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The Committee on Education Pre-K - 12 (Gaetz) recommended the

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following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment

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     Delete lines 687-718

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and insert:

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     (b)1. The Department of Education shall report student

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assessment data pursuant to s. 1008.34(3)(b) that is reported to

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schools that receive a school grade pursuant to s. 1008.34 or

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student assessment data pursuant to s. 1008.341(3) that is

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reported to alternative schools that receive a school

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improvement rating pursuant to s. 1008.341 to each charter

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school that:

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     a. Does not receive a school grade pursuant to s. 1008.34

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or a school improvement rating pursuant to s. 1008.341; and

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     b. Serves at least ten students who are tested on the

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statewide assessment test pursuant to s. 1008.22.

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     2. The charter school shall report the information in

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subparagraph 1. to each parent of a student at the charter

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school, the parent of a child on a waiting list for the charter

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school, the district in which the charter school is located, and

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the governing board of the charter school. This paragraph does

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not abrogate the provisions of s. 1002.22, relating to student

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records, and the requirements of 20 U.S.C. s. 1232g, the Family

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Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

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     3.a. Pursuant to this paragraph, the Department of

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Education shall compare the charter school student performance

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data for each charter school in subparagraph 1. with the student

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performance data in traditional public schools in the district

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in which the charter school is located and other charter schools

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in the state. For charter alternative charter schools, the

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department shall compare the student performance data described

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in this paragraph with all alternative schools in the state. The

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comparative data shall be provided by the following grade

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groupings:

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     (l) Grades 3 through 5;

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     (ll) Grades 6 through 8; and

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     (lll) Grades 9 through 11.

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