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 Substitute for Amendment (173108) (with title
2 amendment)
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4 Between lines 167 and 168
5 insert:
6 Section 3. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1) of
7 section 1003.4156, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
8 1003.4156 General requirements for middle grades
9 promotion.—
10 (1) In order for a student to be promoted to high school
11 from a school that includes middle grades 6, 7, and 8, the
12 student must successfully complete the following courses:
13 (b) Three middle grades or higher courses in mathematics.
14 Each school that includes middle grades must offer at least one
15 high school level mathematics course for which students may earn
16 high school credit. Successful completion of a high school level
17 Algebra I or Geometry course is not contingent upon the
18 student’s performance on the statewide, standardized Algebra I
19 end-of-course (EOC) assessment. To earn high school credit for
20 Algebra I, a middle grades student must take the statewide,
21 standardized Algebra I EOC assessment and pass the course, and,
22 in addition, beginning with the 2013-2014 school year and
23 thereafter, a student’s performance on the Algebra I EOC
24 assessment constitutes 30 percent of the student’s final course
25 grade. To earn high school credit for a Geometry course, a
26 middle grades student must take the statewide, standardized
27 Geometry EOC assessment, which constitutes 30 percent of the
28 student’s final course grade, and earn a passing grade in the
29 course.
30 (c) Three middle grades or higher courses in social
31 studies. Beginning with students entering grade 6 in the 2012
32 2013 school year, One of these courses must be at least a one
33 semester civics education course that includes the roles and
34 responsibilities of federal, state, and local governments; the
35 structures and functions of the legislative, executive, and
36 judicial branches of government; and the meaning and
37 significance of historic documents, such as the Articles of
38 Confederation, the Declaration of Independence, and the
39 Constitution of the United States. Beginning with the 2013-2014
40 school year, each student’s performance on the statewide,
41 standardized EOC assessment in civics education required under
42 s. 1008.22 constitutes 30 percent of the student’s final course
43 grade. A middle grades student who transfers into the state’s
44 public school system from out of country, out of state, a
45 private school, or a home education program after the beginning
46 of the second term of grade 8 is not required to meet the civics
47 education requirement for promotion from the middle grades if
48 the student’s transcript documents passage of three courses in
49 social studies or two year-long courses in social studies that
50 include coverage of civics education.
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52 Each school must inform parents about the course curriculum and
53 activities. Each student shall complete a personal education
54 plan that must be signed by the student and the student’s
55 parent. The Department of Education shall develop course
56 frameworks and professional development materials for the career
57 and education planning course. The course may be implemented as
58 a stand-alone course or integrated into another course or
59 courses. The Commissioner of Education shall collect
60 longitudinal high school course enrollment data by student
61 ethnicity in order to analyze course-taking patterns.
62 Section 4. Paragraphs (b) and (d) of subsection (3) and
63 subsections (7) and (9) of section 1003.4282, Florida Statutes,
64 are amended to read:
65 1003.4282 Requirements for a standard high school diploma.—
66 (3) STANDARD HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA; COURSE AND ASSESSMENT
67 REQUIREMENTS.—
68 (b) Four credits in mathematics.—A student must earn one
69 credit in Algebra I and one credit in Geometry. A student’s
70 performance on the statewide, standardized Algebra I end-of
71 course (EOC) assessment constitutes 30 percent of the student’s
72 final course grade. A student must pass the statewide,
73 standardized Algebra I EOC assessment, or earn a comparative
74 score, in order to earn a standard high school diploma. A
75 student must take one statewide, standardized mathematics
76 assessment in high school which must be Algebra I, Geometry, or
77 Algebra II. A student’s performance on the statewide,
78 standardized assessment Geometry EOC assessment constitutes 30
79 percent of the student’s final course grade. If the state
80 administers a statewide, standardized Algebra II assessment, a
81 student selecting Algebra II must take the assessment, and the
82 student’s performance on the assessment constitutes 30 percent
83 of the student’s final course grade. A student who earns an
84 industry certification for which there is a statewide college
85 credit articulation agreement approved by the State Board of
86 Education may substitute the certification for one mathematics
87 credit. Substitution may occur for up to two mathematics
88 credits, except for Algebra I and Geometry.
89 (d) Three credits in social studies.—A student must earn
90 one credit in United States History; one credit in World
91 History; one-half credit in economics, which must include
92 financial literacy; and one-half credit in United States
93 Government. The United States History EOC assessment constitutes
94 30 percent of the student’s final course grade.
95 (7) UNIFORM TRANSFER OF HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS.—Beginning with
96 the 2012-2013 school year, If a student transfers to a Florida
97 public high school from out of country, out of state, a private
98 school, or a home education program and the student’s transcript
99 shows a credit in Algebra I, the student must pass the
100 statewide, standardized Algebra I EOC assessment in order to
101 earn a standard high school diploma unless the student earned a
102 comparative score, passed a statewide assessment in Algebra I
103 administered by the transferring entity, or passed the statewide
104 Mathematics assessment the transferring entity uses to satisfy
105 the requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act,
106 20 U.S.C. s. 6301. If a student’s transcript shows a credit in
107 high school reading or English Language Arts II or III, in order
108 to earn a standard high school diploma, the student must take
109 and pass the statewide, standardized grade 10 Reading assessment
110 or, when implemented, the grade 10 ELA assessment, or earn a
111 concordant score. If a transfer student’s transcript shows a
112 final course grade and course credit in Algebra I or, Geometry,
113 Biology I, or United States History, the transferring course
114 final grade and credit shall be honored without the student
115 taking the requisite statewide, standardized EOC assessment and
116 without the assessment result results constituting 30 percent of
117 the student’s final course grade.
118 (9) COHORT TRANSITION TO NEW GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS.—The
119 requirements of this section, in addition to applying to
120 students entering grade 9 in the 2013-2014 school year and
121 thereafter, shall also apply to students entering grade 9 before
122 the 2013-2014 school year, except as otherwise provided in this
123 subsection.
124 (a) A student entering grade 9 before the 2010-2011 school
125 year must earn:
126 1. Four credits in English/ELA. A student must pass the
127 statewide, standardized grade 10 Reading assessment, or earn a
128 concordant score, in order to graduate with a standard high
129 school diploma.
130 2. Four credits in mathematics, which must include Algebra
131 I. A student must pass grade 10 FCAT Mathematics, or earn a
132 concordant score, in order to graduate with a standard high
133 school diploma. A student who takes Algebra I or Geometry after
134 the 2010-2011 school year must take the statewide, standardized
135 EOC assessment for the course but is not required to pass the
136 assessment in order to earn course credit. A student’s
137 performance on the Algebra I or Geometry EOC assessment is not
138 required to constitute 30 percent of the student’s final course
139 grade. A student who earns an industry certification for which
140 there is a statewide college credit articulation agreement
141 approved by the State Board of Education may substitute the
142 certification for one mathematics credit. Substitution may occur
143 for up to two mathematics credits, except for Algebra I.
144 3. Three credits in science, two of which must have a
145 laboratory component. A student who takes Biology I after the
146 2010-2011 school year must take the statewide, standardized
147 Biology I EOC assessment but is not required to pass the
148 assessment in order to earn course credit. A student’s
149 performance on the assessment is not required to constitute 30
150 percent of the student’s final course grade. A student who earns
151 an industry certification for which there is a statewide college
152 credit articulation agreement approved by the State Board of
153 Education may substitute the certification for one science
154 credit.
155 4. Three credits in social studies of which one credit in
156 World History, one credit in United States History, one-half
157 credit in United States Government, and one-half credit in
158 economics are required. A student who takes United States
159 History after the 2011-2012 school year must take the statewide,
160 standardized United States History EOC assessment, but the
161 student’s performance on the assessment is not required to
162 constitute 30 percent of the student’s final course grade.
163 5. One credit in fine or performing arts, speech and
164 debate, or practical arts as provided in paragraph (3)(e).
165 6. One credit in physical education as provided in
166 paragraph (3)(f).
167 7. Eight credits in electives.
168 (b) A student entering grade 9 in the 2010-2011 school year
169 must earn:
170 1. Four credits in English/ELA. A student must pass the
171 statewide, standardized grade 10 Reading assessment, or earn a
172 concordant score, in order to graduate with a standard high
173 school diploma.
174 2. Four credits in mathematics, which must include Algebra
175 I and Geometry. The statewide, standardized Algebra I EOC
176 assessment constitutes 30 percent of the student’s final course
177 grade. A student who takes Algebra I or Geometry after the 2010
178 2011 school year must take the statewide, standardized EOC
179 assessment for the course but is not required to pass the
180 assessment in order to earn course credit. A student’s
181 performance on the Geometry EOC assessment is not required to
182 constitute 30 percent of the student’s final course grade. A
183 student who earns an industry certification for which there is a
184 statewide college credit articulation agreement approved by the
185 State Board of Education may substitute the certification for
186 one mathematics credit. Substitution may occur for up to two
187 mathematics credits, except for Algebra I and Geometry.
188 3. Three credits in science, two of which must have a
189 laboratory component. A student who takes Biology I after the
190 2010-2011 school year must take the statewide, standardized
191 Biology I EOC assessment but is not required to pass the
192 assessment in order to earn course credit. A student’s
193 performance on the assessment is not required to constitute 30
194 percent of the student’s final course grade. A student who earns
195 an industry certification for which there is a statewide college
196 credit articulation agreement approved by the State Board of
197 Education may substitute the certification for one science
198 credit, except for Biology I.
199 4. Three credits in social studies of which one credit in
200 World History, one credit in United States History, one-half
201 credit in United States Government, and one-half credit in
202 economics are required. A student who takes United States
203 History after the 2011-2012 school year must take the statewide,
204 standardized United States History EOC assessment, but the
205 student’s performance on the assessment is not required to
206 constitute 30 percent of the student’s final course grade.
207 5. One credit in fine or performing arts, speech and
208 debate, or practical arts as provided in paragraph (3)(e).
209 6. One credit in physical education as provided in
210 paragraph (3)(f).
211 7. Eight credits in electives.
212 (c) A student entering grade 9 in the 2011-2012 school year
213 must earn:
214 1. Four credits in English/ELA. A student must pass the
215 statewide, standardized grade 10 Reading assessment, or earn a
216 concordant score, in order to graduate with a standard high
217 school diploma.
218 2. Four credits in mathematics, which must include Algebra
219 I and Geometry. A student who takes Algebra I after the 2010
220 2011 school year must pass the statewide, standardized Algebra I
221 EOC assessment, or earn a comparative score, in order to earn a
222 standard high school diploma. A student who takes Algebra I or
223 Geometry after the 2010-2011 school year must take the
224 statewide, standardized EOC assessment but is not required to
225 pass the Algebra I or Geometry EOC assessment in order to earn
226 course credit. A student’s performance on the Algebra I or
227 Geometry EOC assessment is not required to constitute 30 percent
228 of the student’s final course grade. A student who earns an
229 industry certification for which there is a statewide college
230 credit articulation agreement approved by the State Board of
231 Education may substitute the certification for one mathematics
232 credit. Substitution may occur for up to two mathematics
233 credits, except for Algebra I and Geometry.
234 3. Three credits in science, two of which must have a
235 laboratory component. One of the science credits must be Biology
236 I. A student who takes Biology I after the 2010-2011 school year
237 must take the statewide, standardized Biology I EOC assessment
238 but is not required to pass the assessment in order to earn
239 course credit. A student’s performance on the assessment is not
240 required to constitute 30 percent of the student’s final course
241 grade. A student who earns an industry certification for which
242 there is a statewide college credit articulation agreement
243 approved by the State Board of Education may substitute the
244 certification for one science credit, except for Biology I.
245 4. Three credits in social studies of which one credit in
246 World History, one credit in United States History, one-half
247 credit in United States Government, and one-half credit in
248 economics are required. A student who takes United States
249 History after the 2011-2012 school year must take the statewide,
250 standardized United States History EOC assessment, but the
251 student’s performance on the assessment is not required to
252 constitute 30 percent of the student’s final course grade.
253 5. One credit in fine or performing arts, speech and
254 debate, or practical arts as provided in paragraph (3)(e).
255 6. One credit in physical education as provided in
256 paragraph (3)(f).
257 7. Eight credits in electives.
258 8. One online course as provided in subsection (4).
259 (d) A student entering grade 9 in the 2012-2013 school year
260 must earn:
261 1. Four credits in English/ELA. A student must pass the
262 statewide, standardized grade 10 Reading assessment, or earn a
263 concordant score, in order to graduate with a standard high
264 school diploma.
265 2. Four credits in mathematics, which must include Algebra
266 I and Geometry. A student who takes Algebra I after the 2010
267 2011 school year must pass the statewide, standardized Algebra I
268 EOC assessment, or earn a comparative score, in order to earn a
269 standard high school diploma. A student who takes Geometry after
270 the 2010-2011 school year must take the statewide, standardized
271 Geometry EOC assessment. A student is not required to pass the
272 statewide, standardized EOC assessment in Algebra I or Geometry
273 in order to earn course credit. A student’s performance on the
274 Algebra I or Geometry EOC assessment is not required to
275 constitute 30 percent of the student’s final course grade. A
276 student who earns an industry certification for which there is a
277 statewide college credit articulation agreement approved by the
278 State Board of Education may substitute the certification for
279 one mathematics credit. Substitution may occur for up to two
280 mathematics credits, except for Algebra I and Geometry.
281 3. Three credits in science, two of which must have a
282 laboratory component. One of the science credits must be Biology
283 I. A student who takes Biology I after the 2010-2011 school year
284 must take the statewide, standardized Biology I EOC assessment
285 but is not required to pass the assessment to earn course
286 credit. A student’s performance on the assessment is not
287 required to constitute 30 percent of the student’s final course
288 grade. A student who earns an industry certification for which
289 there is a statewide college credit articulation agreement
290 approved by the State Board of Education may substitute the
291 certification for one science credit, except for Biology I.
292 4. Three credits in social studies of which one credit in
293 World History, one credit in United States History, one-half
294 credit in United States Government, and one-half credit in
295 economics are required. The statewide, standardized United
296 States History EOC assessment constitutes 30 percent of the
297 student’s final course grade.
298 5. One credit in fine or performing arts, speech and
299 debate, or practical arts as provided in paragraph (3)(e).
300 6. One credit in physical education as provided in
301 paragraph (3)(f).
302 7. Eight credits in electives.
303 8. One online course as provided in subsection (4).
304 (e) Policy adopted in rule by the district school board may
305 require for any cohort of students that performance on a
306 statewide, standardized EOC assessment constitute 30 percent of
307 a student’s final course grade.
308 (f) This subsection is repealed July 1, 2020.
309 Section 5. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
310 1003.4285, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
311 1003.4285 Standard high school diploma designations.—
312 (1) Each standard high school diploma shall include, as
313 applicable, the following designations if the student meets the
314 criteria set forth for the designation:
315 (a) Scholar designation.—In addition to the requirements of
316 s. 1003.4282, in order to earn the Scholar designation, a
317 student must satisfy the following requirements:
318 1. Mathematics.—Earn one credit in Algebra II and one
319 credit in statistics or an equally rigorous course. Beginning
320 with students entering grade 9 in the 2014-2015 school year,
321 pass the Algebra II and Geometry statewide, standardized
322 assessments.
323 2. Science.—Pass the statewide, standardized Biology I EOC
324 assessment and earn one credit in chemistry or physics and one
325 credit in a course equally rigorous to chemistry or physics.
326 However, a student enrolled in an Advanced Placement (AP),
327 International Baccalaureate (IB), or Advanced International
328 Certificate of Education (AICE) Biology course who takes the
329 respective AP, IB, or AICE Biology assessment and earns the
330 minimum score necessary to earn college credit as identified
331 pursuant to s. 1007.27(2) meets the requirement of this
332 subparagraph without having to take the statewide, standardized
333 Biology I EOC assessment.
334 3. Social studies.—Pass the statewide, standardized United
335 States History EOC assessment. However, A student enrolled in an
336 AP, IB, or AICE course that includes United States History
337 topics who takes the respective AP, IB, or AICE assessment and
338 earns the minimum score necessary to earn college credit as
339 identified pursuant to s. 1007.27(2) meets the requirement of
340 this subparagraph without having to take the statewide,
341 standardized United States History EOC assessment.
342 4. Foreign language.—Earn two credits in the same foreign
343 language.
344 5. Electives.—Earn at least one credit in an Advanced
345 Placement, an International Baccalaureate, an Advanced
346 International Certificate of Education, or a dual enrollment
347 course.
348 Section 6. Paragraphs (b), (d), (e), and (g) of subsection
349 (3) and paragraphs (a) and (e) of subsection (7) of section
350 1008.22, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
351 1008.22 Student assessment program for public schools.—
352 (3) STATEWIDE, STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.—The
353 Commissioner of Education shall design and implement a
354 statewide, standardized assessment program aligned to the core
355 curricular content established in the Next Generation Sunshine
356 State Standards. The commissioner also must develop or select
357 and implement a common battery of assessment tools that will be
358 used in all juvenile justice education programs in the state.
359 These tools must accurately measure the core curricular content
360 established in the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards.
361 Participation in the assessment program is mandatory for all
362 school districts and all students attending public schools,
363 including adult students seeking a standard high school diploma
364 under s. 1003.4282 and students in Department of Juvenile
365 Justice education programs, except as otherwise provided by law.
366 If a student does not participate in the assessment program, the
367 school district must notify the student’s parent and provide the
368 parent with information regarding the implications of such
369 nonparticipation. The statewide, standardized assessment program
370 shall be designed and implemented as follows:
371 (b) Algebra I and Biology I End-of-course (EOC)
372 assessments.—The Algebra I and Biology I EOC assessments must be
373 statewide, standardized, and developed or approved by the
374 Department of Education. as follows:
375 1. EOC assessments for Algebra I and, Geometry, Algebra II,
376 Biology I, United States History, and Civics shall be
377 administered to students enrolled in such courses as specified
378 in the course code directory.
379 2. Students enrolled in Algebra I and Biology I a course,
380 as specified in the course code directory, with an associated
381 statewide, standardized EOC assessment must take the EOC
382 assessment for such course and may not take the corresponding
383 subject or grade-level statewide, standardized assessment
384 pursuant to paragraph (a). Sections 1003.4156 and 1003.4282
385 govern the use of statewide, standardized EOC assessment results
386 for students.
387 3. The commissioner may select one or more nationally
388 developed comprehensive examinations, which may include
389 examinations for a College Board Advanced Placement course,
390 International Baccalaureate course, or Advanced International
391 Certificate of Education course, or industry-approved
392 examinations to earn national industry certifications identified
393 in the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List, for use as the
394 Algebra I and Biology I EOC assessments under this paragraph if
395 the commissioner determines that the content knowledge and
396 skills assessed by the examinations meet or exceed the grade
397 level expectations for the core curricular content established
398 for Algebra I and Biology I the course in the Next Generation
399 Sunshine State Standards. Use of any such examination as an EOC
400 assessment must be approved by the state board in rule.
401 4. Contingent upon funding provided in the General
402 Appropriations Act, including the appropriation of funds
403 received through federal grants, the commissioner may establish
404 an implementation schedule for the development and
405 administration of additional statewide, standardized EOC
406 assessments that must be approved by the state board in rule. If
407 approved by the state board, student performance on such
408 assessments constitutes 30 percent of a student’s final course
409 grade.
410 4.5. The Algebra I and Biology I All statewide,
411 standardized EOC assessments must be administered online except
412 as otherwise provided in paragraph (c).
413 (d) Implementation schedule.—
414 1. The Commissioner of Education shall establish and
415 publish on the department’s website an implementation schedule
416 to transition from the statewide, standardized Reading and
417 Writing assessments to the ELA assessments and to the revised
418 Mathematics assessments, including the Algebra I and Geometry
419 EOC assessment assessments. The schedule must take into
420 consideration funding, sufficient field and baseline data,
421 access to assessments, instructional alignment, and school
422 district readiness to administer the assessments online. All
423 such assessments must be delivered through computer-based
424 testing, however, the following assessments must be delivered in
425 a computer-based format, as follows: the grade 3 ELA assessment,
426 beginning in the 2017-2018 school year; the grade 3 Mathematics
427 assessment beginning in the 2016-2017 school year; the grade 4
428 ELA assessment, beginning in the 2015-2016 school year; and the
429 grade 4 Mathematics assessment, beginning in the 2016-2017
430 school year.
431 2. The Department of Education shall publish minimum and
432 recommended technology requirements that include specifications
433 for hardware, software, networking, security, and broadband
434 capacity to facilitate school district compliance with the
435 requirement that assessments be administered online.
436 (e) Assessment scores and achievement levels.—
437 1. The All statewide, standardized Algebra I EOC assessment
438 assessments and ELA, Mathematics, and Science assessments shall
439 use scaled scores and achievement levels. Achievement levels
440 shall range from 1 through 5, with level 1 being the lowest
441 achievement level, level 5 being the highest achievement level,
442 and level 3 indicating satisfactory performance on an
443 assessment.
444 2. The state board shall designate by rule a passing score
445 for each statewide, standardized assessment.
446 3. If the commissioner seeks to revise a statewide,
447 standardized assessment and the revisions require the state
448 board to modify performance level scores, including the passing
449 score, the commissioner shall provide a copy of the proposed
450 scores and implementation plan to the President of the Senate
451 and the Speaker of the House of Representatives at least 90 days
452 before submission to the state board for review. Until the state
453 board adopts the modifications by rule, the commissioner shall
454 use calculations for scoring the assessment that adjust student
455 scores on the revised assessment for statistical equivalence to
456 student scores on the former assessment. The state board shall
457 adopt by rule the passing score for the revised assessment that
458 is statistically equivalent to the passing score on the
459 discontinued assessment for a student who is required to attain
460 a passing score on the discontinued assessment. The commissioner
461 may, with approval of the state board, discontinue
462 administration of the former assessment upon the graduation,
463 based on normal student progression, of students participating
464 in the final regular administration of the former assessment. If
465 the commissioner revises a statewide, standardized assessment
466 and the revisions require the state board to modify the passing
467 score, only students taking the assessment for the first time
468 after the rule is adopted are affected.
469 (g) Contracts for assessments.—
470 1. The commissioner shall provide for the assessments to be
471 developed or obtained, as appropriate, through contracts and
472 project agreements with private vendors, public vendors, public
473 agencies, postsecondary educational institutions, or school
474 districts.
475 2. The commissioner may enter into contracts for the
476 continued administration of the assessments authorized and
477 funded by the Legislature. Contracts may be initiated in 1
478 fiscal year and continue into the next fiscal year and may be
479 paid from the appropriations of either or both fiscal years. The
480 commissioner may negotiate for the sale or lease of tests,
481 scoring protocols, test scoring services, and related materials
482 developed pursuant to law.
483 3.2. A student’s performance results on statewide,
484 standardized assessments, Algebra I and Biology I EOC
485 assessments, and Florida Alternative Assessments administered
486 pursuant to this subsection must be provided to the student’s
487 teachers and parents by the end of the school year, unless the
488 commissioner determines that extenuating circumstances exist and
489 reports the extenuating circumstances to the State Board of
490 Education and to school districts. This subparagraph does not
491 apply to existing contracts for such assessments, but applies
492 shall apply to new contracts and any renewal of existing
493 contracts for such assessments.
494 4.3. If liquidated damages are applicable, the department
495 shall collect liquidated damages that are due in response to the
496 administration of the spring 2015 computer-based assessments of
497 the department’s Florida Standards Assessment contract with
498 American Institutes for Research, and expend the funds to
499 reimburse parties that incurred damages.
500 (7) ASSESSMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTING OF RESULTS.—
501 (a) The Commissioner of Education shall establish schedules
502 for the administration of statewide, standardized assessments
503 and the reporting of student assessment results. The
504 commissioner shall consider the observance of religious and
505 school holidays when developing the schedules. The assessment
506 and reporting schedules must provide the earliest possible
507 reporting of student assessment results to the school districts,
508 consistent with the requirements of paragraph (3)(g). Assessment
509 results for the statewide, standardized ELA and Mathematics
510 assessments and the all statewide, standardized Algebra I and
511 Biology I EOC assessments must be made available no later than
512 the week of June 8, except for results of assessments
513 administered in the 2014-2015 school year. School districts
514 shall administer statewide, standardized assessments in
515 accordance with the schedule established by the commissioner.
516 (e) The Algebra I and Biology I A statewide, standardized
517 EOC assessments assessment must be used as the final cumulative
518 examination for its associated course. No additional final
519 assessment may be administered in an Algebra I or Biology I a
520 course with a statewide, standardized EOC assessment. A
521 district-required local assessment may be used as the final
522 cumulative examination for its associated course in accordance
523 with the school district’s policy.
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526 And the title is amended as follows:
527 Delete line 19
528 and insert:
529 assessment results; amending s. 1003.4156, F.S.;
530 revising the mathematics and social studies
531 requirements for student promotion to high school and
532 for certain high school credits; amending s.
533 1003.4282, F.S.; revising the requirements for a
534 standard high school diploma; deleting provisions
535 requiring a student or transfer student to take a
536 statewide, standardized Algebra II assessment or a
537 Geometry or United States History end-of-course (EOC)
538 assessment; amending s. 1003.4285, F.S.; revising the
539 standard high school diploma designation requirements
540 for mathematics and social studies; amending s.
541 1008.22, F.S.; deleting requirements that a student
542 take an EOC assessment in Geometry, Algebra II, United
543 States History, or Civics; deleting a provision
544 authorizing the commissioner to establish a schedule
545 for the development and administration of additional
546 statewide, standardized EOC assessments; providing an
547 effective date.