Florida Senate - 2014                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SPB 7026
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: FAV            .                                
                  02/04/2014           .                                
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    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5  Section 1. A student may not take a district-developed
    6  assessment, a district-selected assessment, or a district
    7  mandated assessment within the 2 weeks before or the 2 weeks
    8  after taking a statewide, standardized assessment. However, a
    9  student may take an Advanced Placement examination, an
   10  International Baccalaureate examination, an Advanced
   11  International Certificate of Education examination, or an
   12  industry-approved examination to earn national industry
   13  certifications identified in the Industry Certification Funding
   14  List within the 2 weeks before or the 2 weeks after taking a
   15  statewide, standardized assessment.
   16  Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.
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   19  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   20  And the title is amended as follows:
   21         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   22  and insert:
   23                        A bill to be entitled                      
   24         An act relating to education; prohibiting a student
   25         from taking certain local assessments during a
   26         specified time; providing an exception for students
   27         taking an Advanced Placement examination, an
   28         International Baccalaureate examination, an Advanced
   29         International Certificate of Education examination, or
   30         an industry-approved examination; providing an
   31         effective date.