Florida Senate - 2013                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS/CS/HB 7009, 2nd Eng.
       
       
       
       
       
       
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             04/30/2013 03:29 PM       .      05/02/2013 11:26 AM       
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       Senator Legg moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 1069 - 1074
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 4. Full implementation of online assessments for
    6  Next Generation Sunshine State Standards in English/language
    7  arts and mathematics adopted under s. 1003.41, Florida Statutes,
    8  for all kindergarten through grade 12 public school students
    9  shall occur only after the technology infrastructure,
   10  connectivity, and capacity of all public schools and school
   11  districts have been load tested and independently verified as
   12  ready for successful deployment and implementation.
   13         Section 5. The technology infrastructure, connectivity, and
   14  capacity of all public schools and school districts that
   15  administer statewide standardized assessments pursuant to s.
   16  1008.22, Florida Statutes, including online assessments, shall
   17  be load tested and independently verified as appropriate,
   18  adequate, efficient, and sustainable.
   19         Section 6. The Department of Education shall develop a
   20  proposed statewide, standard charter contract and a proposed
   21  definition of the term “management company” by consulting and
   22  negotiating with school districts and charter schools and
   23  provide the proposed charter contract to the Governor, the
   24  President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
   25  Representatives by November 1, 2013.
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   28         And the title is amended as follows:
   29         Delete lines 60 - 62
   30  and insert:
   31         as a high-performing charter school system; requiring
   32         that full implementation of online assessments for
   33         Next Generation Sunshine State Standards in
   34         English/language arts and mathematics for all
   35         kindergarten through grade 12 public school students
   36         occur only after the technology infrastructure,
   37         connectivity, and capacity of all public schools and
   38         school districts have been load tested and
   39         independently verified as ready for successful
   40         deployment and implementation; requiring that the
   41         technology infrastructure, connectivity, and capacity
   42         of all public schools and school districts that
   43         administer statewide standardized assessments pursuant
   44         to s. 1008.22, F.S., be load tested and independently
   45         verified as appropriate, adequate, efficient, and
   46         sustainable; requiring the Department of Education to
   47         develop a proposed statewide, standard charter
   48         contract; providing an effective