Florida Senate - 2013                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1076
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  03/14/2013           .                                
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       Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Legg) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 1222 - 1243
    4  and insert:
    5         1. A value of 0.1 or, 0.2, or 0.3 full-time equivalent
    6  student membership shall be calculated for each student who
    7  completes a career-themed course as defined in s. 1003.493(1)(b)
    8  or a career and professional academy program under ss. 1003.491,
    9  1003.492, 1003.493, and 1003.4935 and who is issued an the
   10  highest level of industry certification identified annually in
   11  the Industry Certification Funding List approved under rules
   12  adopted by the State Board of Education upon promotion to the
   13  9th grade under subparagraph 2. or upon earning a high school
   14  diploma. The maximum full-time equivalent student membership
   15  value for any student in grades 9 through 12 is 0.3. A value of
   16  0.2 full-time equivalent membership shall be calculated for each
   17  student who is issued an industry certification that has a
   18  statewide articulation agreement for college credit approved by
   19  the State Board of Education. For industry certifications that
   20  do not articulate for college credit, the Department of
   21  Education shall assign a the appropriate full-time equivalent
   22  value of 0.1 for each certification, 50 percent of which is
   23  based on rigor and the remaining 50 percent on employment value.
   24  The State Board of Education shall include the assigned values
   25  in the Industry Certification Funding List under rules adopted
   26  by the state board. Rigor shall be based on the number of