Florida Senate - 2014                                    SB 1394
       
       
        
       By Senator Legg
       
       
       
       
       
       17-00831A-14                                          20141394__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to education; amending s. 1003.4285,
    3         F.S.; revising the requirements to earn a Merit
    4         designation on a standard high school diploma;
    5         providing an effective date.
    6          
    7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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    9         Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
   10  1003.4285, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   11         1003.4285 Standard high school diploma designations.—
   12         (1) Each standard high school diploma shall include, as
   13  applicable, the following designations if the student meets the
   14  criteria set forth for the designation:
   15         (b) Merit designation.—In addition to the requirements of
   16  ss. 1003.428 and 1003.4282, as applicable, in order to earn the
   17  Merit designation, a student must attain two one or more
   18  industry certifications from the list established under s.
   19  1003.492.
   20         Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.