c2794046
Senate
s1500-98
s1586
2002
SA
954176
Senator Wise moved the following substitute for amendment
(954176):
On page 51, line 12, following the period
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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1586

    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 794046

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11  Senator Wise moved the following substitute for amendment

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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

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17  insert:  The Governor shall convene a validity panel to make

18  comprehensive recommendations on the impacts of specific

19  accommodations on statewide assessments to the Florida Board

20  of Education by October 1, 2002. These recommendations must be

21  based on an evaluation and analysis of the types of

22  accommodations that are used for instructional purposes as

23  identified in the student's Individual Education Plan or 504

24  plan. The recommendations must include a review of the impact

25  of these accommodations on the validity of the statewide

26  assessments and must be based on proven research and evidence.

27  The panel shall consist of 11 members appointed by the

28  Governor, and shall include 3 advocates, 3 parents of students

29  with disabilities, 3 professional educators with expertise in

30  programs for students with disabilities, and 2 assessment and

31  testing experts. Based on the recommendations by the panel,

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

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  1  the Florida Board of Education shall develop a list of

  2  specific accommodations scientifically determined to have a

  3  negative impact on the validity of statewide assessments. The

  4  determinations must be made by February 1, 2003.

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10  And the title is amended as follows:

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14         directing the Governor to appoint a validity

15         panel to make recommendations on the impacts of

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