Florida Senate - 2007 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
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11 The Committee on Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations
12 (Constantine) recommended the following amendment:
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 1. The Office of Program Policy Analysis and
19 Government Accountability shall conduct a study of exceptional
20 student education for in-state students placed in private
21 residential care facilities.
22 (1) For purposes of this section, the term:
23 (a) "Agency" means an entity in the executive branch
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25 (b) "Exceptional student" means an exceptional student
26 with a disability as defined in s. 1003.01(3), Florida
27 Statutes, whose parent resides in Florida and who is referred
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30 (2) In conducting the study required by this section,
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1 Accountability shall:
2 (a) Review and summarize federal and state law and
3 administrative rules relating to the requirements for
4 educational services for exceptional students.
5 (b) Identify the practices implemented by agencies and
6 district school boards for the provision of educational
7 services to exceptional students. Such identification shall
8 include, but is not limited to:
9 1. Agency practices, prior to referral or placement,
10 for notifying and consulting with the district school board
11 that is currently serving the exceptional student and the
12 district school board of the school district in which the
13 private residential care facility is located.
14 2. Agency and district school board practices for
15 allocating financial and other responsibilities associated
16 with the provision of educational services to an exceptional
17 student.
18 (3) A final report of the study shall be submitted to
19 the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
20 Representatives by December 31, 2007. The final report shall
21 include an evaluation of the practices identified under
22 paragraph (2)(b) and recommendations for the improvement of
23 those practices. The recommendations shall include, but not be
24 limited to, proposed statutory changes that will ensure the
25 equitable allocation of agency and district school board
26 responsibilities related to the provision of educational
27 services to exceptional students.
28 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.
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Bill No. CS for SB 2130
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2 And the title is amended as follows:
3 Delete everything before the enacting clause
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5 and insert:
6 A bill to be entitled
7 An act relating to exceptional students;
8 requiring a study by the Office of Program
9 Policy Analysis and Government Accountability
10 of the provision of educational services to
11 certain exceptional students referred to or
12 placed in private residential care facilities;
13 defining terms; requiring a report with
14 recommendations; providing an effective date.
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