Senate Bill sb1552c1

    Florida Senate - 2002                           CS for SB 1552

    By the Committee on Education; and Senator Wasserman Schultz





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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to public school curriculum;

  3         requiring each district school board to develop

  4         a plan for a K-12 foreign language curriculum;

  5         requiring submission of the plan to the

  6         Commissioner of Education; providing for

  7         technical assistance; requiring submission of a

  8         summary report of school district plans;

  9         providing an effective date.

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

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13         Section 1.  (1)  Each district school board shall

14  develop a plan for a K-12 foreign language curriculum to be

15  implemented in the 2006-2007 school year and thereafter. In

16  addition to curriculum design and content, each plan must

17  address the following:

18         (a)  An implementation strategy and timeline.

19         (b)  A foreign language professional development

20  program for instructional personnel.

21         (c)  An estimated program budget.

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23  Each school district must submit its plan to the Commissioner

24  of Education by June 30, 2004.

25         (2)  The Department of Education shall provide

26  technical assistance to the school districts upon request.

27         (3)  The commissioner shall prepare a summary of school

28  district plans for submission to the Governor, the President

29  of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives

30  by January 1, 2005. The summary report must include:

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    Florida Senate - 2002                           CS for SB 1552
    304-2190-02




  1         (a)  Progress made by school districts in implementing

  2  the provisions of this section.

  3         (b)  Problems or difficulties encountered by school

  4  districts.

  5         (c)  The availability of instructional resources and

  6  personnel.

  7         (d)  A projected budget for the first year of program

  8  implementation.

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

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11          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
12                         Senate Bill 1552

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14  Requires district school boards to devise a plan addressing
    implementation strategies, professional development, and a
15  budget for a K-12 foreign language curriculum.

16  Requires that plans be submitted to the Commissioner of
    Education by June 30, 2004 and that the Commissioner prepare a
17  summary of these plans for the Governor, President of the
    Senate and the Speaker of the House to be submitted by January
18  1, 2005.

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