House Bill hb0745

    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                 HB 745

        By Representative Bendross-Mindingall






  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 including

23  responsible parenting principles and skills, nutrition,

24  prevention of human immunodeficiency virus infection and

25  acquired immune deficiency syndrome and other sexually

26  transmissible diseases, benefits of sexual abstinence and

27  consequences of teenage pregnancy, information and instruction

28  on breast cancer detection and breast self-examination,

29  cardiopulmonary resuscitation, drug education, and the hazards

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

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

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                 HB 745

    749-118-02






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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                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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