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Senator Wise moved the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     On line(s) 35,

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insert:

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     Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 1000.04, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     1000.04  Components for the delivery of public education

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within the Florida K-20 education system.--Florida's K-20

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education system provides for the delivery of public education

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through publicly supported and controlled K-12 schools, community

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colleges, state universities and other postsecondary educational

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institutions, other educational institutions, and other

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educational services as provided or authorized by the

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Constitution and laws of the state.

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     (1)  PUBLIC K-12 SCHOOLS.--The public K-12 schools include

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charter schools and consist of kindergarten classes; elementary,

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middle, and high school grades and special classes; school

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district virtual instruction programs; workforce education;

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career centers; adult, part-time, and evening schools, courses,

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or classes, as authorized by law to be operated under the control

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of district school boards; and lab schools operated under the

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control of state universities.

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     Section 2.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of section

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1002.20, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

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     1002.20  K-12 student and parent rights.--Parents of public

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school students must receive accurate and timely information

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regarding their child's academic progress and must be informed of

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ways they can help their child to succeed in school. K-12

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students and their parents are afforded numerous statutory rights

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including, but not limited to, the following:

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     (6)  EDUCATIONAL CHOICE.--

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     (a)  Public school choices.--Parents of public school

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students may seek whatever public school choice options that are

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applicable to their students and are available to students in

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their school districts. These options may include controlled open

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enrollment, lab schools, school district virtual instruction

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programs, charter schools, charter technical career centers,

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magnet schools, alternative schools, special programs, advanced

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placement, dual enrollment, International Baccalaureate,

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International General Certificate of Secondary Education (pre-

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AICE), Advanced International Certificate of Education, early

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admissions, credit by examination or demonstration of competency,

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the New World School of the Arts, the Florida School for the Deaf

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and the Blind, and the Florida Virtual School. These options may

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also include the public school choice options of the Opportunity

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Scholarship Program and the McKay Scholarships for Students with

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Disabilities Program.

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     Section 3.  Subsections (2) and (8) of section 1002.31,

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Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

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     1002.31  Public school parental choice.--

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     (2)  Each district school board may offer controlled open

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enrollment within the public schools. The controlled open

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enrollment program shall be offered in addition to the existing

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choice programs such as virtual instruction programs, magnet

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schools, alternative schools, special programs, advanced

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placement, and dual enrollment.

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     (8)  Each district school board shall annually report the

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number of students applying for and attending the various types

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of public schools of choice in the district, including schools

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such as virtual instruction programs, magnet schools, and public

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charter schools, according to rules adopted by the State Board of

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Education.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line(s) 2, after the semicolon,

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insert:

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amending s. 1000.04, F.S.; revising provisions relating to

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public K-12 schools to include school district virtual

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instruction programs; amending ss. 1002.20 and 1002.31,

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F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act;  

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