House Bill 1557
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Florida House of Representatives - 1999 HB 1557
By Representative Ryan
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to remedial instruction;
3 amending s. 232.245, F.S.; providing
4 legislative intent; requiring the provision of
5 remedial instruction to certain students;
6 removing duplicative language; providing
7 requirements regarding the provision of
8 remedial instruction; amending s. 236.0841,
9 F.S.; revising provisions relating to the
10 expenditure of funds for remedial programs;
11 providing an effective date.
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13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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15 Section 1. Subsections (6) through (8) of section
16 232.245, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (7)
17 through (9), respectively, present subsections (1) and (5) are
18 amended, and new subsections (5) and (6) are added to said
19 section, to read:
20 232.245 Pupil progression; remedial instruction;
21 reporting requirements.--
22 (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that each
23 student's progression from one grade to another be determined,
24 in part, upon proficiency in reading, writing, and
25 mathematics; that school district policies facilitate such
26 proficiency; and that each student and his or her parent or
27 legal guardian be informed of that student's academic
28 progress. It is further the intent of the Legislature that
29 early intervention through identification and remediation be
30 provided to students who are deficient in reading, writing, or
31 mathematics skills.
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1 (4) Any student who exhibits substantial deficiency in
2 reading skills, based on locally determined assessments
3 conducted before the end of kindergarten, grade 1, grade 2,
4 and grade 3, or based on teacher recommendation, must be given
5 intensive reading instruction immediately following the
6 identification of the reading deficiency. The student's
7 reading proficiency must be reassessed by locally determined
8 assessment or based on teacher recommendation at the beginning
9 of the grade following the intensive reading instruction, and
10 the student must continue to be given intensive reading
11 instruction until the reading deficiency is remedied. If the
12 student's reading deficiency, as determined by the locally
13 determined assessment, is not remedied by the end of grade 1,
14 grade 2, or grade 3, or if the student scores below the
15 specific level of performance, determined by the local school
16 board, on the statewide assessment test in reading and writing
17 given in elementary school, the student must be retained. The
18 local school board may exempt a student from mandatory
19 retention for good cause.
20 (5) Beginning with the 1997-1998 school year, any
21 student who exhibits substantial deficiency in reading skills,
22 based on locally determined assessments conducted at the
23 beginning of grade 2, grade 3, and grade 4, or based on
24 teacher recommendation, must be given intensive reading
25 instruction immediately following the identification of the
26 reading deficiency. The student's reading proficiency must be
27 reassessed by locally determined assessment or based on
28 teacher recommendation at the beginning of the grade following
29 the intensive reading instruction, and the student must
30 continue to be given intensive reading instruction until the
31 reading deficiency is remedied. If the student's reading
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1 deficiency is not remedied by the end of grade 5, the student
2 may be retained.
3 (5) Beginning with the 2000-2001 school year, any
4 student in kindergarten through grade 3 identified by his or
5 her teacher as exhibiting substantial deficiency in writing or
6 mathematics must be provided intensive remedial instruction in
7 the area of deficiency.
8 (6) Remedial instruction must either be provided
9 outside of the regular classroom setting or, if provided
10 within the regular classroom setting, be provided with the aid
11 of a remedial instructor.
12 Section 2. Section 236.0841, Florida Statutes, is
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14 236.0841 Student enrichment, remedial, and dropout
15 prevention programs.--Each school district may provide any
16 amount from current operation funds of the Florida Education
17 Finance Program for salaries of personnel who are employed,
18 pursuant to regulations of the commissioner, to provide
19 supplementary enrichment, remedial, and dropout prevention
20 activities pursuant to s. 230.2316. The enrichment, remedial,
21 and dropout prevention activities, when offered, must be
22 provided to students during periods of time supplemental to or
23 beyond the required 180 days of instruction, except that
24 remedial activities provided for students in kindergarten
25 through grade 3 shall be provided during that period of time
26 the subject in which the student is deficient is taught. Each
27 school district must provide an amount from current operation
28 funds sufficient to provide personnel dedicated specifically
29 to the provision of remedial instruction to students in
30 kindergarten through grade 3. This does not prohibit a
31 district from allocating resources and personnel so that a
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1 teacher is responsible for providing remedial instruction to
2 the students of more than one school.
3 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 1999.
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Provides legislative intent. Requires the provision of
8 remedial instruction to certain students. Removes
duplicative language. Provides requirements regarding the
9 provision of remedial instruction. Revises provisions
relating to the expenditure of funds for remedial
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