Florida Senate - 2026                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for HB 1503
       
       
       
       
       
       
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             03/05/2026 01:28 PM       .                                
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       Senator Avila moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 46 - 83
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 2. Subsection (6) of section 1007.2616, Florida
    6  Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         1007.2616 Computer science and technology instruction.—
    8         (6) High school students must be provided opportunities to
    9  take computer science courses and earn technology-related
   10  industry certifications to satisfy high school graduation
   11  requirements as provided in s. 1003.4282(3). Computer science
   12  courses and technology-related industry certifications that are
   13  identified as eligible for meeting mathematics or science
   14  requirements for high school graduation must be included in the
   15  Course Code Directory. Computer science courses that include
   16  instruction in artificial intelligence must provide students
   17  with a foundational understanding of artificial intelligence to
   18  critically evaluate the manner in which artificial intelligence
   19  systems use data to present information; to recognize the
   20  benefits, limitations, and potential risks of artificial
   21  intelligence; and to apply ethical reasoning to the responsible
   22  use of artificial intelligence in academic and personal
   23  contexts.
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   25  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   26  And the title is amended as follows:
   27         Delete lines 2 - 15
   28  and insert:
   29         An act relating to technology education; amending s.
   30         1007.25, F.S.; providing requirements for general
   31         education core courses with a technology component;
   32         amending s. 1007.2616, F.S.; requiring that high
   33         school computer science courses that include
   34         instruction on artificial intelligence contain certain
   35         content;