Florida Senate - 2004 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 2-A
Barcode 512368
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11 Senator Margolis moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 (6)(a) A parent may enroll his or her child with any
18 private prekindergarten provider that is eligible to deliver
19 the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program under this
20 part, subject to available space. Each private prekindergarten
21 provider must, when registering with the early learning
22 coalition and at least once each year in accordance with
23 requirements established by the Agency for Workforce
24 Innovation, certify to the coalition the number of students to
25 be admitted by the provider for each prekindergarten program.
26 A private prekindergarten provider must admit each child
27 enrolling in a prekindergarten program on a first-come,
28 first-served basis in the order in which the children apply,
29 subject to available space as reflected by the provider's
30 certified number of students to be admitted. However, if a
31 private prekindergarten provider reasonably believes that a
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1 child has a disability or is developmentally delayed, the
2 provider may refer the child to the early learning coalition.
3 If the coalition determines that the child is expected to
4 qualify for prekindergarten programs administered by the
5 department or the school district for children with
6 disabilities or developmental delays under the federal
7 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or similar state
8 or federal requirements, the coalition shall inform the
9 child's parent about these programs and shall waive the
10 requirement that the private prekindergarten provider admit
11 the child. An early learning coalition may not limit the
12 number of students admitted by any private prekindergarten
13 provider for enrollment in the program. However, this
14 paragraph does not authorize an early learning coalition to
15 allow a provider to exceed any staff-to-children ratio, square
16 footage per child, or other requirement imposed under ss.
17 402.301-402.319 as a result of admissions in the
18 prekindergarten program.
19 (b) A parent may enroll his or her child with any
20 public school within the school district which is eligible to
21 deliver the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program under
22 this part, subject to available space. Each public school
23 must, when registering with the early learning coalition and
24 at least once each year in accordance with requirements
25 established by the Agency for Workforce Innovation, certify to
26 the coalition the number of students to be admitted by the
27 school for each prekindergarten program. A public school must
28 admit each child enrolling in a prekindergarten program on a
29 first-come, first-served basis in the order in which the
30 children apply, subject to available space as reflected by the
31 school's certified number of students to be admitted. Each
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5 And the title is amended as follows:
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9 requiring providers and schools to admit
10 children to the program in the order in which
11 they apply and authorizing early learning
12 coalitions to waive this requirement under
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