| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to public school educational instruction; |
| 3 | requiring the Department of Education to evaluate the |
| 4 | extent to which the Sunshine State Standards in the arts |
| 5 | are being taught; requiring a report to the Governor and |
| 6 | the Legislature; providing an effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. The Department of Education shall evaluate the |
| 11 | extent to which the Sunshine State Standards in the arts are |
| 12 | being taught in each school district in kindergarten through |
| 13 | grade 12. The evaluation shall include an analysis of student |
| 14 | FCAT achievement levels compared to Sunshine State Standards |
| 15 | arts instruction and enrollment in art courses. The results of |
| 16 | this evaluation shall be provided to the Governor, the Speaker |
| 17 | of the House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate |
| 18 | by December 1, 2005. |
| 19 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |