SB 678: Native Language Assessment in Public Schools
GENERAL BILL by Taddeo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Pizzo ; Rodriguez ; Torres ; Cruz ; Flores
Native Language Assessment in Public Schools; Requiring the Department of Education to adopt native language versions of the school readiness screener, the school readiness assessment, the Florida Voluntary Prekindergarten Assessment, and the Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener; requiring that a high school equivalency examination administered in any language other than English be given the same weight as a high school equivalency examination administered in English; revising requirements of the statewide, standardized assessment program to include native language versions of related assessments, etc.
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Education
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Education (ED)
- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (AED)
- Appropriations (AP)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 10/25/2019 Senate • Filed
11/6/2019 Senate • Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 52
1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 52
3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Education
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SB 678, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/25/2019 at 4:35 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 515 Native Language Assessment in Public Schools Rodriguez, Aloupis Identical Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee 
Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 1002.69 Statewide kindergarten screening; kindergarten readiness rates; state-approved prekindergarten enrollment screening; good cause exemption. Page 3 (pdf) 1003.435 High school equivalency diploma program. Page 5 (pdf) 1008.22 Student assessment program for public schools. Page 5 (pdf) 1008.30 Common placement testing for public postsecondary education. Page 11 (pdf)