HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 2017

    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)

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11  Representative(s) Ausley offered the following:

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13         Amendment 

14         On page 366, between lines 15 and 16,

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17         Section 137.  Section 1003.439, Florida Statutes, is

18  created to read:

19         1003.439  Students having a disability; graduation

20  requirements.--

21         (1)  For purposes of this section, "student having a

22  disability" means any student who is mentally retarded or who

23  has a hearing impairment, including deafness; speech or

24  language impairment; visual impairment, including blindness;

25  serious emotional disturbance; orthopedic impairment; autism;

26  traumatic brain injury; other health impairments; or a

27  specific learning disability, including, but not limited to,

28  dyslexia, dyscalculia, or aphasia, or any student who is

29  hospitalized or homebound.

30         (2)  A student having a disability shall be eligible

31  for accommodations in taking the Florida Comprehensive

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 2017

    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)





  1  Assessment Test (FCAT) or the High School Competency Test

  2  (HSCT) if such accommodations are allowed in the classrooms or

  3  for testing. Accommodations shall be considered allowable,

  4  valid, and scoreable if they are used during classroom

  5  instruction or assessment and are identified in the student's

  6  Individual Education Plan or 504 Plan. However, a student

  7  having a disability must demonstrate, with use of the

  8  accommodations, mastery of Sunshine State Standards with

  9  scores equal to those required of standard-diploma students. A

10  student who receives accommodations and demonstrates mastery

11  pursuant to this subsection is eligible for a standard high

12  school diploma upon successful completion of coursework

13  required for graduation.

14         (3)  The Individual Education Plan team or 504 Plan

15  team and the parents of a student shall be responsible for

16  identifying the accommodations for a student having a

17  disability for coursework and assessment, including statewide

18  assessment, based on compliance standards of the Americans

19  with Disabilities Act and the Individuals with Disabilities

20  Education Act and s. 228.041(18).

21         (4)  The Florida Board of Education shall adopt rules

22  necessary to administer this section.

23         (5)  The Department of Education shall provide

24  sufficient funding to enable each school district to provide

25  appropriate accommodations for statewide assessment for all

26  students having a disability.

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