SENATE AMENDMENT
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CHAMBER ACTION
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11 Senator Diaz de la Portilla moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 1. Section 1003.433, Florida Statutes, is
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19 1003.433 Learning opportunities for out-of-state and
20 out-of-country transfer students and students needing
21 additional instruction to meet high school graduation
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23 (1) Students who enter a Florida public school at the
24 eleventh or twelfth grade from out of state or from a foreign
25 country shall not be required to spend additional time in a
26 Florida public school in order to meet the high school course
27 requirements if the student has met all requirements of the
28 school district, state, or country from which he or she is
29 transferring. Such students who are not proficient in English
30 should receive immediate and intensive instruction in English
31 language acquisition. However, to receive a standard high
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1 school diploma, a transfer student must earn a 2.0 grade point
2 average and pass the grade 10 FCAT required in s. 1008.22(3)
3 or an alternate assessment as described in s. 1008.22(9).
4 (2) Students who have met all requirements for the
5 standard high school diploma except for passage of the grade
6 10 FCAT or an alternate assessment by the end of grade 12 must
7 be provided the following learning opportunities:
8 (a) Participation in an accelerated high school
9 equivalency diploma preparation program during the summer.
10 (b) Upon receipt of a certificate of completion, be
11 allowed to take the College Placement Test and be admitted to
12 remedial or credit courses at a state community college, as
13 appropriate.
14 (c) Participation in an adult general education
15 program as provided in s. 1004.93 for such time as the student
16 requires to master English, reading, mathematics, or any other
17 subject required for high school graduation. Students
18 attending adult basic, adult secondary, or
19 vocational-preparatory instruction are exempt from any
20 requirement for the payment of tuition and fees, including lab
21 fees, pursuant to s. 1009.25. A student attending an adult
22 general education program shall have the opportunity to take
23 the grade 10 FCAT an unlimited number of times in order to
24 receive a standard high school diploma.
25 (3) Students who have been enrolled in an ESOL program
26 for less than 2 school years and have met all requirements for
27 the standard high school diploma except for passage of the
28 grade 10 FCAT or alternate assessment may receive immersion
29 English language instruction during the summer following their
30 senior year. Students receiving such instruction are eligible
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1 standard high school diploma upon passage of the grade 10 FCAT
2 or the alternate assessment. This subsection shall be
3 implemented to the extent funding is provided in the General
4 Appropriations Act.
5 (4) The State Board of Education may adopt rules
6 pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to administer this
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13 And the title is amended as follows:
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17 An act relating to high school graduation;
18 creating s. 1003.433, F.S.; providing learning
19 opportunities for certain students to meet high
20 school graduation requirements; providing
21 requirements for certain transfer students;
22 authorizing alternate assessments; authorizing
23 rules; providing an effective date.
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