| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to student assessment in the public |
| 3 | schools; providing that the Florida Comprehensive |
| 4 | Assessment Test (FCAT) shall be discontinued; requiring |
| 5 | the High School Competency Test (HSCT) to replace the |
| 6 | grade 10 FCAT; requiring a student to earn passing scores |
| 7 | on the HSCT to qualify for a standard high school diploma; |
| 8 | requiring the State Board of Education to designate |
| 9 | passing scores; providing for implementation beginning |
| 10 | with the 2013-2014 school year; providing an effective |
| 11 | date. |
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| 13 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 15 | Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the |
| 16 | contrary, beginning with the 2013-2014 school year: |
| 17 | (1) The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) shall |
| 18 | be discontinued and shall not be administered to public school |
| 19 | students. |
| 20 | (2) The High School Competency Test (HSCT) shall replace |
| 21 | the grade 10 FCAT. Students must earn passing scores on both the |
| 22 | communications skills section and the mathematical skills |
| 23 | section of the HSCT to qualify for a standard high school |
| 24 | diploma. |
| 25 | (3) The State Board of Education shall designate a passing |
| 26 | score for each section of the HSCT. If a passing score is raised |
| 27 | by the State Board of Education, the passing score shall apply |
| 28 | only to students taking the HSCT for the first time after such |
| 29 | designation. |
| 30 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011. |