| 1 | Representative(s) Pickens, Stargel, Barreiro, and Arza offered |
| 2 | the following: |
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| 4 | Substitute Amendment for Amendment (332115) (with title |
| 5 | amendment) |
| 6 | Between line(s) 33 and 34 insert: |
| 7 | (3) Before a student is evaluated for the purposes of |
| 8 | classification or placement under s. 1003.57(5) for any disorder |
| 9 | listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental |
| 10 | Disorders, the parent shall be notified that: |
| 11 | (a) The behaviors prompting the evaluation could be the |
| 12 | result of underlying physical conditions. |
| 13 | (b) The parent should consider consulting a medical doctor |
| 14 | to rule out physical causes. |
| 15 | (c) The parent has the right to decline the evaluation. |
| 16 | (d) The evaluation and subsequent classification or |
| 17 | placement may be documented on the student's cumulative record |
| 18 | and have future consequences. |
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| 22 | Remove line(s) 12 and insert: |
| 23 | providing requirements for administration; requiring |
| 24 | notification to parents prior to evaluation of certain students |
| 25 | for classification or placement as an exceptional student; |
| 26 | providing an |