Florida Senate - 2006 SENATOR AMENDMENT
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11 Senator Haridopolos moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 1. Subsections (2) and (7) of section 1002.23,
18 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
19 1002.23 Family and School Partnership for Student
20 Achievement Act.--
21 (2) To facilitate meaningful parent and family
22 involvement, the Department of Education shall develop
23 guidelines for a parent guide to successful student
24 achievement which describes what parents need to know about
25 their child's educational progress and how they can help their
26 child to succeed in school. The guidelines shall include, but
27 need not be limited to:
28 (a) Parental information regarding:
29 1. Requirements for their child to be promoted to the
30 next grade, as provided for in s. 1008.25;
31 2. Progress of their child toward achieving state and
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1 district expectations for academic proficiency;
2 3. Assessment results, including report cards and
3 progress reports; and
4 4. Qualifications of their child's teachers; and
5 5. School entry requirements, including required
6 immunizations and the recommended immunization schedule;
7 (b) Services available for parents and their children,
8 such as family literacy services; mentoring, tutorial, and
9 other academic reinforcement programs; college planning,
10 academic advisement, and student counseling services; and
11 after-school programs;
12 (c) Opportunities for parental participation, such as
13 parenting classes, adult education, school advisory councils,
14 and school volunteer programs;
15 (d) Opportunities for parents to learn about rigorous
16 academic programs that may be available for their child, such
17 as honors programs, dual enrollment, advanced placement,
18 International Baccalaureate, International General Certificate
19 of Secondary Education (pre-AICE), Advanced International
20 Certificate of Education, Florida Virtual High School courses,
21 and accelerated access to postsecondary education;
22 (e) Educational choices, as provided for in s.
23 1002.20(6), and corporate income tax credit scholarships, as
24 provided for in s. 220.187;
25 (f) Classroom and test accommodations available for
26 students with disabilities; and
27 (g) School board rules, policies, and procedures for
28 student promotion and retention, academic standards, student
29 assessment, courses of study, instructional materials, and
30 contact information for school and district offices; and
31 (h) Resources for information on student health and
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1 other available resources for parents.
2 (7) Each school district shall develop and disseminate
3 a parent guide to successful student achievement, consistent
4 with the guidelines of the Department of Education, which
5 addresses what parents need to know about their child's
6 educational progress and how parents can help their child to
7 succeed in school. The guide must:
8 (a) Be understandable to students and parents;
9 (b) Be distributed to all parents, students, and
10 school personnel at the beginning of each school year;
11 (c) Be discussed at the beginning of each school year
12 in meetings of students, parents, and teachers; and
13 (d) Include information concerning services,
14 opportunities, choices, academic standards, and student
15 assessment; and
16 (e) Provide information on the importance of student
17 health and available immunizations and vaccinations,
18 including, but not limited to:
19 1. A recommended immunization schedule in accordance
20 with United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
21 recommendations.
22 2. Detailed information regarding the causes,
23 symptoms, and transmission of meningococcal disease and the
24 availability, effectiveness, known contraindications, and
25 appropriate age for the administration of any required or
26 recommended vaccine against meningococcal disease, in
27 accordance with the recommendations of the Advisory Committee
28 on Immunization Practices of the United States Centers for
29 Disease Control and Prevention.
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31 The parent guide may be included as a part of the code of
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1 student conduct that is required in s. 1006.07(2).
2 Section 2. Subsection (6) of section 1002.42, Florida
3 Statutes, is amended to read:
4 1002.42 Private schools.--
5 (6) IMMUNIZATIONS.--The governing authority of each
6 private school shall:
7 (a) Require students to present a certification of
8 immunization in accordance with the provisions of s.
9 1003.22(3)-(11).
10 (b) Provide information on the importance of student
11 health and available immunizations and vaccinations,
12 including, but not limited to:
13 1. A recommended immunization schedule in accordance
14 with United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
15 recommendations.
16 2. Detailed information regarding the causes,
17 symptoms, and transmission of meningococcal disease and the
18 availability, effectiveness, known contraindications, and
19 appropriate age for the administration of any required or
20 recommended vaccine against meningococcal disease, in
21 accordance with the recommendations of the Advisory Committee
22 on Immunization Practices of the United States Centers for
23 Disease Control and Prevention.
24 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006.
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28 And the title is amended as follows:
29 Delete everything before the enacting clause
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to immunizations; amending s.
3 1002.23, F.S.; requiring the Department of
4 Education to include parental information
5 regarding school entry requirements and
6 recommended immunization schedules in the
7 guidelines for a parent guide; requiring
8 departmental guidelines regarding student
9 health and other resources; specifying that
10 each school district develop and disseminate a
11 parent guide that provides certain health
12 information, including a recommended
13 immunization schedule and information regarding
14 meningococcal disease; amending s. 1002.42,
15 F.S.; requiring the governing authority of each
16 private school to provide certain health
17 information, including a recommended
18 immunization schedule and information regarding
19 meningococcal disease; providing an effective
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