c2404326
Senate
s1100-98
s1156
2002
SA
111890
Senator Wise moved the following substitute for amendment
(111890):
On page 2, between lines 12 and 13,
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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1156

    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 404326

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11  Senator Wise moved the following substitute for amendment

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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

15         On page 2, between lines 12 and 13,

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18         (3)  The Governor shall convene a validity panel to

19  make comprehensive recommendations on the impacts of specific

20  accommodations on statewide assessments to the Florida Board

21  of Education by October 1, 2002. These recommendations must be

22  based on an evaluation and analysis of the types of

23  accommodations that are used for instructional purposes as

24  identified in the student's Individual Education Plan or 504

25  plan. The recommendations must include a review of the impact

26  of these accommodations on the validity of the statewide

27  assessments and must be based on proven research and evidence.

28  The panel shall consist of 11 members appointed by the

29  Governor, and shall include 3 advocates, 3 parents of students

30  with disabilities, 3 professional educators with expertise in

31  programs for students with disabilities, and 2 assessment and

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

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  1  testing experts. Based on the recommendations by the panel,

  2  the Florida Board of Education shall develop a list of

  3  specific accommodations scientifically determined to have a

  4  negative impact on the validity of statewide assessments. The

  5  determinations must be made  by February 1, 2003.

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  7  (And renumber subsequent subsections)

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11  And the title is amended as follows:

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15         directing the Governor to appoint a validity

16         panel to make recommendations on the impacts of

17         specific accommodations;

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