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House Bill 2137er


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    1997 Legislature                                       HB 2137



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  2         An act relating to student performance

  3         standards; amending s. 229.565, F.S.; requiring

  4         the establishment of standards in certain

  5         subject areas; providing an effective date.

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  7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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  9         Section 1.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section

10  229.565, Florida Statutes, as amended by chapter 97-2, Laws of

11  Florida, is amended to read:

12         229.565  Educational evaluation procedures.--

13         (1)  STUDENT PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.--

14         (a)  The State Board of Education shall approve student

15  performance standards in the various program categories and

16  chronological grade levels which the Commissioner of Education

17  designates as necessary for maintaining a good educational

18  system. The standards must apply, without limitation, to

19  language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, the arts,

20  health and physical education, and foreign language, reading,

21  writing, history, government, geography, economics, and

22  computer literacy.  The commissioner shall obtain opinions and

23  advice from citizens, educators, and members of the business

24  community in developing the standards. For purposes of this

25  section, the term "student performance standard" means a

26  statement describing a skill or competency students are

27  expected to learn.

28         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1997.

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