HOUSE AMENDMENT

                           Bill No. CS/CS/HB 63 & others, 1st Eng.

    Amendment No.     (for drafter's use only)

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11  Representative(s) Spratt, Lynn, Feeney, Boyd, and Kilmer

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14         Amendment (with title amendment) 

15         On page 144, between lines 5 and 6,

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18         Section 24.  Based on recommendations of a task force

19  appointed by the Commissioner of Education, the State Board of

20  Education shall adopt rules for speech-language services to

21  school districts that qualify for the sparsity supplement as

22  described in s. 236.081(6), F.S. These services may be

23  provided by baccalaureate degree level persons for a period of

24  3 years. The rules shall authorize the delivery of

25  speech-language services by baccalaureate degree level persons

26  under the direction of a certified speech-language pathologist

27  with a master's degree or higher. By October 1, 2003, these

28  rules shall be reviewed by the State Board of Education.

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                           Bill No. CS/CS/HB 63 & others, 1st Eng.

    Amendment No.     (for drafter's use only)





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 2  And the title is amended as follows:

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 6         directing the State Board of Education to adopt

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