Florida Senate - 2014                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS/CS/HB 7069, 1st Eng.
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senators Montford and Lee moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (143520) (with title
    2  amendment)
    3  
    4         Between lines 491 and 492
    5  insert:
    6         Section 33. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) and subsection
    7  (6) of section 1009.531, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
    8         1009.531 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program;
    9  student eligibility requirements for initial awards.—
   10         (2)
   11         (c) A student graduating from high school in the 2012-2013
   12  academic year and thereafter is eligible to accept an initial
   13  award for 2 years following high school graduation and to accept
   14  a renewal award for 5 years following high school graduation. A
   15  student who applies for an award by high school graduation and
   16  who meets all other eligibility requirements, but who does not
   17  accept his or her award, may reapply during subsequent
   18  application periods up to 2 years after high school graduation.
   19  For a student who enlists in the United States Armed Forces
   20  immediately after completion of high school, the 2-year
   21  eligibility period for his or her initial award and the 5-year
   22  renewal period shall begin upon the date of separation from
   23  active duty. For a student who is receiving a Florida Bright
   24  Futures Scholarship award and discontinues his or her education
   25  to enlist in the United States Armed Forces, the remainder of
   26  his or her 5-year renewal period shall commence upon the date of
   27  separation from active duty. For a student who is unable to
   28  accept an initial award immediately after completion of high
   29  school due to a full-time religious or service obligation for at
   30  least 18 months, the 2-year eligibility period for his or her
   31  initial award and the 5-year renewal period begin upon the
   32  completion of his or her religious or service obligation. The
   33  full-time religious or service obligation must be documented in
   34  writing and verified by the entity for which the student
   35  completed such obligation. If a course of study is not completed
   36  after 5 academic years, an exception of 1 year to the renewal
   37  timeframe may be granted due to a verifiable illness or other
   38  documented emergency pursuant to s. 1009.40(1)(b)4.
   39         (6)(a) In order The State Board of Education shall
   40  publicize the examination score required for a student to be
   41  eligible for a Florida Academic Scholars award, pursuant to s.
   42  1009.534(1)(a) or (b), as follows:
   43         1. For high school students graduating in the 2010-2011 and
   44  2011-2012 academic years, the student must earn an SAT score of
   45  1270 or a concordant ACT score of 28.
   46         2. For high school students graduating in the 2012-2013
   47  academic year, the student must earn an SAT score of 1280 which
   48  corresponds to the 88th SAT percentile rank or a concordant ACT
   49  score of 28.
   50         3. For high school students graduating in the 2013-2014
   51  academic year and thereafter, the student must earn an SAT score
   52  of 1290, which corresponds to the 89th SAT percentile rank, or a
   53  concordant ACT score of 29.
   54         (b) In order The State Board of Education shall publicize
   55  the examination score required for a student to be eligible for
   56  a Florida Medallion Scholars award, pursuant to s.
   57  1009.535(1)(a) or (b), as follows:
   58         1. For high school students graduating in the 2010-2011
   59  academic year, the student must earn an SAT score of 970 or a
   60  concordant ACT score of 20 or the student in a home education
   61  program whose parent cannot document a college-preparatory
   62  curriculum must earn an SAT score of 1070 or a concordant ACT
   63  score of 23.
   64         2. For high school students graduating in the 2011-2012
   65  academic year, the student must earn an SAT score of 980 which
   66  corresponds to the 44th SAT percentile rank or a concordant ACT
   67  score of 21 or the student in a home education program whose
   68  parent cannot document a college-preparatory curriculum must
   69  earn an SAT score of 1070 or a concordant ACT score of 23.
   70         3. For high school students graduating in the 2012-2013
   71  academic year, the student must earn an SAT score of 1020 which
   72  corresponds to the 51st SAT percentile rank or a concordant ACT
   73  score of 22 or the student in a home education program whose
   74  parent cannot document a college-preparatory curriculum must
   75  earn an SAT score of 1070 or a concordant ACT score of 23.
   76         4. For high school students graduating in the 2013-2014
   77  academic year and thereafter, the student must earn an SAT score
   78  of 1170, which corresponds to the 75th SAT percentile rank, or a
   79  concordant ACT score of 26 or the student in a home education
   80  program whose parent cannot document a college-preparatory
   81  curriculum must earn an SAT score of 1220 or a concordant ACT
   82  score of 27.
   83         (c) The SAT percentile ranks and corresponding SAT scores
   84  specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) are based on the SAT
   85  percentile ranks for 2010 college-bound seniors in critical
   86  reading and mathematics as reported by the College Board. The
   87  next highest SAT score is used when the percentile ranks do not
   88  directly correspond.
   89         Section 34. Subsection (1) of section 1009.534, Florida
   90  Statutes, is amended to read:
   91         1009.534 Florida Academic Scholars award.—
   92         (1) A student is eligible for a Florida Academic Scholars
   93  award if he or she the student meets the general eligibility
   94  requirements for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program
   95  and the student:
   96         (a) Has achieved a 3.5 weighted grade point average as
   97  calculated pursuant to s. 1009.531, or its equivalent, in high
   98  school courses that are designated by the State Board of
   99  Education as college-preparatory academic courses; and has
  100  attained at least the score required under pursuant to s.
  101  1009.531(6)(a) on the combined verbal and quantitative parts of
  102  the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or
  103  the recentered Scholastic Assessment Test of the College
  104  Entrance Examination, or an equivalent score on the ACT
  105  Assessment Program;
  106         (b) Has attended a home education program according to s.
  107  1002.41 during grades 11 and 12, or has completed the
  108  International Baccalaureate curriculum but failed to earn the
  109  International Baccalaureate Diploma, or has completed the
  110  Advanced International Certificate of Education curriculum but
  111  failed to earn the Advanced International Certificate of
  112  Education Diploma, and has attained at least the score required
  113  under pursuant to s. 1009.531(6)(a) on the combined verbal and
  114  quantitative parts of the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the
  115  Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered Scholastic
  116  Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination, or an
  117  equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program;
  118         (c) Has been awarded an International Baccalaureate Diploma
  119  from the International Baccalaureate Office or an Advanced
  120  International Certificate of Education Diploma from the
  121  University of Cambridge International Examinations Office;
  122         (d) Has been recognized by the merit or achievement
  123  programs of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as a
  124  scholar or finalist; or
  125         (e) Has been recognized by the National Hispanic
  126  Recognition Program as a scholar recipient.
  127  
  128  The A student must complete a program of volunteer community
  129  service work, as approved by the district school board, the
  130  administrators of a nonpublic school, or the Department of
  131  Education for home education program students, which must shall
  132  include a minimum of 75 hours of service work for high school
  133  students graduating in the 2010-2011 academic year and 100 hours
  134  of service work for high school students graduating in the 2011
  135  2012 academic year and thereafter. The student , and must
  136  identify a social or civic issue or a professional area problem
  137  that interests him or her, develop a plan for his or her
  138  personal involvement in addressing the issue or learning about
  139  the area problem, and, through papers or other presentations,
  140  evaluate and reflect upon his or her experience. The student may
  141  not receive remuneration or academic credit for the volunteer
  142  service work performed. Such work may include, but is not
  143  limited to, a business or government internship, work for a
  144  nonprofit community service organization, or activity on behalf
  145  of a candidate for public office. The hours of service work must
  146  be documented in writing, and the document must be signed by the
  147  student, the student’s parent or guardian, and a representative
  148  of the organization for which the student performed the service
  149  work.
  150         Section 35. Subsection (1) of section 1009.535, Florida
  151  Statutes, is amended to read:
  152         1009.535 Florida Medallion Scholars award.—
  153         (1) A student is eligible for a Florida Medallion Scholars
  154  award if he or she the student meets the general eligibility
  155  requirements for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program
  156  and the student:
  157         (a) Has achieved a weighted grade point average of 3.0 as
  158  calculated pursuant to s. 1009.531, or the equivalent, in high
  159  school courses that are designated by the State Board of
  160  Education as college-preparatory academic courses; and has
  161  attained at least the score required under pursuant to s.
  162  1009.531(6)(b) on the combined verbal and quantitative parts of
  163  the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or
  164  the recentered Scholastic Assessment Test of the College
  165  Entrance Examination, or an equivalent score on the ACT
  166  Assessment Program;
  167         (b) Has completed the International Baccalaureate
  168  curriculum but failed to earn the International Baccalaureate
  169  Diploma or has completed the Advanced International Certificate
  170  of Education curriculum but failed to earn the Advanced
  171  International Certificate of Education Diploma, and has attained
  172  at least the score required under pursuant to s. 1009.531(6)(b)
  173  on the combined verbal and quantitative parts of the Scholastic
  174  Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered
  175  Scholastic Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination,
  176  or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program;
  177         (c) Has attended a home education program according to s.
  178  1002.41 during grades 11 and 12 and has attained at least the
  179  score required under pursuant to s. 1009.531(6)(b) on the
  180  combined verbal and quantitative parts of the Scholastic
  181  Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered
  182  Scholastic Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination,
  183  or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program, if the
  184  student’s parent cannot document a college-preparatory
  185  curriculum as described in paragraph (a);
  186         (d) Has been recognized by the merit or achievement program
  187  of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as a scholar or
  188  finalist but has not completed the a program of volunteer
  189  community service work required under as provided in s.
  190  1009.534; or
  191         (e) Has been recognized by the National Hispanic
  192  Recognition Program as a scholar, but has not completed the a
  193  program of volunteer community service work required under as
  194  provided in s. 1009.534.
  195  
  196  The A high school student graduating in the 2011-2012 academic
  197  year and thereafter must complete at least 75 hours a program of
  198  volunteer community service work approved by the district school
  199  board, the administrators of a nonpublic school, or the
  200  Department of Education for home education program students. The
  201  student, which shall include a minimum of 75 hours of service
  202  work, and must identify a social or civic issue or professional
  203  area problem that interests him or her, develop a plan for his
  204  or her personal involvement in addressing the issue or learning
  205  about the area problem, and, through papers or other
  206  presentations, evaluate and reflect upon his or her experience.
  207  The student may not receive remuneration or academic credit for
  208  the volunteer service work performed. Such work may include, but
  209  is not limited to, a business or government internship, work for
  210  a nonprofit community service organization, or activity on
  211  behalf of a candidate for public office. The hours of service
  212  work must be documented in writing, and the document must be
  213  signed by the student, the student’s parent or guardian, and a
  214  representative of the organization for which the student
  215  performed the service work.
  216         Section 36. Subsection (1) of section 1009.536, Florida
  217  Statutes, is amended to read:
  218         1009.536 Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award.—The
  219  Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award is created within
  220  the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program to recognize and
  221  reward academic achievement and career preparation by high
  222  school students who wish to continue their education.
  223         (1) A student is eligible for a Florida Gold Seal
  224  Vocational Scholars award if he or she the student meets the
  225  general eligibility requirements for the Florida Bright Futures
  226  Scholarship Program and the student:
  227         (a) Completes the secondary school portion of a sequential
  228  program of studies that requires at least three secondary school
  229  career credits. On-the-job training may not be substituted for
  230  any of the three required career credits.
  231         (b) Demonstrates readiness for postsecondary education by
  232  earning a passing score on the Florida College Entry Level
  233  Placement Test or its equivalent as identified by the Department
  234  of Education.
  235         (c) Earns a minimum cumulative weighted grade point average
  236  of 3.0, as calculated pursuant to s. 1009.531, on all subjects
  237  required for a standard high school diploma, excluding elective
  238  courses.
  239         (d) Earns a minimum unweighted grade point average of 3.5
  240  on a 4.0 scale for secondary career courses that compose
  241  comprising the career program.
  242         (e) Beginning with high school students graduating in the
  243  2011-2012 academic year and thereafter, completes at least 30
  244  hours a program of volunteer community service work approved by
  245  the district school board, the administrators of a nonpublic
  246  school, or the Department of Education for home education
  247  program students. The student must identify, which shall include
  248  a minimum of 30 hours of service work, and identifies a social
  249  or civic issue or a professional area problem that interests him
  250  or her, develop develops a plan for his or her personal
  251  involvement in addressing the issue or learning about the area
  252  problem, and, through papers or other presentations, evaluate
  253  evaluates and reflect reflects upon his or her experience. The
  254  student may not receive remuneration or academic credit for the
  255  volunteer service work performed. Such work may include, but is
  256  not limited to, a business or government internship, work for a
  257  nonprofit community service organization, or activity on behalf
  258  of a candidate for public office. The hours of service work must
  259  be documented in writing, and the document must be signed by the
  260  student, the student’s parent or guardian, and a representative
  261  of the organization for which the student performed the service
  262  work.
  263  
  264  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
  265  And the title is amended as follows:
  266         Between lines 524 and 525
  267  insert:
  268         amending s. 1009.531, F.S.; providing that the initial
  269         award and renewal period for students who are unable
  270         to accept an initial award immediately after
  271         completion of high school due to a full-time religious
  272         or service obligation begins upon the completion of
  273         the religious or service obligation; requiring
  274         verification from the entity for which the student
  275         completed such obligation; revising student
  276         eligibility requirements for certain Scholars awards;
  277         amending ss. 1009.534, 1009.535, and 1009.536, F.S.;
  278         requiring a student, as a prerequisite for the Florida
  279         Academic Scholars award, the Florida Medallion
  280         Scholars award, or the Florida Gold Seal Vocational
  281         Scholars award, to identify a social or civic issue or
  282         a professional area of interest and develop a plan for
  283         his or her personal involvement in addressing the
  284         issue or learning about the area; prohibiting the
  285         student from receiving remuneration or academic credit
  286         for the volunteer service work performed; providing
  287         examples of volunteer service work; requiring that the
  288         hours of volunteer service work performed be
  289         documented in writing and the document be signed by
  290         the student, the student’s parent or guardian, and a
  291         representative of the organization for which the
  292         student performed the volunteer service work; deleting
  293         obsolete provisions;