Florida Senate - 2015 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 602
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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03/06/2015 .
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Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Gaetz) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete lines 206 - 263
4 and insert:
5 allow a student to access instruction or instructional content
6 and training on the use of and maintenance agreements for these
7 devices.
8 (b) Curriculum as defined in paragraph (2)(b).
9 (c) Specialized services by approved providers which have
10 been approved by a physician licensed under chapter 458 or
11 chapter 459 and that are selected by the parent. These
12 specialized services may include, but are not limited to:
13 1. Applied behavior analysis services as provided in ss.
14 627.6686 and 641.31098.
15 2. Services provided by speech-language pathologists as
16 defined in s. 468.1125.
17 3. Occupational therapy services as defined in s. 468.203.
18 4. Services provided by physical therapists as defined in
19 s. 486.021.
20 5. Services provided by listening and spoken language
21 specialists and an appropriate acoustical environment for a
22 child who is deaf or hard of hearing and who has received an
23 implant or assistive hearing device.
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25 Specialized services outside this state are authorized under
26 this paragraph if the services are subject to similar regulation
27 or approval requirements.
28 (d) Enrollment in, or tuition or fees associated with
29 enrollment in, an eligible private school, an eligible
30 postsecondary educational institution or a program offered by
31 the institution, a private tutoring program authorized under s.
32 1002.43, a virtual program offered by a department-approved
33 private online provider that meets the provider qualifications
34 specified in s. 1002.45(2)(a), the Florida Virtual School as a
35 private paying student, or an approved online course offered
36 pursuant to s. 1003.499 or s. 1004.0961.
37 (e) Fees for nationally standardized, norm-referenced
38 achievement tests, Advanced Placement Examinations, industry
39 certification examinations, assessments related to postsecondary
40 education, or other assessments.
41 (f) Contributions to the Stanley G. Tate Florida Prepaid
42 College Program pursuant to s. 1009.98, for the benefit of the
43 eligible student. The Florida Prepaid College Board shall, by
44 July 1, 2015, create procedures to allow program funds to be
45 used in conjunction with other funds used by the parent in the
46 purchase of a prepaid college plan; require program funds to be
47 tracked and accounted for separately from other funds
48 contributed to a prepaid plan; require program funds and
49 associated interest to be reverted as specified in this section;
50 and require program funds to be used only after private payments
51 have been used for prepaid college plan expenditures.
52 (g) Contracted services provided by a public school or
53 school district, including classes. A student who receives
54 services under a contract under this paragraph is not considered
55 enrolled in a public school for eligibility purposes as
56 specified in subsection (4).
57 (h) Tuition and fees for part-time tutoring services
58 provided by a person who holds a valid Florida educator’s
59 certificate pursuant to s. 1012.56; a person who holds an
60 adjunct teaching certificate pursuant to s. 1012.57; or a person
61 who has demonstrated a mastery of subject area knowledge
62 pursuant to 1012.56(5). The term “part-time tutoring services”
63 as used in this paragraph does not meet the definition of the
64 term “regular school attendance” in s. 1003.01(13)(e).
65 (i) Fees for specialized summer education programs.
66 (j) Fees for specialized after-school education programs.
67 (k) Transition services provided by job coaches.
68 (l) Fees for an annual evaluation of educational progress
69 by a state-certified teacher, if this option is chosen for a
70 home education student pursuant to s. 1002.41(1)(c)1.
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73 And the title is amended as follows:
74 Between lines 9 and 10
75 insert:
76 authorizing program funds to be spent for specified
77 education programs and services;