Florida Senate - 2006                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 464
                        Barcode 771532
                            CHAMBER ACTION
              Senate                               House
                                   .                    
                                   .                    
 1           Comm: WD              .                    
       03/14/2006 01:14 PM         .                    
 2                                 .                    
                                   .                    
 3                                 .                    
                                   .                    
 4  ______________________________________________________________
 5  
 6  
 7  
 8  
 9  
10  ______________________________________________________________
11  The Committee on Education (Wise) recommended the following
12  amendment:
13  
14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 1, line 24, through
16            page 3, line 26, delete those lines
17  
18  and insert:  three high school graduation options:
19         (a)  Completion of the general requirements for high
20  school graduation pursuant to s. 1003.43;
21         (b)  Completion of a 3-year standard college
22  preparatory program requiring successful completion of a
23  minimum of 18 academic credits in grades 9 through 12. At
24  least 6 of the 18 credits required for completion of this
25  program must be received in classes that are offered pursuant
26  to the International Baccalaureate Program, the Advanced
27  Placement Program honors, dual enrollment, advanced placement,
28  International Baccalaureate, Advanced International
29  Certificate of Education, or specifically listed or identified
30  by the Department of Education as rigorous pursuant to s.
31  1009.531(3), or weighted by the district school board for
                                  1
    8:37 AM   03/13/06                             s0464c-ed05-j02

Florida Senate - 2006 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 464 Barcode 771532 1 class ranking purposes. The 18 credits required for completion 2 of this program shall be primary requirements and shall be 3 distributed as follows: 4 1. Four credits in English, with major concentration 5 in composition and literature; 6 2. Three credits in mathematics at the Algebra I level 7 or higher from the list of courses that qualify for state 8 university admission; 9 3. Three credits in natural science, two of which must 10 have a laboratory component; 11 4. Three credits in social sciences, which must 12 include one credit in American history, one credit in world 13 history, one-half credit in American government, and one-half 14 credit in economics; 15 5. Two credits in the same second language unless the 16 student is a native speaker of or can otherwise demonstrate 17 competency in a language other than English. If the student 18 demonstrates competency in another language, the student may 19 replace the language requirement with two credits in other 20 academic courses; and 21 6. Three credits in electives; or 22 (c) Completion of a 3-year career preparatory program 23 requiring successful completion of a minimum of 18 academic 24 credits in grades 9 through 12. The 18 credits shall be 25 primary requirements and shall be distributed as follows: 26 1. Four credits in English, with major concentration 27 in composition and literature; 28 2. Three credits in mathematics, one of which must be 29 Algebra I; 30 3. Three credits in natural science, two of which must 31 have a laboratory component; 2 8:37 AM 03/13/06 s0464c-ed05-j02
Florida Senate - 2006 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 464 Barcode 771532 1 4. Three credits in social sciences, which must 2 include one credit in American history, one credit in world 3 history, one-half credit in American government, and one-half 4 credit in economics; 5 5. Three credits in a single vocational or career 6 education program, three credits in career and technical 7 certificate dual enrollment courses, or five credits in 8 vocational or career education courses; and 9 6. Two credits in electives unless five credits are 10 earned pursuant to subparagraph 5. 11 12 Any student who selected an accelerated graduation program 13 before July 1, 2004, may continue that program, and all 14 statutory program requirements that were applicable when the 15 student made the program choice shall remain applicable to the 16 student as long as the student continues that program. 17 (2) Prior to selecting a program described in 18 paragraph (1)(b) or paragraph (1)(c), a student and the 19 20 21 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 22 And the title is amended as follows: 23 On page 1, lines 7-9, delete those lines 24 25 and insert: 26 preparatory program; revising 27 28 29 30 31 3 8:37 AM 03/13/06 s0464c-ed05-j02