HB 965

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to secondary education; amending s.
3	1008.38, F.S.; revising certain requirements of the
4	articulation accountability process established by the
5	State Board of Education; requiring the State Board of
6	Education to establish a process for reviewing newly
7	proposed secondary courses; requiring the board of
8	directors of Workforce Florida, Inc., to approve a
9	curriculum review committee; providing for membership of
10	the committee; providing requirements for the review of
11	proposed courses; requiring that an approved course be
12	included for funding the following academic year;
13	requiring the State Board of Education to establish an
14	appeals process if approval of a course is denied;
15	providing an effective date.
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17	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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19	Section 1.  Section 1008.38, Florida Statutes, is amended
20	to read:
21	1008.38  Articulation accountability process.--
22	(1)  The State Board of Education shall develop
23	articulation accountability measures which assess the status of
24	systemwide articulation processes authorized under s. 1007.23.
25	The State Board of Education shall establish an articulation
26	accountability process which at a minimum shall address:
27	(a)(1)  The impact of articulation processes on ensuring
28	educational continuity and the orderly and unobstructed
29	transition of students between public secondary and
30	postsecondary education systems and facilitating the transition
31	of students between the public and private sectors.
32	(b)(2)  The adequacy of preparation of public secondary
33	students to smoothly articulate to a public postsecondary
34	education, the workplace, or both institution.
35	(c)(3)  The effectiveness of articulated acceleration
36	mechanisms available to secondary students.
37	(d)(4)  The smooth transfer of community college associate
38	in arts degree graduates to a state university.
39	(e)(5)  An examination of degree requirements that exceed
40	the parameters of 60 credit hours for an associate degree and
41	120 hours for a baccalaureate degree in public postsecondary
42	programs.
43	(f)(6)  The relationship between the College Level Academic
44	Skills Test Program and articulation to the upper division in
45	public postsecondary institutions.
46	(2)  The State Board of Education shall establish a process
47	for continual and uninterrupted review of newly proposed
48	secondary courses to ensure sufficient rigor and relevance to
49	workforce and postsecondary education and alignment to state
50	curriculum standards.
51	(a)  The review of newly proposed secondary courses shall
52	be the responsibility of a curriculum review committee whose
53	membership is approved by the board of directors of Workforce
54	Florida, Inc., as described in s. 445.004, and includes:
55	1.  Three certified high school guidance counselors
56	recommended by the Florida Association of Student Services
57	Administrators.
58	2.  Three associate superintendents for curriculum and
59	instruction recommended by the Florida Association of District
60	School Superintendents.
61	3.  Three workforce representatives recommended by the
62	Agency for Workforce Innovation.
63	4.  Three admissions directors of postsecondary
64	institutions accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges
65	and Schools, representing both public and private institutions.
66	5.  The Deputy Commissioner of Education responsible for
67	curriculum and instruction.
68	(b)  The submission and review of newly proposed courses
69	shall be conducted electronically and each proposed course shall
70	be approved or denied within 60 days. All approved courses shall
71	be approved as core courses for high school graduation purposes
72	and shall be immediately added to the Course Code Directory and
73	eligible for funding through the FEFP the following fiscal year.
74	Approved courses shall also be reviewed and considered for
75	approval for dual enrollment credit. The Board of Governors and
76	the Commissioner of Education shall recommend an annual deadline
77	for approval of new courses to be included for FEFP funding,
78	postsecondary admissions, and dual enrollment credit the
79	following academic year. The State Board of Education shall
80	establish an appeals process that requires a ruling by the
81	Chancellor for Community Colleges and Workforce Education within
82	15 days.
83	(c)  The curriculum review committee must be established
84	and operational no later than September 1, 2007.
85	Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

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