resources necessary to implement the provisions of this
7 section.
8 (8) The State Board of Education may adopt rules
9 necessary to implement the provisions of this section pursuant
10 to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54.
11 Section 7. This act shall take effect July 1, 2000.
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