Florida Senate - 2017                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 926
       
       
       
       
       
       
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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.
   50  
   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.