Florida Senate - 2017 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1314 Ì679426BÎ679426 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House Comm: RCS . 05/01/2017 . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Committee on Appropriations (Stargel) recommended the following: 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 Between lines 283 and 284 4 insert: 5 Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 6 1002.41, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsection (11) is 7 added to that section, to read: 8 1002.41 Home education programs.— 9 (1) A “home education program” is defined in s. 1002.01. 10 The parent is not required to hold a valid regular Florida 11 teaching certificate. 12 (a)1. The parent shall notify the district school 13 superintendent of the county in which the parent resides of her 14 or his intent to establish and maintain a home education 15 program. The notice shall be in writing, signed by the parent, 16 and shall include the full legal names, addresses, and 17 birthdates of all children who shall be enrolled as students in 18 the home education program. The notice shall be filed in the 19 district school superintendent’s office within 30 days of the 20 establishment of the home education program. A written notice of 21 termination of the home education program shall be filed in the 22 district school superintendent’s office within 30 days after 23 said termination. 24 2. The school district may not require the parent to 25 provide additional information or verification unless the 26 student chooses to participate in a school district program or 27 service. 28 (11) A school district may not further regulate, exercise 29 control over, or require documentation from parents of home 30 education program students beyond the requirements of this 31 section unless the regulation, control, or documentation is 32 necessary for participation in a school district program or 33 service. 34 Section 3. Subsection (4) of section 1003.21, Florida 35 Statutes, is amended to read: 36 1003.21 School attendance.— 37 (4) Before admitting a child to kindergarten, the principal 38 shall require evidence that the child has attained the age at 39 which he or she should be admitted in accordance with the 40 provisions of subparagraph (1)(a)2. The district school 41 superintendent may require evidence of the age of any child whom 42 he or she believes to be within the limits of compulsory 43 attendance as provided for by law; however, he or she may not 44 require evidence from children meeting regular attendance 45 requirements by attending a school or program listed in s. 46 1003.01(13)(b)-(e). If the first prescribed evidence is not 47 available, the next evidence obtainable in the order set forth 48 below shall be accepted: 49 (a) A duly attested transcript of the child’s birth record 50 filed according to law with a public officer charged with the 51 duty of recording births; 52 (b) A duly attested transcript of a certificate of baptism 53 showing the date of birth and place of baptism of the child, 54 accompanied by an affidavit sworn to by the parent; 55 (c) An insurance policy on the child’s life that has been 56 in force for at least 2 years; 57 (d) A bona fide contemporary religious record of the 58 child’s birth accompanied by an affidavit sworn to by the 59 parent; 60 (e) A passport or certificate of arrival in the United 61 States showing the age of the child; 62 (f) A transcript of record of age shown in the child’s 63 school record of at least 4 years prior to application, stating 64 date of birth; or 65 (g) If none of these evidences can be produced, an 66 affidavit of age sworn to by the parent, accompanied by a 67 certificate of age signed by a public health officer or by a 68 public school physician, or, if these are not available in the 69 county, by a licensed practicing physician designated by the 70 district school board, which states that the health officer or 71 physician has examined the child and believes that the age as 72 stated in the affidavit is substantially correct. Children and 73 youths who are experiencing homelessness and children who are 74 known to the department, as defined in s. 39.0016, shall be 75 given temporary exemption from this section for 30 school days. 76 77 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 78 And the title is amended as follows: 79 Delete line 20 80 and insert: 81 payment method options; amending s. 1002.41, F.S.; 82 prohibiting a district school board from requiring any 83 additional information or verification from a home 84 education program parent under certain circumstances; 85 prohibiting a school district from taking certain 86 actions against a home education program student’s 87 parent unless such action is required for a school 88 district program or service; amending s. 1003.21, 89 F.S.; prohibiting a district school superintendent 90 from requiring certain evidence relating to a child’s 91 age from children enrolled in specified schools and 92 programs; amending s. 1012.98, F.S.;