Florida Senate - 2015                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 7006
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  02/17/2015           .                                
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       The Committee on Community Affairs (Simpson) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Between lines 1863 and 1864
    4  insert:
    5         Section 31. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
    6  1003.21, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         1003.21 School attendance.—
    8         (1)(a)1. All children who have attained the age of 6 years
    9  or who will have attained the age of 6 years by February 1 of
   10  any school year or who are older than 6 years of age but who
   11  have not attained the age of 16 years, except as otherwise
   12  provided, are required to attend school regularly during the
   13  entire school term.
   14         2.a. Children who will have attained the age of 5 years on
   15  or before September 1 of the school year are eligible for
   16  admission to public kindergartens during that school year under
   17  rules adopted by the district school board.
   18         b. A district school board or charter school governing
   19  board may adopt a policy that allows a child who has attained
   20  the age of 4 years on or before September 1 of the school year
   21  to be eligible for admission to public kindergarten during that
   22  school year. The policy must include, but is not limited to, a
   23  requirement that the child complete and pass the following
   24  assessments:
   25         (I) The kindergarten readiness assessment pursuant to s.
   26  1002.69. The child must meet the minimum readiness rate adopted
   27  pursuant to s. 1002.69(6); and
   28         (II) A social assessment developed or selected by the
   29  school district or charter school. The child must meet the
   30  minimum readiness score identified in the district school
   31  board’s or charter school governing board’s policy.
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   33  And the title is amended as follows:
   34         Delete line 90
   35  and insert:
   36         an early learning coalition; amending s. 1003.21,
   37         F.S.; authorizing a district school board or charter
   38         school governing board to adopt a policy to allow a
   39         child to be admitted to a public kindergarten if the
   40         child meets certain requirements; requiring the Office
   41         of