HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 1915
Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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11 Representative(s) Byrd offered the following:
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17 Section 4. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
18 232.246, Florida Statutes, is amended, to read:
19 232.246 General requirements for high school
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21 (1) Graduation requires successful completion of
22 either a minimum of 24 academic credits in grades 9 through 12
23 or an International Baccalaureate curriculum. The 24 credits
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25 (c) Three credits in science, two of which must have a
26 laboratory component. The State Board of Education may grant
27 an annual waiver of the laboratory requirement to a school
28 district that certifies that its laboratory facilities are
29 inadequate, provided the district submits a capital outlay
30 plan to provide adequate facilities and makes the funding of
31 this plan a priority of the school board. Effective July 1,
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HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 1915
Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
1 2001, Agriscience Foundations I, the core course in secondary
2 Agriscience and Natural Resources programs, counts as one of
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7 And the title is amended as follows:
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11 amending s. 232.236, F.S.; allowing agriscience to
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