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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to guidance services on academic and 2
career planning; amending s. 1003.02, F.S.; requiring 3
school boards to inform students and parents of 4
certain acceleration, academic, and career planning 5
options; requiring certain information to be included 6
in such notification; amending s. 1003.4156, F.S.; 7
requiring a personalized academic and career plan be 8
developed in consultation with a certified sch ool 9
counselor for certain students; requiring certain 10
information to be included in such plan; providing an 11
effective date. 12
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14
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Section 1. Paragraph (i) of subsection (1) of section 16
1003.02, Florida- Statutes, is amended to read: 17
1003.02 District school board operation and control of 18
public K-12 education within the school district. —As provided in 19
part II of chapter 1001, district school boards are 20
constitutionally and statutorily charged wit h the operation and 21
control of public K-12 education within their school districts. 22
The district school boards must establish, organize, and operate 23
their public K-12 schools and educational programs, employees, 24
and facilities. Their responsibilities inclu de staff 25
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development, public K -12 school student education including 26
education for exceptional students and students in juvenile 27
justice programs, special programs, adult education programs, 28
and career education programs. Additionally, district school 29
boards must: 30
(1) Provide for the proper accounting for all students of 31
school age, for the attendance and control of students at 32
school, and for proper attention to health, safety, and other 33
matters relating to the welfare of students in the following 34
areas: 35
(i) Parental Notification of acceleration , academic, and 36
career planning options.—At the beginning of each school year, 37
notify parents of students in or entering high school and the 38
students' parents, in a language that is understandable to 39
students and parents, of the opportunity and benefits of 40
advanced placement, International Baccalaureate, Advanced 41
International Certificate of Education, dual enrollment, career 42
and professional academies, career -themed courses, the career 43
and technical education pat hway to earn a standard high school 44
diploma under s. 1003.4282(10), work -based learning 45
opportunities, including internships and apprenticeship and 46
preapprenticeship programs, and Florida Virtual School courses ; 47
and options for early graduation under s. 10 03.4281; and contact 48
information of a certified school counselor who can advise 49
students on these options . 50
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Section 2. Paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of section 51
1003.4156, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 52
1003.4156 General requirements for middl e grades 53
promotion.— 54
(1) In order for a student to be promoted to high school 55
from a school that includes middle grades 6, 7, and 8, the 56
student must successfully complete the following courses: 57
(e) One course in career and education planning to be 58
completed in grades 6, 7, or 8, which may be taught by any 59
member of the instructional staff. The course must be Internet -60
based, customizable to each student, and include research -based 61
assessments to assist students in determining educational and 62
career options and goals. In addition, the course must result in 63
a completed personalized academic and career plan for the 64
student that may be revised as the student progresses through 65
middle school and high school; must emphasize the importance of 66
entrepreneurship and employability skills; and must include 67
information from the Department of Economic Opportunity's 68
economic security report under s. 445.07 and other state career 69
planning resources. The required personalized academic and 70
career plan, developed in consult ation with a certified school 71
counselor, must inform students of high school graduation 72
requirements, including a detailed explanation of the 73
requirements for earning a high school diploma designation under 74
s. 1003.4285 and the career and technical educati on pathway to 75
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earn a standard high school diploma under s. 1003.4282(10) ; the 76
requirements for each scholarship in the Florida Bright Futures 77
Scholarship Program; state university and Florida College System 78
institution admission requirements; available opp ortunities to 79
earn college credit in high school, including Advanced Placement 80
courses; the International Baccalaureate Program; the Advanced 81
International Certificate of Education Program; dual enrollment, 82
including career dual enrollment; work-based learning 83
opportunities, including internships and preapprenticeship and 84
apprenticeship programs; and career education courses, including 85
career-themed courses, preapprenticeship and apprenticeship 86
programs, and course sequences that lead to industry 87
certification pursuant to s. 1003.492 or s. 1008.44. The course 88
may be implemented as a stand -alone course or integrated into 89
another course or courses. 90
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 91