Florida Senate - 2015                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1552
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Brandes moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Between lines 1265 and 1266
    4  insert:
    5         Section 8. Paragraph (b) of subsection (7) of section
    6  1008.34, Florida Statutes, as amended by chapter 2015-6, Laws of
    7  Florida, is amended to read:
    8         1008.34 School grading system; school report cards;
    9  district grade.—
   10         (7) TRANSITION.—School grades pursuant to this section and
   11  school improvement ratings pursuant to s. 1008.341 for the 2013
   12  2014 school year shall be calculated based on statutes and rules
   13  in effect on June 30, 2014. To assist in the transition to 2014
   14  2015 school grades and school improvement ratings, calculated
   15  based on new statewide, standardized assessments administered
   16  pursuant to s. 1008.22, the 2014-2015 school grades and school
   17  improvement ratings shall serve as an informational baseline for
   18  schools to work toward improved performance in future years.
   19  Accordingly, notwithstanding any other provision of law:
   20         (b)1. A school, including a charter school, or approved
   21  provider under s. 1002.45 which receives the same or a lower
   22  school grade or school improvement rating for the 2014-2015
   23  school year compared to the 2013-2014 school year is not subject
   24  to sanctions or penalties that would otherwise occur as a result
   25  of the 2014-2015 school grade or rating. A charter school system
   26  or a school district designated as high performing may not lose
   27  the designation based on the 2014-2015 school grades of any of
   28  the schools within the charter school system or school district,
   29  as applicable.
   30         2. The Florida School Recognition Program established under
   31  s. 1008.36 shall continue to be implemented as otherwise
   32  provided in the General Appropriations Act.
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   34  This subsection is repealed July 1, 2017.
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   37  And the title is amended as follows:
   38         Delete line 97
   39  and insert:
   40         Education; amending s. 1008.34, F.S.; specifying that
   41         a charter school is not subject to sanctions or
   42         penalties for its school grade or school improvement
   43         rating for a specified timeframe; creating s.
   44         1011.6202, F.S.; creating the