Florida Senate - 2005                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 2138
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11  The Committee on Education (Wise) recommended the following
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18         Section 5.    The Department of Education shall
19  identify whether there is a need for cost categories in the
20  Florida Education Finance Program for Career and Professional
21  Academy career education courses or programs that utilize
22  technology, equipment, materials, and consumable supplies
23  reflective of industry requirements and/or industry
24  certification requirements. If the department determines there
25  is a need to weight enrollment in such courses or programs,
26  the department  shall recommend weighted enrollment funding
27  for each proposed cost category for use in the Florida
28  Education Finance Program by December 1, 2005 to the Governor,
29  President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
30  Representatives.
31         Section 6.    The Council for Education Policy Research
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    Florida Senate - 2005                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 2138
                        Barcode 924480
 1  and Improvement  shall monitor and study how Career and
 2  Professional Academies are implemented in the state.  The
 3  following shall be the major focus of the study:determine
 4  whether and how much postsecondary course credit is awarded to
 5  students and whether that credit is transferable to other
 6  institutions beside the postsecondary partner;  determine the
 7  extent to which courses are articulating to higher
 8  certificates and degrees; determine if there is a better way
 9  to coordinate a seamless progression for students in a Career
10  and Professional Academy program from middle school through
11  high school and postsecondary education; and make
12  recommendations for future changes for oversight and
13  coordination of career education courses and programs.  The
14  report and recommendations shall be submitted to the Governor,
15  the President of the Senate , and the Speaker of the House of
16  Representatives by December 1, 2007.
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