The Florida Senate

SB 1734: Student Assessment in the Public Schools

GENERAL BILL by Smith

Student Assessment in the Public Schools; Provides that the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) shall be discontinued. Requires the High School Competency Test (HSCT) to replace the grade 10 FCAT. Requires a student to earn passing scores on the HSCT to qualify for a standard high school diploma. Requires the State Board of Education to designate passing scores. Provides for implementation beginning with the 2013-2014 school year.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  3/4/2011	Senate	• Filed
  3/10/2011	Senate	• Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Budget -SJ 196 • Introduced -SJ 196
  5/7/2011	Senate	• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Education Pre-K - 12

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• SB 1734, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/4/2011 at 11:55 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (3)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  H 71	Student Assessment in the Public Schools	Campbell	Identical	Last Action: 5/7/2011 H Died in K-20 Competitiveness Subcommittee Location: In committee/council (KCOS)
  H 69	Student Assessment in the Public Schools	Bullard	Compare	Last Action: 5/7/2011 H Died in K-20 Innovation Subcommittee Location: In committee/council (KINS)
  S 258	Student Assessment in Public Schools	Bullard	Compare	Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12 Location: In committee/council (ED)

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