House Bill hb1365

    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HB 1365

        By Representative Holloway






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to general requirements for

  3         high school graduation; amending s. 232.246,

  4         F.S.; requiring the marriage and relationship

  5         skill-based education component of the required

  6         one-half credit in life management skills to

  7         include responsible parenting principles and

  8         skills; providing an effective 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, nutrition,

23  prevention of human immunodeficiency virus infection and

24  acquired immune deficiency syndrome and other sexually

25  transmissible diseases, benefits of sexual abstinence and

26  consequences of teenage pregnancy, information and instruction

27  on breast cancer detection and breast self-examination,

28  cardiopulmonary resuscitation, drug education, and the hazards

29  of smoking.  Such credit shall be given for a course to be

30  taken by all students in either the 9th or 10th grade. For

31  students entering the 9th grade in the 2002-2003 school year

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HB 1365

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  1  and thereafter, the marriage and relationship skill-based

  2  education component of the course in life management skills

  3  shall include responsible parenting principles and skills.

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

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

  7  nonpaid voluntary community or school service work.  Students

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

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

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

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

12  approve the award of credit for student volunteer service

13  shall develop guidelines regarding the award of the credit,

14  and school principals are responsible for approving specific

15  volunteer activities. A course designated in the Course Code

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

17  9th grade may be used to satisfy high school graduation

18  requirements or Florida Academic Scholars award requirements

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

20  shall be granted credit toward meeting the requirements of

21  this subsection for equivalent courses, as identified pursuant

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

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

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26                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      With respect to general requirements for high school
28    graduation, requires the marriage and relationship
      skill-based education component of the required one-half
29    credit in life management skills to include responsible
      parenting principles and skills.
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