Florida Senate - 2021 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 366
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Hutson) recommended
the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Section 446.54, Florida Statutes, is created to
6 read:
7 446.54 Work-based learning.—
8 (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that, to the extent
9 possible, school districts place students in paid work
10 experiences, including apprenticeships and preapprenticeships,
11 for purposes of educational training and work-based learning.
12 (2) For purposes of this section, “work-based learning”
13 includes “on-the-job training” as defined in s. 446.021 and
14 means sustained interactions with industry or community
15 professionals in off-campus workplace settings that foster in
16 depth firsthand engagement with the tasks required in a given
17 career or field and are aligned to curriculum and instruction.
18 (3)(a) A student in grades 6 through 12 who is enrolled in
19 a course identified in the Course Code Directory which
20 incorporates a work-based learning component or an activity that
21 is unpaid and who suffers a work-related injury in the course of
22 his or her enrollment is deemed to be an employee of the state
23 for purposes of workers’ compensation coverage. Such coverage
24 applies only to medically necessary care rendered as a direct
25 result of that injury.
26 (b) An individual 18 years of age or younger who is
27 enrolled in a preapprenticeship program as defined in s. 446.021
28 which requires work-based learning and who suffers a work
29 related injury in the course of his or her enrollment is deemed
30 to be an employee of the state for purposes of workers’
31 compensation coverage. Such coverage applies only to medically
32 necessary care rendered as a direct result of that injury.
33 Section 2. Present subsections (3) through (8) of section
34 1007.23, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (4)
35 through (9), respectively, and a new subsection (3) is added to
36 that section, to read:
37 1007.23 Statewide articulation agreement.—
38 (3) To facilitate seamless transfer of credits, reduce
39 excess credit hours, and ensure students are taking the courses
40 needed for their future career, the articulation agreement must
41 establish three mathematics pathways for students by aligning
42 mathematics courses to programs, meta-majors, and careers. A
43 representative committee consisting of State University System
44 faculty, faculty of career centers established under s. 1001.44,
45 and Florida College System faculty shall collaborate to identify
46 the three mathematics pathways and the mathematics course
47 sequence within each pathway which align to the mathematics
48 skills needed for success in the corresponding academic programs
49 and careers.
50 Section 3. Subsection (1) and paragraph (a) of subsection
51 (2) of section 1007.263, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
52 1007.263 Florida College System institutions; admissions of
53 students.—Each Florida College System institution board of
54 trustees is authorized to adopt rules governing admissions of
55 students subject to this section and rules of the State Board of
56 Education. These rules shall include the following:
57 (1) Admissions counseling shall be provided to all students
58 entering college or career credit programs. For students who are
59 not otherwise exempt from testing under s. 1008.30, counseling
60 must use the tests or alternative methods established by the
61 State Board of Education under to s. 1008.30 to measure
62 achievement of college-level communication and computation
63 competencies by students entering college credit programs or
64 tests to measure achievement of basic skills for career
65 education programs as prescribed in s. 1004.91. Counseling must
66 measure achievement of basic skills for career education
67 programs under s. 1004.91. Counseling includes providing
68 developmental education options for students whose assessment
69 results, determined under s. 1008.30, indicate that they need to
70 improve communication or computation skills that are essential
71 to perform college-level work.
72 (2) Admission to associate degree programs is subject to
73 minimum standards adopted by the State Board of Education and
74 shall require:
75 (a) A standard high school diploma;, a State of Florida
76 high school equivalency diploma awarded under s. 1003.435(2); a
77 high school equivalency diploma issued by another state which is
78 recognized as equivalent by State Board of Education rule and is
79 based on an assessment recognized by the United States
80 Department of Education; as prescribed in s. 1003.435,
81 previously demonstrated competency in college credit
82 postsecondary coursework;, or, in the case of a student who is
83 home educated, a signed affidavit submitted by the student’s
84 parent or legal guardian attesting that the student has
85 completed a home education program pursuant to the requirements
86 of s. 1002.41. Students who are enrolled in a dual enrollment or
87 early admission program pursuant to s. 1007.271 are exempt from
88 this requirement.
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90 Each board of trustees shall establish policies that notify
91 students about developmental education options for improving
92 their communication or computation skills that are essential to
93 performing college-level work, including tutoring, extended time
94 in gateway courses, free online courses, adult basic education,
95 adult secondary education, or private provider instruction.
96 Section 4. Subsection (3) and paragraph (b) of subsection
97 (13) of section 1007.271, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
98 1007.271 Dual enrollment programs.—
99 (3) Student eligibility requirements for initial enrollment
100 in college credit dual enrollment courses must include a 3.0
101 unweighted high school grade point average and a demonstrated
102 level of achievement of college-level communication and
103 computation skills as provided under s. 1008.30(1) or (2) the
104 minimum score on a common placement test adopted by the State
105 Board of Education which indicates that the student is ready for
106 college-level coursework. Student eligibility requirements for
107 continued enrollment in college credit dual enrollment courses
108 must include the maintenance of a 3.0 unweighted high school
109 grade point average and the minimum postsecondary grade point
110 average established by the postsecondary institution. Regardless
111 of meeting student eligibility requirements for continued
112 enrollment, a student may lose the opportunity to participate in
113 a dual enrollment course if the student is disruptive to the
114 learning process such that the progress of other students or the
115 efficient administration of the course is hindered. Student
116 eligibility requirements for initial and continued enrollment in
117 career certificate dual enrollment courses must include a 2.0
118 unweighted high school grade point average. Exceptions to the
119 required grade point averages may be granted on an individual
120 student basis if the educational entities agree and the terms of
121 the agreement are contained within the dual enrollment
122 articulation agreement established under pursuant to subsection
123 (21). Florida College System institution boards of trustees may
124 establish additional initial student eligibility requirements,
125 which shall be included in the dual enrollment articulation
126 agreement, to ensure student readiness for postsecondary
127 instruction. Additional requirements included in the agreement
128 may not arbitrarily prohibit students who have demonstrated the
129 ability to master advanced courses from participating in dual
130 enrollment courses or limit the number of dual enrollment
131 courses in which a student may enroll based solely upon
132 enrollment by the student at an independent postsecondary
133 institution.
134 (13)
135 (b) Each public postsecondary institution eligible to
136 participate in the dual enrollment program pursuant to s.
137 1011.62(1)(i) must enter into a home education articulation
138 agreement with each home education student seeking enrollment in
139 a dual enrollment course and the student’s parent. By August 1
140 of each year, the eligible postsecondary institution shall
141 complete and submit the home education articulation agreement to
142 the Department of Education. The home education articulation
143 agreement must include, at a minimum:
144 1. A delineation of courses and programs available to
145 dually enrolled home education students. Courses and programs
146 may be added, revised, or deleted at any time by the
147 postsecondary institution. Any course or program limitations may
148 not exceed the limitations for other dually enrolled students.
149 2. The initial and continued eligibility requirements for
150 home education student participation, not to exceed those
151 required of other dually enrolled students. A high school grade
152 point average may not be required for home education students
153 who demonstrate achievement of college-level communication and
154 computation skills as provided under s. 1008.30(1) or (2) meet
155 the minimum score on a common placement test adopted by the
156 State Board of Education which indicates that the student is
157 ready for college-level coursework; however, home education
158 student eligibility requirements for continued enrollment in
159 dual enrollment courses must include the maintenance of the
160 minimum postsecondary grade point average established by the
161 postsecondary institution.
162 3. The student’s responsibilities for providing his or her
163 own transportation.
164 4. A copy of the statement on transfer guarantees developed
165 by the Department of Education under subsection (15).
166 Section 5. Section 1008.30, Florida Statutes, is amended to
167 read:
168 1008.30 Assessing college-level communication and
169 computation skills Common placement testing for public
170 postsecondary education.—
171 (1) The State Board of Education, in conjunction with the
172 Board of Governors, shall develop and implement a common
173 placement test for the purpose of assessing the basic
174 communication and computation and communication skills of
175 students who intend to enter a degree program at any public
176 postsecondary educational institution. Alternative assessments
177 that may be accepted in lieu of the common placement test shall
178 also be identified in rule. Public postsecondary educational
179 institutions shall provide appropriate modifications of the test
180 instruments or test procedures for students with disabilities.
181 (2) By January 31, 2022, the State Board of Education shall
182 adopt rules to develop and implement alternative methods for
183 assessing the basic communication and computation skills of
184 students who intend to enter a degree program at a Florida
185 College System institution. Florida College System institutions
186 may use these alternative methods in lieu of the common
187 placement tests under subsection (1) to assess student readiness
188 for college-level work in communication and computation The
189 common placement testing program shall include the capacity to
190 diagnose basic competencies in the areas of English, reading,
191 and mathematics which are essential for success in meta-majors
192 and to provide test information to students on the specific
193 skills the student needs to attain.
194 (3) By October 31, 2013, the State Board of Education shall
195 establish by rule the test scores a student must achieve to
196 demonstrate readiness to perform college-level work, and The
197 rules adopted under subsection (2) must specify the following:
198 (a) A student who entered 9th grade in a Florida public
199 school in the 2003-2004 school year, or any year thereafter, and
200 earned a Florida standard high school diploma or a student who
201 is serving as an active duty member of any branch of the United
202 States Armed Services is shall not be required to be assessed
203 for readiness for college-level work in communication and
204 computation take the common placement test and is shall not be
205 required to enroll in developmental education instruction in a
206 Florida College System institution. However, a student who is
207 not required to be assessed for readiness for college-level work
208 in communication and computation take the common placement test
209 and is not required to enroll in developmental education under
210 this paragraph may opt to be assessed and to enroll in
211 developmental education instruction, and the college shall
212 provide such assessment and instruction upon the student’s
213 request.
214 (b) A student who is assessed for readiness for college
215 level computation and communication and whose assessment results
216 indicate takes the common placement test and whose score on the
217 test indicates a need for developmental education must be
218 advised of all the developmental education options offered at
219 the institution and, after advisement, may shall be allowed to
220 enroll in the developmental education option of his or her
221 choice.
222 (c) A student who demonstrates readiness by achieving or
223 exceeding the test scores established by the state board and
224 enrolls in a Florida College System institution within 2 years
225 after achieving such scores shall not be required to retest or
226 complete developmental education when admitted to any Florida
227 College System institution.
228 (4)(a) By December 31, 2013, the State Board of Education,
229 in consultation with the Board of Governors, shall approve a
230 series of meta-majors and the academic pathways that identify
231 the gateway courses associated with each meta-major. Florida
232 College System institutions shall use placement test results to
233 determine the extent to which each student demonstrates
234 sufficient communication and computation skills to indicate
235 readiness for his or her chosen meta-major. Florida College
236 System institutions shall counsel students into college credit
237 courses as quickly as possible, with developmental education
238 limited to that content needed for success in the meta-major.
239 (5)(a) Each Florida College System institution board of
240 trustees shall develop a plan to implement the developmental
241 education strategies defined in s. 1008.02 and rules established
242 by the State Board of Education. The plan must be submitted to
243 the Chancellor of the Florida College System for approval no
244 later than March 1, 2014, for implementation no later than the
245 fall semester 2014. Each plan must include, at a minimum, local
246 policies that outline:
247 1. Documented student achievements such as grade point
248 averages, work history, military experience, participation in
249 juried competitions, career interests, degree major declaration,
250 or any combination of such achievements that the institution may
251 consider, in addition to common placement test scores, for
252 advising students regarding enrollment options.
253 2. Developmental education strategies available to
254 students.
255 3. A description of student costs and financial aid
256 opportunities associated with each option.
257 4. Provisions for the collection of student success data.
258 5. A comprehensive plan for advising students into
259 appropriate developmental education strategies based on student
260 success data.
261 (b) Beginning October 31, 2015, Each Florida College System
262 institution shall use placement test results or alternative
263 methods as established by the State Board of Education to
264 determine the extent to which each student demonstrates
265 sufficient communication and computation skills to indicate
266 readiness for his or her chosen meta-major. Florida College
267 System institutions shall counsel students into college credit
268 courses as quickly as possible, with developmental education
269 limited to that content needed for success in the meta-major
270 annually prepare an accountability report that includes student
271 success data relating to each developmental education strategy
272 implemented by the institution. The report shall be submitted to
273 the Division of Florida Colleges by October 31 in a format
274 determined by the Chancellor of the Florida College System. By
275 December 31, the chancellor shall compile and submit the
276 institutional reports to the Governor, the President of the
277 Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the
278 State Board of Education.
279 (c) A university board of trustees may contract with a
280 Florida College System institution board of trustees for the
281 Florida College System institution to provide developmental
282 education on the state university campus. Any state university
283 in which the percentage of incoming students requiring
284 developmental education equals or exceeds the average percentage
285 of such students for the Florida College System may offer
286 developmental education without contracting with a Florida
287 College System institution; however, any state university
288 offering college-preparatory instruction as of January 1, 1996,
289 may continue to provide developmental education instruction as
290 defined in s. 1008.02(1).
291 (5)(6) A student may not be enrolled in a college credit
292 mathematics or English course on a dual enrollment basis unless
293 the student has demonstrated adequate precollegiate preparation
294 in on the section of the basic computation and communication and
295 computation skills assessment required pursuant to subsection
296 (1) that is appropriate for successful student participation in
297 the course.
298 Section 6. Paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of section
299 1009.25, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
300 1009.25 Fee exemptions.—
301 (1) The following students are exempt from the payment of
302 tuition and fees, including lab fees, at a school district that
303 provides workforce education programs, Florida College System
304 institution, or state university:
305 (f) A student who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate
306 nighttime residence or whose primary nighttime residence is a
307 public or private shelter designed to provide temporary
308 residence, a public or private transitional living program, or a
309 public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as,
310 a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings. This includes
311 a student who would otherwise meet the requirements of this
312 paragraph, as determined by a college or university, but for his
313 or her residence in college or university dormitory housing. The
314 State Board of Education may adopt rules and the Board of
315 Governors may adopt regulations regarding documentation and
316 procedures to implement this paragraph.
317 Section 7. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.
318 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
319 And the title is amended as follows:
320 Delete everything before the enacting clause
321 and insert:
322 A bill to be entitled
323 An act relating to educational opprtunities leading to
324 employment; creating s. 446.54, F.S.; providing
325 legislative intent; defining the term “work-based
326 learning”; providing that certain individuals enrolled
327 in work-based learning are deemed to be employees of
328 the state for purposes of receiving certain medically
329 necessary care under workers’ compensation coverage;
330 amending s. 1007.23, F.S.; requiring that the
331 statewide articulation agreement specify three
332 mathematics pathways that meet a certain requirement
333 upon which degree-seeking students must be placed;
334 amending s. 1007.263, F.S.; requiring admissions
335 counseling to use certain tests or alternative methods
336 to measure achievement of college-level communication
337 and computation by students entering college programs;
338 requiring that such counseling measure achievement of
339 certain basic skills; revising requirements for
340 admission to associate degree programs; amending s.
341 1007.271, F.S.; revising eligibility requirements for
342 initial enrollment in college-level dual enrollment
343 courses; revising requirements for home education
344 students seeking dual enrollment in certain
345 postsecondary institutions; amending s. 1008.30, F.S.;
346 requiring the State Board of Education to adopt, by a
347 specified date, rules establishing alternative methods
348 for assessing communication and computation skills of
349 certain students; authorizing Florida College System
350 institutions to use such alternative methods in lieu
351 of the common placement test to assess a student’s
352 readiness to perform college-level work in
353 communication and computation; deleting obsolete
354 provisions; requiring Florida College System
355 institutions to use placement test results or
356 alternative methods to determine the extent to which
357 certain students demonstrate sufficient communication
358 and computation skills to indicate readiness for their
359 meta-major; requiring Florida College System
360 institutions to counsel and place certain students in
361 specified college courses; limiting students’
362 developmental education to content needed for success
363 in their meta-major; conforming provisions to changes
364 made by the act; making technical changes; amending s.
365 1009.25, F.S.; authorizing the State Board of
366 Education to adopt specified rules and the Board of
367 Governors to adopt specified regulations; providing an
368 effective date.