Florida Senate - 2016 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1360
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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The Committee on Education Pre-K - 12 (Gaetz) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)
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3 Between lines 680 and 681
4 insert:
5 (4) ONLINE COURSE REQUIREMENT.—At least one course within
6 the 24 credits required under this section must be completed
7 through online learning. A school district may not require a
8 student to take the online course outside the school day or in
9 addition to a student’s courses for a given semester.
10 (a) An online course taken in grade 6, grade 7, or grade 8
11 fulfills the this requirement in this subsection. The This
12 requirement is met through an online course offered by the
13 Florida Virtual School, a virtual education provider approved by
14 the State Board of Education, a high school, or an online dual
15 enrollment course. A student who is enrolled in a full-time or
16 part-time virtual instruction program under s. 1002.45 meets the
17 this requirement.
18 (b) A district school board or a charter school governing
19 board, as applicable, may offer students the following options
20 to satisfy the online course requirement in this subsection:
21 1. Completion of a course in which a student earns a
22 nationally recognized industry certification in information
23 technology that is identified on the CAPE Industry Certification
24 Funding List pursuant to s. 1008.44 or passage of the
25 information technology certification examination without
26 enrollment in or completion of the corresponding course or
27 courses, as applicable.
28 2. Passage of an online content assessment, without
29 enrollment in or completion of the corresponding course or
30 courses, as applicable, by which the student demonstrates skills
31 and competency in locating information and applying technology
32 for instructional purposes.
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34 For purposes of this subsection, a school district may not
35 require a student to take the online course outside the school
36 day or in addition to a student’s courses for a given semester.
37 This subsection requirement does not apply to a student who has
38 an individual education plan under s. 1003.57 which indicates
39 that an online course would be inappropriate or to an out-of
40 state transfer student who is enrolled in a Florida high school
41 and has 1 academic year or less remaining in high school.
42 Section 5. Present subsection (27) of section 1001.42,
43 Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (28), and a new
44 subsection (27) is added to that section, to read:
45 1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board.—The
46 district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all
47 powers and perform all duties listed below:
48 (27) VISITATION OF SCHOOLS.—Visit the schools, observe the
49 management and instruction, give suggestions for improvement,
50 and advise citizens with the view of promoting interest in
51 education and improving the school.
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54 And the directory clause is amended as follows:
55 Delete line 575
56 and insert:
57 Section 20. Subsections (2), (3), and (4) of section
58 1003.4282,
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61 And the title is amended as follows:
62 Delete lines 73 - 74
63 and insert:
64 by a specified date; creating additional options for
65 satisfying the online course requirement; conforming
66 provisions to changes made by the act; amending s.
67 1001.42, F.S.; revising the duties of a district
68 school board; amending ss. 1003.4285, 1003.4295,