Florida Senate - 2017 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 926
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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The Committee on Education (Simmons) recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Between lines 167 and 168
4 insert:
5 Section 3. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1) of
6 section 1003.4156, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
7 1003.4156 General requirements for middle grades
8 promotion.—
9 (1) In order for a student to be promoted to high school
10 from a school that includes middle grades 6, 7, and 8, the
11 student must successfully complete the following courses:
12 (b) Three middle grades or higher courses in mathematics.
13 Each school that includes middle grades must offer at least one
14 high school level mathematics course for which students may earn
15 high school credit. Successful completion of a high school level
16 Algebra I or Geometry course is not contingent upon the
17 student’s performance on the statewide, standardized Algebra I
18 end-of-course (EOC) assessment. To earn high school credit for
19 Algebra I, a middle grades student must take the statewide,
20 standardized Algebra I EOC assessment and pass the course, and,
21 in addition, beginning with the 2013-2014 school year and
22 thereafter, a student’s performance on the Algebra I EOC
23 assessment constitutes 30 percent of the student’s final course
24 grade. To earn high school credit for a Geometry course, a
25 middle grades student must take the statewide, standardized
26 Geometry EOC assessment, which constitutes 30 percent of the
27 student’s final course grade, and earn a passing grade in the
28 course.
29 (c) Three middle grades or higher courses in social
30 studies. Beginning with students entering grade 6 in the 2012
31 2013 school year, One of these courses must be at least a one
32 semester civics education course that includes the roles and
33 responsibilities of federal, state, and local governments; the
34 structures and functions of the legislative, executive, and
35 judicial branches of government; and the meaning and
36 significance of historic documents, such as the Articles of
37 Confederation, the Declaration of Independence, and the
38 Constitution of the United States. Beginning with the 2013-2014
39 school year, each student’s performance on the statewide,
40 standardized EOC assessment in civics education required under
41 s. 1008.22 constitutes 30 percent of the student’s final course
42 grade. A middle grades student who transfers into the state’s
43 public school system from out of country, out of state, a
44 private school, or a home education program after the beginning
45 of the second term of grade 8 is not required to meet the civics
46 education requirement for promotion from the middle grades if
47 the student’s transcript documents passage of three courses in
48 social studies or two year-long courses in social studies that
49 include coverage of civics education.
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51 Each school must inform parents about the course curriculum and
52 activities. Each student shall complete a personal education
53 plan that must be signed by the student and the student’s
54 parent. The Department of Education shall develop course
55 frameworks and professional development materials for the career
56 and education planning course. The course may be implemented as
57 a stand-alone course or integrated into another course or
58 courses. The Commissioner of Education shall collect
59 longitudinal high school course enrollment data by student
60 ethnicity in order to analyze course-taking patterns.
61 Section 4. Paragraphs (b) and (d) of subsection (3) and
62 subsections (7) and (9) of section 1003.4282, Florida Statutes,
63 are amended to read:
64 1003.4282 Requirements for a standard high school diploma.—
65 (3) STANDARD HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA; COURSE AND ASSESSMENT
66 REQUIREMENTS.—
67 (b) Four credits in mathematics.—A student must earn one
68 credit in Algebra I and one credit in Geometry. A student’s
69 performance on the statewide, standardized Algebra I end-of
70 course (EOC) assessment constitutes 30 percent of the student’s
71 final course grade. A student must pass the statewide,
72 standardized Algebra I EOC assessment, or earn a comparative
73 score, in order to earn a standard high school diploma. A
74 student’s performance on the statewide, standardized Geometry
75 EOC assessment constitutes 30 percent of the student’s final
76 course grade. If the state administers a statewide, standardized
77 Algebra II assessment, a student selecting Algebra II must take
78 the assessment, and the student’s performance on the assessment
79 constitutes 30 percent of the student’s final course grade. A
80 student who earns an industry certification for which there is a
81 statewide college credit articulation agreement approved by the
82 State Board of Education may substitute the certification for
83 one mathematics credit. Substitution may occur for up to two
84 mathematics credits, except for Algebra I and Geometry.
85 (d) Three credits in social studies.—A student must earn
86 one credit in United States History; one credit in World
87 History; one-half credit in economics, which must include
88 financial literacy; and one-half credit in United States
89 Government. The United States History EOC assessment constitutes
90 30 percent of the student’s final course grade.
91 (7) UNIFORM TRANSFER OF HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS.—Beginning with
92 the 2012-2013 school year, If a student transfers to a Florida
93 public high school from out of country, out of state, a private
94 school, or a home education program and the student’s transcript
95 shows a credit in Algebra I, the student must pass the
96 statewide, standardized Algebra I EOC assessment in order to
97 earn a standard high school diploma unless the student earned a
98 comparative score, passed a statewide assessment in Algebra I
99 administered by the transferring entity, or passed the statewide
100 Mathematics assessment the transferring entity uses to satisfy
101 the requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act,
102 20 U.S.C. s. 6301. If a student’s transcript shows a credit in
103 high school reading or English Language Arts II or III, in order
104 to earn a standard high school diploma, the student must take
105 and pass the statewide, standardized grade 10 Reading assessment
106 or, when implemented, the grade 10 ELA assessment, or earn a
107 concordant score. If a transfer student’s transcript shows a
108 final course grade and course credit in Algebra I or, Geometry,
109 Biology I, or United States History, the transferring course
110 final grade and credit shall be honored without the student
111 taking the requisite statewide, standardized EOC assessment and
112 without the assessment result results constituting 30 percent of
113 the student’s final course grade.
114 (9) COHORT TRANSITION TO NEW GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS.—The
115 requirements of this section, in addition to applying to
116 students entering grade 9 in the 2013-2014 school year and
117 thereafter, shall also apply to students entering grade 9 before
118 the 2013-2014 school year, except as otherwise provided in this
119 subsection.
120 (a) A student entering grade 9 before the 2010-2011 school
121 year must earn:
122 1. Four credits in English/ELA. A student must pass the
123 statewide, standardized grade 10 Reading assessment, or earn a
124 concordant score, in order to graduate with a standard high
125 school diploma.
126 2. Four credits in mathematics, which must include Algebra
127 I. A student must pass grade 10 FCAT Mathematics, or earn a
128 concordant score, in order to graduate with a standard high
129 school diploma. A student who takes Algebra I or Geometry after
130 the 2010-2011 school year must take the statewide, standardized
131 EOC assessment for the course but is not required to pass the
132 assessment in order to earn course credit. A student’s
133 performance on the Algebra I or Geometry EOC assessment is not
134 required to constitute 30 percent of the student’s final course
135 grade. A student who earns an industry certification for which
136 there is a statewide college credit articulation agreement
137 approved by the State Board of Education may substitute the
138 certification for one mathematics credit. Substitution may occur
139 for up to two mathematics credits, except for Algebra I.
140 3. Three credits in science, two of which must have a
141 laboratory component. A student who takes Biology I after the
142 2010-2011 school year must take the statewide, standardized
143 Biology I EOC assessment but is not required to pass the
144 assessment in order to earn course credit. A student’s
145 performance on the assessment is not required to constitute 30
146 percent of the student’s final course grade. A student who earns
147 an industry certification for which there is a statewide college
148 credit articulation agreement approved by the State Board of
149 Education may substitute the certification for one science
150 credit.
151 4. Three credits in social studies of which one credit in
152 World History, one credit in United States History, one-half
153 credit in United States Government, and one-half credit in
154 economics are required. A student who takes United States
155 History after the 2011-2012 school year must take the statewide,
156 standardized United States History EOC assessment, but the
157 student’s performance on the assessment is not required to
158 constitute 30 percent of the student’s final course grade.
159 5. One credit in fine or performing arts, speech and
160 debate, or practical arts as provided in paragraph (3)(e).
161 6. One credit in physical education as provided in
162 paragraph (3)(f).
163 7. Eight credits in electives.
164 (b) A student entering grade 9 in the 2010-2011 school year
165 must earn:
166 1. Four credits in English/ELA. A student must pass the
167 statewide, standardized grade 10 Reading assessment, or earn a
168 concordant score, in order to graduate with a standard high
169 school diploma.
170 2. Four credits in mathematics, which must include Algebra
171 I and Geometry. The statewide, standardized Algebra I EOC
172 assessment constitutes 30 percent of the student’s final course
173 grade. A student who takes Algebra I or Geometry after the 2010
174 2011 school year must take the statewide, standardized EOC
175 assessment for the course but is not required to pass the
176 assessment in order to earn course credit. A student’s
177 performance on the Geometry EOC assessment is not required to
178 constitute 30 percent of the student’s final course grade. A
179 student who earns an industry certification for which there is a
180 statewide college credit articulation agreement approved by the
181 State Board of Education may substitute the certification for
182 one mathematics credit. Substitution may occur for up to two
183 mathematics credits, except for Algebra I and Geometry.
184 3. Three credits in science, two of which must have a
185 laboratory component. A student who takes Biology I after the
186 2010-2011 school year must take the statewide, standardized
187 Biology I EOC assessment but is not required to pass the
188 assessment in order to earn course credit. A student’s
189 performance on the assessment is not required to constitute 30
190 percent of the student’s final course grade. A student who earns
191 an industry certification for which there is a statewide college
192 credit articulation agreement approved by the State Board of
193 Education may substitute the certification for one science
194 credit, except for Biology I.
195 4. Three credits in social studies of which one credit in
196 World History, one credit in United States History, one-half
197 credit in United States Government, and one-half credit in
198 economics are required. A student who takes United States
199 History after the 2011-2012 school year must take the statewide,
200 standardized United States History EOC assessment, but the
201 student’s performance on the assessment is not required to
202 constitute 30 percent of the student’s final course grade.
203 5. One credit in fine or performing arts, speech and
204 debate, or practical arts as provided in paragraph (3)(e).
205 6. One credit in physical education as provided in
206 paragraph (3)(f).
207 7. Eight credits in electives.
208 (c) A student entering grade 9 in the 2011-2012 school year
209 must earn:
210 1. Four credits in English/ELA. A student must pass the
211 statewide, standardized grade 10 Reading assessment, or earn a
212 concordant score, in order to graduate with a standard high
213 school diploma.
214 2. Four credits in mathematics, which must include Algebra
215 I and Geometry. A student who takes Algebra I after the 2010
216 2011 school year must pass the statewide, standardized Algebra I
217 EOC assessment, or earn a comparative score, in order to earn a
218 standard high school diploma. A student who takes Algebra I or
219 Geometry after the 2010-2011 school year must take the
220 statewide, standardized EOC assessment but is not required to
221 pass the Algebra I or Geometry EOC assessment in order to earn
222 course credit. A student’s performance on the Algebra I or
223 Geometry EOC assessment is not required to constitute 30 percent
224 of the student’s final course grade. A student who earns an
225 industry certification for which there is a statewide college
226 credit articulation agreement approved by the State Board of
227 Education may substitute the certification for one mathematics
228 credit. Substitution may occur for up to two mathematics
229 credits, except for Algebra I and Geometry.
230 3. Three credits in science, two of which must have a
231 laboratory component. One of the science credits must be Biology
232 I. A student who takes Biology I after the 2010-2011 school year
233 must take the statewide, standardized Biology I EOC assessment
234 but is not required to pass the assessment in order to earn
235 course credit. A student’s performance on the assessment is not
236 required to constitute 30 percent of the student’s final course
237 grade. A student who earns an industry certification for which
238 there is a statewide college credit articulation agreement
239 approved by the State Board of Education may substitute the
240 certification for one science credit, except for Biology I.
241 4. Three credits in social studies of which one credit in
242 World History, one credit in United States History, one-half
243 credit in United States Government, and one-half credit in
244 economics are required. A student who takes United States
245 History after the 2011-2012 school year must take the statewide,
246 standardized United States History EOC assessment, but the
247 student’s performance on the assessment is not required to
248 constitute 30 percent of the student’s final course grade.
249 5. One credit in fine or performing arts, speech and
250 debate, or practical arts as provided in paragraph (3)(e).
251 6. One credit in physical education as provided in
252 paragraph (3)(f).
253 7. Eight credits in electives.
254 8. One online course as provided in subsection (4).
255 (d) A student entering grade 9 in the 2012-2013 school year
256 must earn:
257 1. Four credits in English/ELA. A student must pass the
258 statewide, standardized grade 10 Reading assessment, or earn a
259 concordant score, in order to graduate with a standard high
260 school diploma.
261 2. Four credits in mathematics, which must include Algebra
262 I and Geometry. A student who takes Algebra I after the 2010
263 2011 school year must pass the statewide, standardized Algebra I
264 EOC assessment, or earn a comparative score, in order to earn a
265 standard high school diploma. A student who takes Geometry after
266 the 2010-2011 school year must take the statewide, standardized
267 Geometry EOC assessment. A student is not required to pass the
268 statewide, standardized EOC assessment in Algebra I or Geometry
269 in order to earn course credit. A student’s performance on the
270 Algebra I or Geometry EOC assessment is not required to
271 constitute 30 percent of the student’s final course grade. A
272 student who earns an industry certification for which there is a
273 statewide college credit articulation agreement approved by the
274 State Board of Education may substitute the certification for
275 one mathematics credit. Substitution may occur for up to two
276 mathematics credits, except for Algebra I and Geometry.
277 3. Three credits in science, two of which must have a
278 laboratory component. One of the science credits must be Biology
279 I. A student who takes Biology I after the 2010-2011 school year
280 must take the statewide, standardized Biology I EOC assessment
281 but is not required to pass the assessment to earn course
282 credit. A student’s performance on the assessment is not
283 required to constitute 30 percent of the student’s final course
284 grade. A student who earns an industry certification for which
285 there is a statewide college credit articulation agreement
286 approved by the State Board of Education may substitute the
287 certification for one science credit, except for Biology I.
288 4. Three credits in social studies of which one credit in
289 World History, one credit in United States History, one-half
290 credit in United States Government, and one-half credit in
291 economics are required. The statewide, standardized United
292 States History EOC assessment constitutes 30 percent of the
293 student’s final course grade.
294 5. One credit in fine or performing arts, speech and
295 debate, or practical arts as provided in paragraph (3)(e).
296 6. One credit in physical education as provided in
297 paragraph (3)(f).
298 7. Eight credits in electives.
299 8. One online course as provided in subsection (4).
300 (e) Policy adopted in rule by the district school board may
301 require for any cohort of students that performance on a
302 statewide, standardized EOC assessment constitute 30 percent of
303 a student’s final course grade.
304 (f) This subsection is repealed July 1, 2020.
305 Section 5. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
306 1003.4285, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
307 1003.4285 Standard high school diploma designations.—
308 (1) Each standard high school diploma shall include, as
309 applicable, the following designations if the student meets the
310 criteria set forth for the designation:
311 (a) Scholar designation.—In addition to the requirements of
312 s. 1003.4282, in order to earn the Scholar designation, a
313 student must satisfy the following requirements:
314 1. Mathematics.—Earn one credit in Algebra II and one
315 credit in statistics or an equally rigorous course. Beginning
316 with students entering grade 9 in the 2014-2015 school year,
317 pass the Algebra II and Geometry statewide, standardized
318 assessments.
319 2. Science.—Pass the statewide, standardized Biology I EOC
320 assessment and earn one credit in chemistry or physics and one
321 credit in a course equally rigorous to chemistry or physics.
322 However, a student enrolled in an Advanced Placement (AP),
323 International Baccalaureate (IB), or Advanced International
324 Certificate of Education (AICE) Biology course who takes the
325 respective AP, IB, or AICE Biology assessment and earns the
326 minimum score necessary to earn college credit as identified
327 pursuant to s. 1007.27(2) meets the requirement of this
328 subparagraph without having to take the statewide, standardized
329 Biology I EOC assessment.
330 3. Social studies.—Pass the statewide, standardized United
331 States History EOC assessment. However, A student enrolled in an
332 AP, IB, or AICE course that includes United States History
333 topics who takes the respective AP, IB, or AICE assessment and
334 earns the minimum score necessary to earn college credit as
335 identified pursuant to s. 1007.27(2) meets the requirement of
336 this subparagraph without having to take the statewide,
337 standardized United States History EOC assessment.
338 4. Foreign language.—Earn two credits in the same foreign
339 language.
340 5. Electives.—Earn at least one credit in an Advanced
341 Placement, an International Baccalaureate, an Advanced
342 International Certificate of Education, or a dual enrollment
343 course.
344 Section 6. Paragraphs (b), (d), (e), and (g) of subsection
345 (3) and paragraphs (a) and (e) of subsection (7) of section
346 1008.22, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
347 1008.22 Student assessment program for public schools.—
348 (3) STATEWIDE, STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.—The
349 Commissioner of Education shall design and implement a
350 statewide, standardized assessment program aligned to the core
351 curricular content established in the Next Generation Sunshine
352 State Standards. The commissioner also must develop or select
353 and implement a common battery of assessment tools that will be
354 used in all juvenile justice education programs in the state.
355 These tools must accurately measure the core curricular content
356 established in the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards.
357 Participation in the assessment program is mandatory for all
358 school districts and all students attending public schools,
359 including adult students seeking a standard high school diploma
360 under s. 1003.4282 and students in Department of Juvenile
361 Justice education programs, except as otherwise provided by law.
362 If a student does not participate in the assessment program, the
363 school district must notify the student’s parent and provide the
364 parent with information regarding the implications of such
365 nonparticipation. The statewide, standardized assessment program
366 shall be designed and implemented as follows:
367 (b) Algebra I and Biology I End-of-course (EOC)
368 assessments.—The Algebra I and Biology I EOC assessments must be
369 statewide, standardized, and developed or approved by the
370 Department of Education. as follows:
371 1. EOC assessments for Algebra I and, Geometry, Algebra II,
372 Biology I, United States History, and Civics shall be
373 administered to students enrolled in such courses as specified
374 in the course code directory.
375 2. Students enrolled in Algebra I and Biology I a course,
376 as specified in the course code directory, with an associated
377 statewide, standardized EOC assessment must take the EOC
378 assessment for such course and may not take the corresponding
379 subject or grade-level statewide, standardized assessment
380 pursuant to paragraph (a). Sections 1003.4156 and 1003.4282
381 govern the use of statewide, standardized EOC assessment results
382 for students.
383 3. The commissioner may select one or more nationally
384 developed comprehensive examinations, which may include
385 examinations for a College Board Advanced Placement course,
386 International Baccalaureate course, or Advanced International
387 Certificate of Education course, or industry-approved
388 examinations to earn national industry certifications identified
389 in the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List, for use as the
390 Algebra I and Biology I EOC assessments under this paragraph if
391 the commissioner determines that the content knowledge and
392 skills assessed by the examinations meet or exceed the grade
393 level expectations for the core curricular content established
394 for Algebra I and Biology I the course in the Next Generation
395 Sunshine State Standards. Use of any such examination as an EOC
396 assessment must be approved by the state board in rule.
397 4. Contingent upon funding provided in the General
398 Appropriations Act, including the appropriation of funds
399 received through federal grants, the commissioner may establish
400 an implementation schedule for the development and
401 administration of additional statewide, standardized EOC
402 assessments that must be approved by the state board in rule. If
403 approved by the state board, student performance on such
404 assessments constitutes 30 percent of a student’s final course
405 grade.
406 4.5. The Algebra I and Biology I All statewide,
407 standardized EOC assessments must be administered online except
408 as otherwise provided in paragraph (c).
409 (d) Implementation schedule.—
410 1. The Commissioner of Education shall establish and
411 publish on the department’s website an implementation schedule
412 to transition from the statewide, standardized Reading and
413 Writing assessments to the ELA assessments and to the revised
414 Mathematics assessments, including the Algebra I and Geometry
415 EOC assessment assessments. The schedule must take into
416 consideration funding, sufficient field and baseline data,
417 access to assessments, instructional alignment, and school
418 district readiness to administer the assessments online. All
419 such assessments must be delivered through computer-based
420 testing, however, the following assessments must be delivered in
421 a computer-based format, as follows: the grade 3 ELA assessment,
422 beginning in the 2017-2018 school year; the grade 3 Mathematics
423 assessment beginning in the 2016-2017 school year; the grade 4
424 ELA assessment, beginning in the 2015-2016 school year; and the
425 grade 4 Mathematics assessment, beginning in the 2016-2017
426 school year.
427 2. The Department of Education shall publish minimum and
428 recommended technology requirements that include specifications
429 for hardware, software, networking, security, and broadband
430 capacity to facilitate school district compliance with the
431 requirement that assessments be administered online.
432 (e) Assessment scores and achievement levels.—
433 1. The All statewide, standardized Algebra I EOC assessment
434 assessments and ELA, Mathematics, and Science assessments shall
435 use scaled scores and achievement levels. Achievement levels
436 shall range from 1 through 5, with level 1 being the lowest
437 achievement level, level 5 being the highest achievement level,
438 and level 3 indicating satisfactory performance on an
439 assessment.
440 2. The state board shall designate by rule a passing score
441 for each statewide, standardized assessment.
442 3. If the commissioner seeks to revise a statewide,
443 standardized assessment and the revisions require the state
444 board to modify performance level scores, including the passing
445 score, the commissioner shall provide a copy of the proposed
446 scores and implementation plan to the President of the Senate
447 and the Speaker of the House of Representatives at least 90 days
448 before submission to the state board for review. Until the state
449 board adopts the modifications by rule, the commissioner shall
450 use calculations for scoring the assessment that adjust student
451 scores on the revised assessment for statistical equivalence to
452 student scores on the former assessment. The state board shall
453 adopt by rule the passing score for the revised assessment that
454 is statistically equivalent to the passing score on the
455 discontinued assessment for a student who is required to attain
456 a passing score on the discontinued assessment. The commissioner
457 may, with approval of the state board, discontinue
458 administration of the former assessment upon the graduation,
459 based on normal student progression, of students participating
460 in the final regular administration of the former assessment. If
461 the commissioner revises a statewide, standardized assessment
462 and the revisions require the state board to modify the passing
463 score, only students taking the assessment for the first time
464 after the rule is adopted are affected.
465 (g) Contracts for assessments.—
466 1. The commissioner shall provide for the assessments to be
467 developed or obtained, as appropriate, through contracts and
468 project agreements with private vendors, public vendors, public
469 agencies, postsecondary educational institutions, or school
470 districts.
471 2. The commissioner may enter into contracts for the
472 continued administration of the assessments authorized and
473 funded by the Legislature. Contracts may be initiated in 1
474 fiscal year and continue into the next fiscal year and may be
475 paid from the appropriations of either or both fiscal years. The
476 commissioner may negotiate for the sale or lease of tests,
477 scoring protocols, test scoring services, and related materials
478 developed pursuant to law.
479 3.2. A student’s performance results on statewide,
480 standardized assessments, Algebra I and Biology I EOC
481 assessments, and Florida Alternative Assessments administered
482 pursuant to this subsection must be provided to the student’s
483 teachers and parents by the end of the school year, unless the
484 commissioner determines that extenuating circumstances exist and
485 reports the extenuating circumstances to the State Board of
486 Education and to school districts. This subparagraph does not
487 apply to existing contracts for such assessments, but applies
488 shall apply to new contracts and any renewal of existing
489 contracts for such assessments.
490 4.3. If liquidated damages are applicable, the department
491 shall collect liquidated damages that are due in response to the
492 administration of the spring 2015 computer-based assessments of
493 the department’s Florida Standards Assessment contract with
494 American Institutes for Research, and expend the funds to
495 reimburse parties that incurred damages.
496 (7) ASSESSMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTING OF RESULTS.—
497 (a) The Commissioner of Education shall establish schedules
498 for the administration of statewide, standardized assessments
499 and the reporting of student assessment results. The
500 commissioner shall consider the observance of religious and
501 school holidays when developing the schedules. The assessment
502 and reporting schedules must provide the earliest possible
503 reporting of student assessment results to the school districts,
504 consistent with the requirements of paragraph (3)(g). Assessment
505 results for the statewide, standardized ELA and Mathematics
506 assessments and the all statewide, standardized Algebra I and
507 Biology I EOC assessments must be made available no later than
508 the week of June 8, except for results of assessments
509 administered in the 2014-2015 school year. School districts
510 shall administer statewide, standardized assessments in
511 accordance with the schedule established by the commissioner.
512 (e) The Algebra I and Biology I A statewide, standardized
513 EOC assessments assessment must be used as the final cumulative
514 examination for its associated course. No additional final
515 assessment may be administered in an Algebra I or Biology I a
516 course with a statewide, standardized EOC assessment. A
517 district-required local assessment may be used as the final
518 cumulative examination for its associated course in accordance
519 with the school district’s policy.
520
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522 And the title is amended as follows:
523 Delete line 19
524 and insert:
525 assessment results; amending s. 1003.4156, F.S.;
526 revising the mathematics and social studies
527 requirements for student promotion to high school and
528 for certain high school credits; amending s.
529 1003.4282, F.S.; revising the requirements for a
530 standard high school diploma; deleting provisions
531 requiring a student or transfer student to take a
532 statewide, standardized Algebra II assessment or a
533 Geometry or United States History end-of-course (EOC)
534 assessment; amending s. 1003.4285, F.S.; revising the
535 standard high school diploma designation requirements
536 for mathematics and social studies; amending s.
537 1008.22, F.S.; deleting requirements that a student
538 take an EOC assessment in Geometry, Algebra II, United
539 States History, or Civics; deleting a provision
540 authorizing the commissioner to establish a schedule
541 for the development and administration of additional
542 statewide, standardized EOC assessments; providing an
543 effective date.