Florida Senate - 2013                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 862
       
       
       
       
       
       
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             04/29/2013 02:48 PM       .                                
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       Senator Stargel moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 174 - 195
    4  and insert:
    5         (3) Each school district shall notify the parents of
    6  eligible students and the school advisory council, in writing
    7  and at a publicly noticed meeting of the school board attended
    8  by a quorum of school board members at the school, if a public
    9  school has earned a grade of “F” and is required to select a
   10  turnaround option pursuant to s. 1008.33. The written notice
   11  must:
   12         (a) Be provided to parents and the school advisory council
   13  within 30 calendar days after the school district receives
   14  notice from the department that the school is required to select
   15  a turnaround option.
   16         (b) Inform parents that, before the district school board
   17  selects a turnaround option, parents may petition for
   18  implementation of a particular turnaround option pursuant to s.
   19  1008.33.
   20         (c) Include the following:
   21         1. The date, time, and location at which a publicly noticed
   22  school board meeting will be held to present and consider the
   23  options available for selection under s. 1008.33. The school
   24  board must allow for public testimony regarding the options that
   25  are under discussion, and the date of such meeting may not be
   26  less than 7 days after or more than 21 days after the date the
   27  notice is mailed;
   28         2. A description of each turnaround option available for
   29  selection under s. 1008.33;
   30         3. A description of the process for implementing a
   31  turnaround option, including the date by which the school
   32  district must submit its implementation plan to the State Board
   33  of Education;
   34         4. The date and location for submission of the petition;
   35  and
   36         5. The contact information of the district school board.