Senate Bill sb1354

    Florida Senate - 2002                                  SB 1354

    By Senator Lawson





    3-1335-02

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to requirements for high school

  3         graduation; amending s. 232.246, F.S.;

  4         requiring that the one-half credit in

  5         life-management skills required for high school

  6         graduation include the principles and skills of

  7         responsible parenting; providing an effective

  8         date.

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

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

13  232.246, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

14         232.246  General requirements for high school

15  graduation.--

16         (1)  Graduation requires successful completion of

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

18  or an International Baccalaureate curriculum. The 24 credits

19  shall be distributed as follows:

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

21  include consumer education, positive emotional development,

22  marriage and relationship skill-based education, principles

23  and skills of responsible parenting, nutrition, prevention of

24  human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune

25  deficiency syndrome and other sexually transmissible diseases,

26  benefits of sexual abstinence and consequences of teenage

27  pregnancy, information and instruction on breast cancer

28  detection and breast self-examination, cardiopulmonary

29  resuscitation, drug education, and the hazards of smoking.

30  Such credit shall be given for a course to be taken by all

31  students in either the 9th or 10th grade.

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    Florida Senate - 2002                                  SB 1354
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  2  School boards may award a maximum of one-half credit in social

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

  4  nonpaid voluntary community or school service work.  Students

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

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

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

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

  9  approve the award of credit for student volunteer service

10  shall develop guidelines regarding the award of the credit,

11  and school principals are responsible for approving specific

12  volunteer activities. A course designated in the Course Code

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

14  9th grade may be used to satisfy high school graduation

15  requirements or Florida Academic Scholars award requirements

16  as specified in a district's pupil progression plan. A student

17  shall be granted credit toward meeting the requirements of

18  this subsection for equivalent courses, as identified pursuant

19  to s. 229.551(1)(f)6., taken through dual enrollment.

20         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.

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23                          SENATE SUMMARY

24    Requires that the principles and skills of responsible
      parenting be included in the course on life-management
25    skills which is required for high school graduation.

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