Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0979 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to high school graduation 2
16	16	requirements; amending s. 1002.3105, F.S.; adding a 3
17	17	requirement for the award of a standard high school 4
18	18	diploma to a student through the Academically 5
19	19	Challenging Curriculum to Enhance Learning options; 6
20	20	amending s. 1003.4282, F.S.; requiring students to 7
21	21	submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid to 8
22	22	be awarded a standard high school diploma; providing 9
23	23	an exception; requiring high schools to enforce and 10
24	24	monitor compliance with such requirements; amending s. 11
25	25	1003.5716, F.S.; conforming cross -references; 12
26	26	providing an effective date. 13
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28	28	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 15
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30	30	Section 1. Subsection (5) of section 1002.3105, Florida 17
31	31	Statutes, is amended to read: 18
32	32	1002.3105 Academically Challenging Curriculum to Enhance 19
33	33	Learning (ACCEL) options. — 20
34	34	(5) AWARD OF A STANDARD HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. —A student who 21
35	35	meets the applicable grade 9 c ohort graduation requirements of 22
36	36	s. 1003.4282(3)(a)-(e), earns three credits in electives, and 23
37	37	earns a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 on a 4.0 24
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51	51	Student Aid requirement in s. 1003.4282(5) shall be awarded a 26
52	52	standard high school diploma in a form prescribed by the State 27
53	53	Board of Education. 28
54	54	Section 2. Subsections (5) through (11) of section 29
55	55	1003.4282, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (6) 30
56	56	through (12), respectively, and a n ew subsection (5) is added to 31
57	57	that section to read: 32
58	58	1003.4282 Requirements for a standard high school 33
59	59	diploma.— 34
60	60	(5) FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID REQUIREMENT. —35
61	61	Beginning with students entering grade 9 in the 2022 -2023 school 36
62	62	year, a student must submit a Free Application for Federal 37
63	63	Student Aid to be awarded a standard high school diploma. 38
64	64	However, a student meets the requirements of this subsection if 39
65	65	the student's parent or the student, if such student is 18 years 40
66	66	of age or older, submits a signed form declining to submit the 41
67	67	Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Each high school is 42
68	68	responsible for enforcing and monitoring compliance with this 43
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70	70	Section 3. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) of 45
71	71	section 1003.5716, Florid a Statutes, are amended to read: 46
72	72	1003.5716 Transition to postsecondary education and career 47
73	73	opportunities.—All students with disabilities who are 3 years of 48
74	74	age to 21 years of age have the right to a free, appropriate 49
75	75	public education. As used in this se ction, the term "IEP" means 50
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88	88	individual education plan. 51
89	89	(2) Beginning not later than the first IEP to be in effect 52
90	90	when the student enters high school, attains the age of 14, or 53
91	91	when determined appropriate by the parent and the IEP team, 54
92	92	whichever occurs first, the IEP must include the following 55
93	93	statements that must be updated annually: 56
94	94	(a) A statement of intent to pursue a standard high school 57
95	95	diploma and a Scholar or Merit designation, pursuant to s. 58
96	96	1003.4285, as determined by the parent. 59
97	97	1. The statement must document discussion of the process 60
98	98	for a student with a disability who meets the requirements for a 61
99	99	standard high school diploma to defer the receipt of such 62
100	100	diploma pursuant to s. 1003.4282(11)(c) s. 1003.4282(10)(c). 63
101	101	2. For the IEP in effec t at the beginning of the school 64
102	102	year the student is expected to graduate, the statement must 65
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104	104	student, if the student has reached the age of majority and 67
105	105	rights have transferred to the student, that he or she 68
106	106	understands the process for deferment and identifying if the 69
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108	108	school diploma. 71
109	109	(b) A statement of intent to receive a standard high 72
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111	111	description of how the student will fully meet the requirements 74
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125	125	pursuant to s. 1003.4282(10)(b) s. 1003.4282(9)(b) which meets 76
126	126	the criteria specified in State Board of Education rule. The IEP 77
127	127	must also specify the outcomes and additional benefits expected 78
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129	129	graduation. 80
130	130	Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 81