Florida Senate - 2013                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. PCS (688260) for CS for SB 1076
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  03/28/2013           .                                
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       The Committee on Appropriations (Bean) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Between lines 603 and 604
    4  insert:
    5         Section 9. Section 1003.4285, Florida Statutes, is amended
    6  to read:
    7         1003.4285 Standard high school diploma academic eligibility
    8  designations.—Each standard high school diploma shall include,
    9  as applicable:
   10         (1) SCHOLAR DESIGNATION.—In addition to the requirements of
   11  ss. 1003.428 and 1003.4282, as applicable, in order to earn the
   12  academic eligibility scholar designation, a student must:
   13         (a) Pass the 11th grade English/Language Arts common core
   14  assessment when the state transitions to common core
   15  assessments;
   16         (b) Earn one credit in Algebra II and one credit in
   17  statistics or an equally rigorous course. When the state
   18  transitions to common core assessments, students must pass the
   19  Algebra II common core assessment;
   20         (c) Pass the statewide, standardized Biology I end-of
   21  course assessment and earn one credit in Chemistry or Physics
   22  and one credit in a course that is equally rigorous to Chemistry
   23  or Physics;
   24         (d) Pass the statewide, standardized United States history
   25  end-of course assessment;
   26         (e) Earn two credits in the same foreign language; and
   27         (f) Earn at least one credit in an International
   28  Baccalaureate, an Advanced Placement, an Advanced International
   29  Certification of Education, or a dual enrollment course.
   30         (2) GOLD SCHOLAR DESIGNATION.—In addition to the
   31  requirements of ss. 1003.428 and 1003.4282, as applicable, in
   32  order to earn the academic eligibility gold scholar designation,
   33  a student must attain two or more industry certifications that
   34  lead to college credit.
   35         (3) DUTIES.—The school district shall provide each student
   36  and parent information about diploma designations through an
   37  online education and career planning tool that allows students
   38  to monitor their progress toward the attainment of each
   39  designation.
   40         (4) APPROVAL.—The State Board of Education, in
   41  collaboration with the Board of Governors, shall approve the
   42  academic eligibility designations. The State Board of Education
   43  shall review the academic eligibility designations and make
   44  recommendations to the Legislature by December 1, 2013, for
   45  aligning the designations to the eligibility criteria for
   46  receiving a Bright Futures Scholarship award.
   47         (1) A designation of the student’s major area of interest
   48  pursuant to the student’s completion of credits as provided in
   49  s. 1003.428.
   50         (2) A designation reflecting completion of four or more
   51  accelerated college credit courses if the student is eligible
   52  for college credit pursuant to s. 1007.27 or s. 1007.271 in
   53  Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, Advanced
   54  International Certificate of Education, or dual enrollment
   55  courses. The Commissioner of Education shall establish
   56  guidelines for successful passage of examinations or coursework
   57  in each of the accelerated college credit options for purposes
   58  of this subsection.
   59         (3) A designation reflecting the attainment of one or more
   60  industry certifications from the list approved by Workforce
   61  Florida, Inc., under s. 1003.492.
   62         (4) A designation reflecting a Florida Ready to Work
   63  Credential in accordance with s. 445.06.
   64  
   65  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   66         And the title is amended as follows:
   67         Delete line 56
   68  and insert:
   69         high school graduation; amending s. 1003.4285, F.S.;
   70         revising standard high school diploma designations;
   71         requiring a school district to provide each student
   72         and parent information about diploma designations
   73         through an online education and career planning tool;
   74         requiring the State Board of Education to approve
   75         academic eligibility designations; requiring the State
   76         Board of Education to review academic eligibility
   77         designations and make recommendations to the
   78         Legislature; amending s. 1003.429, F.S.;