Florida Senate - 2013                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1076
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Legg moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 220 - 550
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Paragraph (g) is added to subsection (5) of
    6  section 1000.03, Florida Statutes, to read:
    7         1000.03 Function, mission, and goals of the Florida K-20
    8  education system.—
    9         (5) The priorities of Florida’s K-20 education system
   10  include:
   11         (g) Comprehensive K-20 career and education planning.—It is
   12  essential that Florida’s K-20 education system better prepare
   13  all students at every level for the transition from school to
   14  postsecondary education or work by providing information
   15  regarding:
   16         1. Career opportunities, educational requirements
   17  associated with each career, educational institutions that
   18  prepare students to enter each career, and student financial aid
   19  available to pursue postsecondary instruction required to enter
   20  each career.
   21         2. How to make informed decisions about the program of
   22  study that best addresses the students’ interests and abilities
   23  while preparing them to enter postsecondary education or the
   24  workforce.
   25         3. Recommended coursework and programs that prepare
   26  students for success in their areas of interest and ability.
   27  
   28  This information shall be provided to students and parents
   29  through websites, handbooks, manuals, or other regularly
   30  provided communications.
   31         Section 2. Subsection (7) of section 1000.21, Florida
   32  Statutes, is amended to read:
   33         1000.21 Systemwide definitions.—As used in the Florida K-20
   34  Education Code:
   35         (7) “Sunshine State Standards” or the “Next Generation
   36  Sunshine State Standards” means the state’s public K-12
   37  curricular standards, including common core standards in English
   38  Language Arts and Mathematics, adopted under s. 1003.41. The
   39  term includes the Sunshine State Standards that are in place for
   40  a subject until the standards for that subject are replaced
   41  under s. 1003.41 by the Next Generation Sunshine State
   42  Standards.
   43         Section 3. Subsection (26) of section 1001.42, Florida
   44  Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (27), and a new subsection
   45  (26) is added to that section, to read:
   46         1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board.—The
   47  district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all
   48  powers and perform all duties listed below:
   49         (26) TECHNICAL CENTER GOVERNING BOARD.—May appoint a
   50  governing board for a school district technical center or a
   51  system of technical centers for the purpose of aligning the
   52  educational programs of the technical center with the needs of
   53  local businesses and responding quickly to the needs of local
   54  businesses for employees holding industry certifications. A
   55  technical center governing board shall be comprised of seven
   56  members, three of whom must be members of the district school
   57  board or their designees and four of whom must be local business
   58  leaders. The district school board shall delegate to the
   59  technical center governing board decisions regarding entrance
   60  requirements for students, curriculum, program development,
   61  budget and funding allocations, and the development with local
   62  businesses of partnership agreements and appropriate industry
   63  certifications in order to meet local and regional economic
   64  needs. A technical center governing board may approve only
   65  courses and programs that contain industry certifications. A
   66  course may be continued if at least 25 percent of the students
   67  enrolled in the course attain an industry certification. If
   68  fewer than 25 percent of the students enrolled in a course
   69  attain an industry certification, the course must be
   70  discontinued the following year.
   71         Section 4. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
   72  1002.3105, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsection (5) is
   73  added to that section, to read:
   74         1002.3105 Academically Challenging Curriculum to Enhance
   75  Learning (ACCEL) options.—
   76         (1) ACCEL OPTIONS.—
   77         (b) At a minimum, each school must offer the following
   78  ACCEL options: whole-grade and midyear promotion; subject-matter
   79  acceleration; virtual instruction in higher grade level
   80  subjects; and the Credit Acceleration Program under s.
   81  1003.4295. Additional ACCEL options may include, but are not
   82  limited to, enriched science, technology, engineering, and
   83  mathematics (STEM) coursework; enrichment programs; flexible
   84  grouping; advanced academic courses; combined classes; self
   85  paced instruction; rigorous industry certifications that are
   86  articulated to college credit and approved pursuant to ss.
   87  1003.492 and 1008.44; work-related internships or
   88  apprenticeships; curriculum compacting; advanced-content
   89  instruction; and telescoping curriculum.
   90         (5) AWARD OF A STANDARD HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.—A student who
   91  meets the requirements of s. 1003.4282(3)(a)-(e), earns three
   92  credits in electives, and earns a cumulative grade point average
   93  (GPA) of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale shall be awarded a standard high
   94  school diploma in a form prescribed by the State Board of
   95  Education.
   96         Section 5. Paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section
   97  1002.33, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   98         1002.33 Charter schools.—
   99         (7) CHARTER.—The major issues involving the operation of a
  100  charter school shall be considered in advance and written into
  101  the charter. The charter shall be signed by the governing board
  102  of the charter school and the sponsor, following a public
  103  hearing to ensure community input.
  104         (a) The charter shall address and criteria for approval of
  105  the charter shall be based on:
  106         1. The school’s mission, the students to be served, and the
  107  ages and grades to be included.
  108         2. The focus of the curriculum, the instructional methods
  109  to be used, any distinctive instructional techniques to be
  110  employed, and identification and acquisition of appropriate
  111  technologies needed to improve educational and administrative
  112  performance which include a means for promoting safe, ethical,
  113  and appropriate uses of technology which comply with legal and
  114  professional standards.
  115         a. The charter shall ensure that reading is a primary focus
  116  of the curriculum and that resources are provided to identify
  117  and provide specialized instruction for students who are reading
  118  below grade level. The curriculum and instructional strategies
  119  for reading must be consistent with the Next Generation Sunshine
  120  State Standards and grounded in scientifically based reading
  121  research.
  122         b. In order to provide students with access to diverse
  123  instructional delivery models, to facilitate the integration of
  124  technology within traditional classroom instruction, and to
  125  provide students with the skills they need to compete in the
  126  21st century economy, the Legislature encourages instructional
  127  methods for blended learning courses consisting of both
  128  traditional classroom and online instructional techniques.
  129  Charter schools may implement blended learning courses which
  130  combine traditional classroom instruction and virtual
  131  instruction. Students in a blended learning course must be full
  132  time students of the charter school and receive the online
  133  instruction in a classroom setting at the charter school.
  134  Instructional personnel certified pursuant to s. 1012.55 who
  135  provide virtual instruction for blended learning courses may be
  136  employees of the charter school or may be under contract to
  137  provide instructional services to charter school students. At a
  138  minimum, such instructional personnel must hold an active state
  139  or school district adjunct certification under s. 1012.57 for
  140  the subject area of the blended learning course. The funding and
  141  performance accountability requirements for blended learning
  142  courses are the same as those for traditional courses.
  143         3. The current incoming baseline standard of student
  144  academic achievement, the outcomes to be achieved, and the
  145  method of measurement that will be used. The criteria listed in
  146  this subparagraph shall include a detailed description of:
  147         a. How the baseline student academic achievement levels and
  148  prior rates of academic progress will be established.
  149         b. How these baseline rates will be compared to rates of
  150  academic progress achieved by these same students while
  151  attending the charter school.
  152         c. To the extent possible, how these rates of progress will
  153  be evaluated and compared with rates of progress of other
  154  closely comparable student populations.
  155  
  156  The district school board is required to provide academic
  157  student performance data to charter schools for each of their
  158  students coming from the district school system, as well as
  159  rates of academic progress of comparable student populations in
  160  the district school system.
  161         4. The methods used to identify the educational strengths
  162  and needs of students and how well educational goals and
  163  performance standards are met by students attending the charter
  164  school. The methods shall provide a means for the charter school
  165  to ensure accountability to its constituents by analyzing
  166  student performance data and by evaluating the effectiveness and
  167  efficiency of its major educational programs. Students in
  168  charter schools shall, at a minimum, participate in the
  169  statewide assessment program created under s. 1008.22.
  170         5. In secondary charter schools, a method for determining
  171  that a student has satisfied the requirements for graduation in
  172  s. 1003.428 or s. 1003.4282, s. 1003.429, or s. 1003.43.
  173         6. A method for resolving conflicts between the governing
  174  board of the charter school and the sponsor.
  175         7. The admissions procedures and dismissal procedures,
  176  including the school’s code of student conduct.
  177         8. The ways by which the school will achieve a
  178  racial/ethnic balance reflective of the community it serves or
  179  within the racial/ethnic range of other public schools in the
  180  same school district.
  181         9. The financial and administrative management of the
  182  school, including a reasonable demonstration of the professional
  183  experience or competence of those individuals or organizations
  184  applying to operate the charter school or those hired or
  185  retained to perform such professional services and the
  186  description of clearly delineated responsibilities and the
  187  policies and practices needed to effectively manage the charter
  188  school. A description of internal audit procedures and
  189  establishment of controls to ensure that financial resources are
  190  properly managed must be included. Both public sector and
  191  private sector professional experience shall be equally valid in
  192  such a consideration.
  193         10. The asset and liability projections required in the
  194  application which are incorporated into the charter and shall be
  195  compared with information provided in the annual report of the
  196  charter school.
  197         11. A description of procedures that identify various risks
  198  and provide for a comprehensive approach to reduce the impact of
  199  losses; plans to ensure the safety and security of students and
  200  staff; plans to identify, minimize, and protect others from
  201  violent or disruptive student behavior; and the manner in which
  202  the school will be insured, including whether or not the school
  203  will be required to have liability insurance, and, if so, the
  204  terms and conditions thereof and the amounts of coverage.
  205         12. The term of the charter which shall provide for
  206  cancellation of the charter if insufficient progress has been
  207  made in attaining the student achievement objectives of the
  208  charter and if it is not likely that such objectives can be
  209  achieved before expiration of the charter. The initial term of a
  210  charter shall be for 4 or 5 years. In order to facilitate access
  211  to long-term financial resources for charter school
  212  construction, charter schools that are operated by a
  213  municipality or other public entity as provided by law are
  214  eligible for up to a 15-year charter, subject to approval by the
  215  district school board. A charter lab school is eligible for a
  216  charter for a term of up to 15 years. In addition, to facilitate
  217  access to long-term financial resources for charter school
  218  construction, charter schools that are operated by a private,
  219  not-for-profit, s. 501(c)(3) status corporation are eligible for
  220  up to a 15-year charter, subject to approval by the district
  221  school board. Such long-term charters remain subject to annual
  222  review and may be terminated during the term of the charter, but
  223  only according to the provisions set forth in subsection (8).
  224         13. The facilities to be used and their location.
  225         14. The qualifications to be required of the teachers and
  226  the potential strategies used to recruit, hire, train, and
  227  retain qualified staff to achieve best value.
  228         15. The governance structure of the school, including the
  229  status of the charter school as a public or private employer as
  230  required in paragraph (12)(i).
  231         16. A timetable for implementing the charter which
  232  addresses the implementation of each element thereof and the
  233  date by which the charter shall be awarded in order to meet this
  234  timetable.
  235         17. In the case of an existing public school that is being
  236  converted to charter status, alternative arrangements for
  237  current students who choose not to attend the charter school and
  238  for current teachers who choose not to teach in the charter
  239  school after conversion in accordance with the existing
  240  collective bargaining agreement or district school board rule in
  241  the absence of a collective bargaining agreement. However,
  242  alternative arrangements shall not be required for current
  243  teachers who choose not to teach in a charter lab school, except
  244  as authorized by the employment policies of the state university
  245  which grants the charter to the lab school.
  246         18. Full disclosure of the identity of all relatives
  247  employed by the charter school who are related to the charter
  248  school owner, president, chairperson of the governing board of
  249  directors, superintendent, governing board member, principal,
  250  assistant principal, or any other person employed by the charter
  251  school who has equivalent decisionmaking authority. For the
  252  purpose of this subparagraph, the term “relative” means father,
  253  mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first
  254  cousin, nephew, niece, husband, wife, father-in-law, mother-in
  255  law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law,
  256  stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother,
  257  stepsister, half brother, or half sister.
  258         19. Implementation of the activities authorized under s.
  259  1002.331 by the charter school when it satisfies the eligibility
  260  requirements for a high-performing charter school. A high
  261  performing charter school shall notify its sponsor in writing by
  262  March 1 if it intends to increase enrollment or expand grade
  263  levels the following school year. The written notice shall
  264  specify the amount of the enrollment increase and the grade
  265  levels that will be added, as applicable.
  266         Section 6. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) and paragraph
  267  (b) of subsection (9) of section 1002.37, Florida Statutes, are
  268  amended to read:
  269         1002.37 The Florida Virtual School.—
  270         (3) Funding for the Florida Virtual School shall be
  271  provided as follows:
  272         (a)1. For a student in grades 9 through 12, a “full-time
  273  equivalent student” is one student who has successfully
  274  completed six full-credit courses that count toward the minimum
  275  number of credits required for high school graduation. A student
  276  who completes fewer than six full-credit courses is a fraction
  277  of a full-time equivalent student. Half-credit course
  278  completions shall be included in determining a full-time
  279  equivalent student. Credit completed by a student in excess of
  280  the minimum required for that student for high school graduation
  281  is not eligible for funding.
  282         2. For a student in kindergarten through grade 8, a “full
  283  time equivalent student” is one student who has successfully
  284  completed six courses or the prescribed level of content that
  285  counts toward promotion to the next grade. A student who
  286  completes fewer than six courses or the prescribed level of
  287  content shall be a fraction of a full-time equivalent student.
  288         3. Beginning in the 2016-2017 2014-2015 fiscal year, when
  289  s. 1008.22(3)(g) is implemented, the reported full-time
  290  equivalent students and associated funding of students enrolled
  291  in courses requiring passage of an end-of-course assessment
  292  under s. 1003.4282 to earn a standard high school diploma shall
  293  be adjusted if after the student does not pass completes the
  294  end-of-course assessment. However, no adjustment shall be made
  295  for home education program students who choose not to take an
  296  end-of-course assessment or for a student who enrolls in a
  297  segmented remedial course delivered online.
  298  
  299  For purposes of this paragraph, the calculation of “full-time
  300  equivalent student” shall be as prescribed in s.
  301  1011.61(1)(c)1.b.(V).
  302         (9)
  303         (b) Public school students receiving part-time instruction
  304  by the Florida Virtual School in courses requiring statewide
  305  end-of-course assessments must take all statewide end-of-course
  306  assessments required pursuant to s. 1008.22 s. 1008.22(3)(c)2.
  307         Section 7. Section 1002.375, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  308         Section 8. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) and paragraph
  309  (e) of subsection (7) of section 1002.45, Florida Statutes, are
  310  amended to read:
  311         1002.45 Virtual instruction programs.—
  312         (4) CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.—Each contract with an approved
  313  provider must at minimum:
  314         (b) Provide a method for determining that a student has
  315  satisfied the requirements for graduation in s. 1003.428 or s.
  316  1003.4282, s. 1003.429, or s. 1003.43 if the contract is for the
  317  provision of a full-time virtual instruction program to students
  318  in grades 9 through 12.
  319         (7) VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM AND VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOL
  320  FUNDING.—
  321         (e) Beginning in the 2016-2017 2014-2015 fiscal year, when
  322  s. 1008.22(3)(g) is implemented, the reported full-time
  323  equivalent students and associated funding of students enrolled
  324  in courses requiring passage of an end-of-course assessment
  325  under s. 1003.4282 to earn a standard high school diploma shall
  326  be adjusted if after the student does not pass completes the
  327  end-of-course assessment. However, no adjustment shall be made
  328  for a student who enrolls in a segmented remedial course
  329  delivered online.
  330         Section 9. Paragraph (i) of subsection (1) of section
  331  1003.02, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  332         1003.02 District school board operation and control of
  333  public K-12 education within the school district.—As provided in
  334  part II of chapter 1001, district school boards are
  335  constitutionally and statutorily charged with the operation and
  336  control of public K-12 education within their school district.
  337  The district school boards must establish, organize, and operate
  338  their public K-12 schools and educational programs, employees,
  339  and facilities. Their responsibilities include staff
  340  development, public K-12 school student education including
  341  education for exceptional students and students in juvenile
  342  justice programs, special programs, adult education programs,
  343  and career education programs. Additionally, district school
  344  boards must:
  345         (1) Provide for the proper accounting for all students of
  346  school age, for the attendance and control of students at
  347  school, and for proper attention to health, safety, and other
  348  matters relating to the welfare of students in the following
  349  fields:
  350         (i) Parental notification of acceleration options.—At the
  351  beginning of each school year, notify parents of students in or
  352  entering high school of the opportunity and benefits of advanced
  353  placement, International Baccalaureate, Advanced International
  354  Certificate of Education, dual enrollment, and Florida Virtual
  355  School courses and options for early or accelerated high school
  356  graduation under s. ss. 1003.4281 and 1003.429.
  357         Section 10. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section
  358  1003.03, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  359         1003.03 Maximum class size.—
  360         (3) IMPLEMENTATION OPTIONS.—District school boards must
  361  consider, but are not limited to, implementing the following
  362  items in order to meet the constitutional class size maximums
  363  described in subsection (1):
  364         (c)1. Repeal district school board policies that require
  365  students to earn have more than the 24 credits required under s.
  366  1003.428 to graduate from high school.
  367         2. Implement the early graduation option provided in s.
  368  1003.4281 Adopt policies to allow students to graduate from high
  369  school as soon as they pass the grade 10 FCAT and complete the
  370  courses required for high school graduation.
  371         Section 11. Section 1003.41, Florida Statutes, is amended
  372  to read:
  373         (Substantial rewording of section. See
  374         s. 1003.41, F.S., for present text.)
  375         1003.41 Next Generation Sunshine State Standards.—
  376         (1) Next Generation Sunshine State Standards establish the
  377  core content of the curricula to be taught in the state and
  378  specify the core content knowledge and skills that K-12 public
  379  school students are expected to acquire. Standards must be
  380  rigorous and relevant and provide for the logical, sequential
  381  progression of core curricular content that incrementally
  382  increases a student’s core content knowledge and skills over
  383  time. Curricular content for all subjects must integrate
  384  critical-thinking, problem-solving, and workforce-literacy
  385  skills; communication, reading, and writing skills; mathematics
  386  skills; collaboration skills; contextual and applied-learning
  387  skills; technology-literacy skills; information and media
  388  literacy skills; and civic-engagement skills. The standards must
  389  include distinct grade-level expectations for the core content
  390  knowledge and skills that a student is expected to have acquired
  391  by each individual grade level from kindergarten through grade
  392  8. The standards for grades 9 through 12 may be organized by
  393  grade clusters of more than one grade level except as otherwise
  394  provided for visual and performing arts, physical education,
  395  health, and foreign language standards.
  396         (2) Next Generation Sunshine State Standards must meet the
  397  following requirements:
  398         (a) English Language Arts standards must establish specific
  399  curricular content for, at a minimum, reading, writing, speaking
  400  and listening, and language.
  401         (b) Science standards must establish specific curricular
  402  content for, at a minimum, the nature of science, earth and
  403  space science, physical science, and life science.
  404         (c) Mathematics standards must establish specific
  405  curricular content for, at a minimum, algebra, geometry,
  406  statistics and probability, number and quantity, functions, and
  407  modeling.
  408         (d) Social Studies standards must establish specific
  409  curricular content for, at a minimum, geography, United States
  410  and world history, government, civics, humanities, and
  411  economics, including financial literacy. Financial literacy
  412  includes the knowledge, understanding, skills, behaviors,
  413  attitudes, and values that will enable a student to make
  414  responsible and effective financial decisions on a daily basis.
  415  Financial literacy instruction shall be an integral part of
  416  instruction throughout the entire economics course and include
  417  information regarding earning income; buying goods and services;
  418  saving and financial investing; taxes; the use of credit and
  419  credit cards; budgeting and debt management, including student
  420  loans and secured loans; banking and financial services;
  421  planning for one’s financial future, including higher education
  422  and career planning; credit reports and scores; and fraud and
  423  identity theft prevention.
  424         (e) Visual and performing arts, physical education, health,
  425  and foreign language standards must establish specific
  426  curricular content and include distinct grade level expectations
  427  for the core content knowledge and skills that a student is
  428  expected to have acquired by each individual grade level from
  429  kindergarten through grade 5. The standards for grades 6 through
  430  12 may be organized by grade clusters of more than one grade
  431  level.
  432         (3) The Commissioner of Education, as needed, shall develop
  433  and submit proposed revisions to the standards for review and
  434  comment by Florida educators, school administrators,
  435  representatives of the Florida College System institutions and
  436  state universities who have expertise in the content knowledge
  437  and skills necessary to prepare a student for postsecondary
  438  education and careers, business and industry leaders, and the
  439  public. The commissioner, after considering reviews and
  440  comments, shall submit the proposed revisions to the State Board
  441  of Education for adoption. In addition, the commissioner shall
  442  prepare an analysis of the costs associated with implementing a
  443  separate, one-half credit course in financial literacy,
  444  including estimated costs for instructional personnel, training,
  445  and the development or purchase of instructional materials. The
  446  commissioner shall work with one or more nonprofit organizations
  447  with proven expertise in the area of personal finance, consider
  448  free resources that can be utilized for instructional materials,
  449  and provide data on the implementation of such a course in other
  450  states. The commissioner shall provide the cost analysis to the
  451  President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
  452  Representatives by October 1, 2013.
  453         (4) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to
  454  administer this section.
  455         Section 12. Section 1003.413, Florida Statutes, is
  456  repealed.
  457         Section 13. Section 1003.4156, Florida Statutes, is amended
  458  to read:
  459         1003.4156 General requirements for middle grades
  460  promotion.—
  461         (1) In order for a student to be promoted to high school
  462  Promotion from a school that includes composed of middle grades
  463  6, 7, and 8, requires that:
  464         (a) the student must successfully complete the following
  465  academic courses as follows:
  466         (a)1. Three middle grades school or higher courses in
  467  English Language Arts (ELA). These courses shall emphasize
  468  literature, composition, and technical text.
  469         (b)2. Three middle grades school or higher courses in
  470  mathematics. Each middle school that includes middle grades must
  471  offer at least one high school level mathematics course for
  472  which students may earn high school credit. Successful
  473  completion of a high school level Algebra I or geometry course
  474  is not contingent upon the student’s performance on the
  475  statewide, standardized end-of-course (EOC) assessment or, upon
  476  transition to common core assessments, the common core Algebra I
  477  or geometry assessments required under s. 1008.22 s.
  478  1008.22(3)(c)2.a.(I). However, beginning with the 2011-2012
  479  school year, to earn high school credit for an Algebra I course,
  480  a middle grades school student must pass the Algebra I
  481  statewide, standardized end-of-course assessment, and beginning
  482  with the 2012-2013 school year, to earn high school credit for a
  483  geometry course, a middle grades school student must take pass
  484  the statewide, standardized geometry end-of-course assessment,
  485  which constitutes 30 percent of the student’s final course
  486  grade, and earn a passing grade in the course.
  487         (c)3. Three middle grades school or higher courses in
  488  social studies, one semester of which must include the study of
  489  state and federal government and civics education. Beginning
  490  with students entering grade 6 in the 2012-2013 school year, one
  491  of these courses must be at least a one-semester civics
  492  education course that a student successfully completes in
  493  accordance with s. 1008.22(3)(c) and that includes the roles and
  494  responsibilities of federal, state, and local governments; the
  495  structures and functions of the legislative, executive, and
  496  judicial branches of government; and the meaning and
  497  significance of historic documents, such as the Articles of
  498  Confederation, the Declaration of Independence, and the
  499  Constitution of the United States. Beginning with the 2013-2014
  500  school year, each student’s performance on the statewide,
  501  standardized EOC assessment in civics education required under
  502  s. 1008.22 constitutes 30 percent of the student’s final course
  503  grade.
  504         (d)4. Three middle grades school or higher courses in
  505  science. Successful completion of a high school level Biology I
  506  course is not contingent upon the student’s performance on the
  507  statewide, standardized EOC end-of-course assessment required
  508  under s. 1008.22 s. 1008.22(3)(c)2.a.(II). However, beginning
  509  with the 2012-2013 school year, to earn high school credit for a
  510  Biology I course, a middle grades school student must take pass
  511  the statewide, standardized Biology I EOC end-of-course
  512  assessment, which constitutes 30 percent of the student’s final
  513  course grade, and earn a passing grade in the course.
  514         (e)5. One course in career and education planning to be
  515  completed in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade. The course may be taught by
  516  any member of the instructional staff. At a minimum, the course
  517  must be Internet-based, easy to use, and customizable to each
  518  student and include research-based assessments to assist
  519  students in determining educational and career options and
  520  goals. In addition, the course; must result in a completed
  521  personalized academic and career plan for the student; must
  522  emphasize the importance of entrepreneurship skills; must
  523  emphasize technology or the application of technology in career
  524  fields; and, beginning in the 2014-2015 academic year, must
  525  include information from the Department of Economic
  526  Opportunity’s economic security report as described in s.
  527  445.07. The required personalized academic and career plan must
  528  inform students of high school graduation requirements,
  529  including a detailed explanation of the diploma designation
  530  options provided under s. 1003.4285; high school assessment and
  531  college entrance test requirements;, Florida Bright Futures
  532  Scholarship Program requirements;, state university and Florida
  533  College System institution admission requirements; available
  534  opportunities to, and programs through which a high school
  535  student can earn college credit in high school, including
  536  Advanced Placement courses; the, International Baccalaureate
  537  Program; the, Advanced International Certificate of Education
  538  Program;, dual enrollment, including career dual enrollment; and
  539  career education courses, including academy and career-themed
  540  courses course opportunities, and courses that lead to national
  541  industry certification pursuant to s. 1003.492 or s. 1008.44.
  542  
  543  A student with a disability, as defined in s. 1007.02(2), for
  544  whom the individual education plan team determines that an end
  545  of-course assessment cannot accurately measure the student’s
  546  abilities, taking into consideration all allowable
  547  accommodations, shall have the end-of-course assessment results
  548  waived for purposes of determining the student’s course grade
  549  and completing the requirements for middle grades promotion.
  550  Each school must inform parents about the course curriculum and
  551  activities. Each student shall complete a personal education
  552  plan that must be signed by the student and the student’s
  553  parent. The Department of Education shall develop course
  554  frameworks and professional development materials for the career
  555  and education planning course. The course may be implemented as
  556  a stand-alone course or integrated into another course or
  557  courses. The Commissioner of Education shall collect
  558  longitudinal high school course enrollment data by student
  559  ethnicity in order to analyze course-taking patterns.
  560         (2)(b)If For each year in which a middle grades student
  561  scores at Level l or Level 2 on FCAT Reading or, when the state
  562  transitions to common core assessments on the English Language
  563  Arts assessments required under s. 1008.22, the following year
  564  the student must enroll be enrolled in and complete a remedial
  565  an intensive reading course the following year. Placement of
  566  Level 2 readers in either an intensive reading course or a
  567  content area course in which remediation reading strategies are
  568  incorporated into course content delivery delivered shall be
  569  determined by diagnosis of reading needs. The department shall
  570  provide guidance on appropriate strategies for diagnosing and
  571  meeting the varying instructional needs of students performing
  572  reading below grade level. Reading courses shall be designed and
  573  offered pursuant to the comprehensive reading plan required by
  574  s. 1011.62(9). A middle grades student who scores at Level 1 or
  575  Level 2 on FCAT Reading but who did not score below Level 3 in
  576  the previous 3 years may be granted a 1-year exemption from the
  577  reading remediation requirement; however, the student must have
  578  an approved academic improvement plan already in place, signed
  579  by the appropriate school staff and the student’s parent, for
  580  the year for which the exemption is granted.
  581         (3)(c)If For each year in which a middle grades student
  582  scores at Level 1 or Level 2 on FCAT Mathematics or, when the
  583  state transitions to common core assessments, on the Mathematics
  584  common core assessments required under s. 1008.22, the following
  585  year, the student must receive remediation the following year,
  586  which may be integrated into the student’s required mathematics
  587  courses course.
  588         (2) Students in grade 6, grade 7, or grade 8 who are not
  589  enrolled in schools with a middle grades configuration are
  590  subject to the promotion requirements of this section.
  591         (4)(3) The State Board of Education shall may adopt rules
  592  pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the
  593  provisions of this section and may enforce the provisions of
  594  this section pursuant to s. 1008.32.
  595         Section 14. Section 1003.4203, Florida Statutes, is amended
  596  to read:
  597         1003.4203 Digital materials, recognitions, certificates,
  598  and technical assistance curriculum.—
  599         (1) Each district school board, in consultation with the
  600  district school superintendent, shall make available may develop
  601  and implement a digital materials curriculum for students in
  602  prekindergarten grades 6 through grade 12 in order to enable
  603  students to attain digital skills competencies in web
  604  communications and web design. A digital curriculum may include
  605  web-based skills, web-based core technologies, web design, use
  606  of digital technologies and markup language to show competency
  607  in computer skills, and use of web-based core technologies to
  608  design creative, informational, and content standards for web
  609  based digital products that demonstrate proficiency in creating,
  610  publishing, testing, monitoring, and maintaining a website.
  611         (2) The digital materials curriculum instruction may be
  612  integrated into middle school and high school subject area
  613  curricula, or offered as a separate course, made available
  614  through open-access options, or deployed through online or
  615  digital computer applications, subject to available funding.
  616         (2) Beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, each district
  617  school board, in consultation with the district school
  618  superintendent, shall make available digital and instructional
  619  materials, including software applications, to students with
  620  disabilities who are in prekindergarten through grade 12.
  621         (3) Subject to available funding, by December 1, 2013, the
  622  department shall contract with one or more technology companies,
  623  or affiliated nonprofit organizations, that have approved
  624  industry certifications identified on the Industry Certification
  625  Funding List or the Postsecondary Industry Certification Funding
  626  List, pursuant to s. 1003.492 or s. 1008.44, to develop a
  627  Florida Cyber Security Recognition and a Florida Digital Arts
  628  Recognition. The department shall notify each school district
  629  when the recognitions are developed and available. The
  630  recognitions shall be made available to all public elementary
  631  school students at no cost to the districts or charter schools.
  632         (a) Targeted knowledge and skills to be mastered for each
  633  recognition shall be identified by the department. Knowledge and
  634  skills may be demonstrated through student attainment of the
  635  below recognitions in particular content areas:
  636         1. The Florida Cyber Security Recognition must be based
  637  upon an understanding of computer processing operations and, in
  638  most part, on cyber security skills that increase a student’s
  639  cyber-safe practices.
  640         2. The Florida Digital Arts Recognition must reflect a
  641  balance of skills in technology and the arts.
  642         (b) The technology companies or affiliated nonprofit
  643  organizations that provide the recognition must provide open
  644  access to materials for teaching and assessing the skills a
  645  student must acquire in order to earn a Florida Cyber Security
  646  Recognition or a Florida Digital Arts Recognition. The school
  647  district shall notify each elementary school advisory council of
  648  the methods of delivery of the open-access content and
  649  assessments. If there is no elementary school advisory council,
  650  notification must be provided to the district advisory council.
  651         (4) Subject to available funding, by December 1, 2013, the
  652  department shall contract with one or more technology companies
  653  that have approved industry certifications identified on the
  654  Industry Certification Funding List or the Postsecondary
  655  Industry Certification Funding List, pursuant to s. 1003.492 or
  656  s. 1008.44, to develop a Florida Digital Tools Certificate to
  657  indicate a student’s digital skills. The department shall notify
  658  each school district when the certificate is developed and
  659  available. The certificate shall be made available to all public
  660  middle grades students at no cost to the districts or charter
  661  schools.
  662         (a) Targeted skills to be mastered for the certificate
  663  include digital skills that are necessary to the student’s
  664  academic work and skills the student may need in future
  665  employment. The skills must include, but are not limited to,
  666  word processing, spreadsheet display, and creation of
  667  presentations, including sound, text, and graphic presentations,
  668  consistent with industry certifications that are listed on the
  669  Industry Certification Funding List, pursuant to s. 1003.492.
  670         (b) A technology company that provides the certificate must
  671  provide open access to materials for teaching and assessing the
  672  skills necessary to earn the certificate. The school district
  673  shall notify each middle school advisory council of the methods
  674  of delivery of the open-access content and assessments for the
  675  certificate. If there is no middle school advisory council,
  676  notification must be provided to the district advisory council.
  677         (c) The Legislature intends that by July 1, 2018, on an
  678  annual basis, at least 75 percent of public middle grades
  679  students earn a Florida Digital Tools Certificate.
  680         (5)(3) The Department of Education or a company contracted
  681  with under subsection (4) shall provide technical assistance to
  682  shall develop a model digital curriculum to serve as a guide for
  683  district school boards in the implementation of this section.
  684  Technical assistance to districts shall include, but is not
  685  limited to, identification of digital resources, primarily open
  686  access resources, including digital curriculum, instructional
  687  materials, media assets, and other digital tools and
  688  applications; training mechanisms for teachers and others to
  689  facilitate integration of digital resources and technologies
  690  into instructional strategies; and model policies and procedures
  691  that support sustainable implementation practices development of
  692  a digital curriculum.
  693         (6)(4) A district school board may seek partnerships with
  694  other school districts, private businesses, postsecondary
  695  institutions, or and consultants to offer classes and
  696  instruction to teachers and students to assist the school
  697  district in providing digital materials, recognitions, and
  698  certificates established pursuant to this section curriculum
  699  instruction.
  700         (7) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to
  701  administer this section.
  702  
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  704         And the title is amended as follows:
  705         Delete lines 2 - 51
  706  and insert:
  707         An act relating to K-20 education; amending s.
  708         1000.03, F.S.; providing for comprehensive K-20 career
  709         and education planning; amending s. 1000.21, F.S.;
  710         providing that Next Generation Sunshine State
  711         Standards include specified common core standards;
  712         amending s. 1001.42, F.S.; authorizing a district
  713         school board to appoint a governing board for a school
  714         district technical center; providing governing board
  715         membership and responsibilities; amending s.
  716         1002.3105, F.S.; providing additional academically
  717         challenging curriculum options; amending s. 1002.33,
  718         F.S.; conforming provisions; amending s. 1002.37,
  719         F.S.; revising funding for the Florida Virtual School
  720         based on student completion of end-of-course
  721         assessments; repealing s. 1002.375, F.S., relating to
  722         an alternative credit for high school courses pilot
  723         project; amending s. 1002.45, F.S.; revising funding
  724         for virtual instruction programs based on student
  725         completion of end-of-course assessments; amending s.
  726         1003.02, F.S.; conforming provisions; amending s.
  727         1003.03, F.S.; revising implementation options to meet
  728         class size requirements; amending s. 1003.41, F.S.;
  729         revising requirements for the Next Generation Sunshine
  730         State Standards; repealing s. 1003.413, F.S., relating
  731         to the Florida Secondary School Redesign Act; amending
  732         s. 1003.4156, F.S.; revising middle grades promotion
  733         requirements; conforming provisions relating to the
  734         statewide, standardized assessment program; revising
  735         career and education planning course content; revising
  736         remediation strategies; amending s. 1003.4203, F.S.;
  737         requiring the availability of digital materials in
  738         prekindergarten through grade 12; providing for
  739         digital recognition and certificate programs; amending
  740         s.