Senate Bill sb1260

    Florida Senate - 2003                                  SB 1260

    By Senator Wilson





    33-646-03

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to requirements for high school

  3         graduation; amending s. 1003.43, F.S.;

  4         requiring that instruction in parenting skills

  5         be included within the one-half credit in life

  6         management skills required for graduation from

  7         high school; providing an effective date.

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

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11         Section 1.  Paragraph (i) of subsection (1) of section

12  1003.43, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

13         1003.43  General requirements for high school

14  graduation.--

15         (1)  Graduation requires successful completion of

16  either a minimum of 24 academic credits in grades 9 through 12

17  or an International Baccalaureate curriculum. The 24 credits

18  shall be distributed as follows:

19         (i)  One-half credit in life management skills to

20  include consumer education, positive emotional development,

21  marriage and relationship skill-based education, nutrition,

22  parenting skills, prevention of human immunodeficiency virus

23  infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome and other

24  sexually transmissible diseases, benefits of sexual abstinence

25  and consequences of teenage pregnancy, information and

26  instruction on breast cancer detection and breast

27  self-examination, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, drug

28  education, and the hazards of smoking.  Such credit shall be

29  given for a course to be taken by all students in either the

30  9th or 10th grade.

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    Florida Senate - 2003                                  SB 1260
    33-646-03




  1  District school boards may award a maximum of one-half credit

  2  in social studies and one-half elective credit for student

  3  completion of nonpaid voluntary community or school service

  4  work.  Students choosing this option must complete a minimum

  5  of 75 hours of service in order to earn the one-half credit in

  6  either category of instruction.  Credit may not be earned for

  7  service provided as a result of court action.  District school

  8  boards that approve the award of credit for student volunteer

  9  service shall develop guidelines regarding the award of the

10  credit, and school principals are responsible for approving

11  specific volunteer activities. A course designated in the

12  Course Code Directory as grade 9 through grade 12 that is

13  taken below the 9th grade may be used to satisfy high school

14  graduation requirements or Florida Academic Scholars award

15  requirements as specified in a district school board's student

16  progression plan. A student shall be granted credit toward

17  meeting the requirements of this subsection for equivalent

18  courses, as identified pursuant to s. 1007.271(6), taken

19  through dual enrollment.

20         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2003.

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23                          SENATE SUMMARY

24    Requires that instruction in parenting skills be included
      as part of the required instruction in life management
25    skills which is required for high school graduation.

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