Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0859 Compare Versions

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10	10		F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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14	14		A bill to be entitled 1
15	15		An act relating to Reading Achievement Initiative for 2
16	16		Scholastic Excellence Program; amending s. 1008.365, 3
17	17		F.S.; authorizing tutoring provided through the 4
18	18		tutoring program within the Reading Achievement 5
19	19		Initiative for Scholastic Excellence Program to be 6
20	20		provided after the school day; conforming provisions 7
21	21		to changes made by the act; authorizing school 8
22	22		districts that participate in the tutoring program to 9
23	23		provide a stipend to instructional personnel and high 10
24	24		school students serving as tutors for after -school 11
25	25		tutoring; providing an effective date. 12
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27	27		Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14
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29	29		Section 1. Subsection (8) of section 1008.365, Florida 16
30	30		Statutes, is amended to read: 17
31	31		1008.365 Reading Achievement Initiative for Scholastic 18
32	32		Excellence Act.— 19
33	33		(8) As part of the RAISE Program, the department shall 20
34	34		establish a tutoring program and develop training in effective 21
35	35		reading tutoring practic es and content, based on evidence -based 22
36	36		practices and aligned to the English Language Arts standards 23
37	37		under s. 1003.41, which prepares eligible high school students 24
38	38		to tutor students in kindergarten through grade 3 in schools 25
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51	51		identified under this section, instilling in those students a 26
52	52		love of reading and improving their literacy skills. 27
53	53		(a) To be eligible to participate in the tutoring program, 28
54	54		a high school student must be a rising junior or senior who has 29
55	55		a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or high er, has no 30
56	56		history of out-of-school suspensions or expulsions, is on track 31
57	57		to complete all core course requirements to graduate, and has 32
58	58		written recommendations from at least two of his or her present 33
59	59		or former high school teachers of record or extracurric ular 34
60	60		activity sponsors. 35
61	61		(b) School districts that wish to participate in the 36
62	62		tutoring program must recruit, train, and deploy eligible high 37
63	63		school students using the materials developed under this 38
64		-	section. Tutoring must occur during or after the school day on 39
65		-	school district property in the presence and under the 40
	64	+	section. Tutoring may must occur during or after the school day 39
	65	+	on school district property in the presence and under the 40
66	66		supervision of instructional personnel who are school district 41
67	67		employees. A parent must give written permission for his or her 42
68	68		child to receive tutoring through the program. 43
69	69		(c) Tutoring may be part of a service -learning course 44
70	70		adopted pursuant to s. 1003.497. Students may earn up to three 45
71	71		elective credits for high school graduation based on the 46
72	72		verified number of hours the student spends tutoring under the 47
73	73		program. The hours of volunteer se rvice must be documented in 48
74	74		writing, and the document must be signed by the student, the 49
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88		-	of the school in which the tutoring occurred. Unpaid The hours 51
89		-	which that a high school student devotes to t utoring may be 52
90		-	counted toward meeting community service requirements for high 53
91		-	school graduation and community service requirements for 54
92		-	participation in the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program 55
93		-	as provided in s. 1003.497(3)(b). The department shall de signate 56
94		-	a high school student who provides at least 75 verified hours of 57
95		-	tutoring under the program as a New Worlds Scholar and award the 58
96		-	student with a pin indicating such designation. 59
97		-	(d) School districts participating in the tutoring program 60
98		-	may provide a stipend to instructional personnel and high school 61
99		-	students serving as tutors for after -school tutoring. 62
100		-	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 63
	88	+	of the school in which the tutoring occurred. If a school 51
	89	+	district does not provide a stipend to a parti cipating high 52
	90	+	school student under paragraph (d), the hours that a high school 53
	91	+	student devotes to tutoring may be counted toward meeting 54
	92	+	community service requirements for high school graduation and 55
	93	+	community service requirements for participation in the F lorida 56
	94	+	Bright Futures Scholarship Program as provided in s. 57
	95	+	1003.497(3)(b). The department shall designate a high school 58
	96	+	student who provides at least 75 verified hours of tutoring 59
	97	+	under the program as a New Worlds Scholar and award the student 60
	98	+	with a pin indicating such designation. 61
	99	+	(d) School districts participating in the tutoring program 62
	100	+	may provide a stipend to instructional personnel and high school 63
	101	+	students serving as tutors for after -school tutoring. 64
	102	+	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 65