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The Committee on Finance and Tax (Storms) recommended the

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following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Between line(s) 272 and 273,

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insert:

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     Section 2.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (6) of section

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1002.20, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

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     1002.20  K-12 student and parent rights.--Parents of public

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school students must receive accurate and timely information

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regarding their child's academic progress and must be informed of

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ways they can help their child to succeed in school. K-12

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students and their parents are afforded numerous statutory rights

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including, but not limited to, the following:

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     (6)  EDUCATIONAL CHOICE.--

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     (b)  Private school choices.--Parents of public school

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students may seek private school choice options under certain

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programs.

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     1.  Under the Opportunity Scholarship Program, the parent of

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a student in a failing public school may request and receive an

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opportunity scholarship for the student to attend a private

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school in accordance with the provisions of s. 1002.38.

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     2.  Under the McKay Scholarships for Students with

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Disabilities Program, the parent of a public school student with

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a disability who is dissatisfied with the student's progress may

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request and receive a McKay Scholarship for the student to attend

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a private school in accordance with the provisions of s. 1002.39.

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     3.  Under the corporate income tax credit scholarship

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program, the parent of a student who qualifies for free or

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reduced-price school lunch may seek a scholarship from an

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eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organization in accordance

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with the provisions of s. 220.187.

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For a child in foster care, the court may enter an order that

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permits the Department of Children and Family Services or its

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subcontracted providers to seek a scholarship on behalf of such

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child pursuant to this section in the absence of parental consent

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or contrary to a parent's expressed wishes, if doing so is in the

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best interest of the child or if the child wishes.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line(s) 22, after the semicolon,

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insert:

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amending s. 1002.20, F.S.; authorizing a court to enter an

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order that permits the Department of Children and Family

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Services or its subcontracted providers to seek a

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scholarship on behalf of an eligible student under certain

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circumstances;

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