Florida Senate - 2015                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. PCS (662578) for CS for SB 616
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  03/26/2015           .                                
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       The Committee on Appropriations (Simmons) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 525 - 529
    4  and insert:
    5         (c) Until such time as an independent verification of the
    6  psychometric validity of the statewide, standardized assessments
    7  first implemented in 2014-2015 is provided, for purposes of
    8  determining grade 3 English Language Arts student performance
    9  retention pursuant to s. 1008.25(5) and high school graduation
   10  requirements pursuant to s. 1003.4282, student performance on
   11  the 2014-2015 statewide, standardized assessments shall be
   12  linked to 2013-2014 student performance expectations. Students
   13  who score in the bottom quintile on the 2014-2015 grade 3
   14  English Language Arts assessment shall be identified as at-risk
   15  students. School districts must notify parents of such students,
   16  provide evidence as outlined in s. 1008.25(6)(b), and provide
   17  the appropriate intervention and support services for student
   18  success in fourth grade.
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   20  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   21  And the title is amended as follows:
   22         Delete line 56
   23  and insert:
   24         measures to schools using turnaround options;
   25         requiring that students who score in the bottom
   26         quintile on the 2014-2015 grade 3 English Language
   27         Arts assessment be identified as at risk students;
   28         requiring that each school district notify such
   29         students’ parents, provide evidence, and provide
   30         intervention and support services; amending