Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 126
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11 The Committee on Education (Wilson) recommended the following
12 amendment to amendment (853068):
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 insert: Section 2. Subsection (14) is added to section
18 1003.43, Florida Statutes, to read
19 1003.43 General requirements for high school
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21 (14) A student may be granted one-half credit in
22 physical education if the student participates in dance
23 classes or organized sports, whether as an interscholastic
24 activity or in another organized format. The student must pass
25 a competency test on physical fitness with a grade of "C" or
26 better. The competency test must be developed by the
27 Department of Education using the President's Challenge
28 Physical Fitness Program or similar programs as a model. This
29 one-half credit may not be used to satisfy the personal
30 fitness requirement or the requirement for adaptive physical
31 education under an individual educational plan (IEP) or 504
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7 And the title is amended as follows:
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9 page 3, line 4, delete those lines
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12 A bill to be entitled
13 An act relating to public K-12 educational
14 instruction; creating s. 1003.456, F.S.;
15 providing legislative intent with respect to
16 maintaining elective programs in the performing
17 and fine arts; requiring each district school
18 board to develop a performing and fine arts
19 program; requiring that the school boards adopt
20 written policies for providing time and access
21 to the performing and fine arts for students in
22 prekindergarten through grade 12 and provide a
23 copy to the Department of Education by a
24 specified date; requiring reports to the
25 department; amending s. 1003.43, F.S.;
26 providing that a student may be granted one
27 credit in physical education if he or she
28 participates in specified programs or sports;
29 requiring the student to pass a competency test
30 on physical fitness with a grade of C or
31 better; directing the Department of Education
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