SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. HB 23-B, 1st Eng.
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 440814
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11  Senators Wilson, Hill and Siplin moved the following amendment
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 3, between lines 78 and 79,
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18         Section 2.  (1)  Beginning with the 2002-2003 school
19  year and notwithstanding sections 1008.22, 1008.25, and
20  1003.43(9), Florida Statutes, a student may not be subject to
21  mandatory retention or denied a standard high school diploma
22  on the basis of the student's scores on the Florida
23  Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) until the criterion in
24  subsection (2) is met.
25         (2)  The median scaled score of each subgroup of
26  students taking the FCAT within each grade level may not vary
27  from the median scaled score of any other subgroup within that
28  grade level by greater than 10 percent.
29         (3)  For purposes of this section, subgroups consist
30  of:
31         (a)  Economically disadvantaged students;
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SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 23-B, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 440814 1 (b) White students; 2 (c) Black students; 3 (d) Hispanic students; 4 (e) Asian students; 5 (f) American Indian students; 6 (g) Students with disabilities; and 7 (h) Limited English-proficient students. 8 9 Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, no student who 10 has failed to attain minimum required scores on the FCAT may 11 receive a standard high school diploma unless the student has 12 taken the grade 10 FCAT at least four times prior to the 13 student's scheduled high school graduation or unless the 14 student meets the statutory requirements of another exemption 15 from taking the grade 10 FCAT. 16 Section 3. Beginning with the 2002-2003 school year, 17 the State Board of Education shall annually report, no later 18 than December 31, to the President of the Senate, the Speaker 19 of the House of Representatives, and the chairs of the 20 appropriate substantive committees, the results of the Florida 21 Comprehensive Assessment Test for all of the following 22 subgroups of students taking the test at all grade levels: 23 (1) Economically disadvantaged students; 24 (2) White students; 25 (3) Black students; 26 (4) Hispanic students; 27 (5) Asian students; 28 (6) American Indian students; 29 (7) Students with disabilities; and 30 (8) Limited English-proficient students. 31 2 9:54 AM 06/18/03 h0023B.ed33.b8
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 23-B, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 440814 1 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 2 3 4 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 5 And the title is amended as follows: 6 On page 1, line 9, after the second semicolon, 7 8 insert: 9 prohibiting the results of the Florida 10 Comprehensive Assessment Test from being used 11 for purposes of retaining a student in grade 3 12 or as a requirement for high school graduation 13 until a certain criterion is met; providing for 14 the criterion; defining subgroups; requiring 15 students to take the grade 10 FCAT to fulfill 16 the high school graduation requirement under 17 certain circumstances; requiring the State 18 Board of Education to report to the 19 Legislature; 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 9:54 AM 06/18/03 h0023B.ed33.b8