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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 |
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15 | 15 | | An act relating to high school graduation 2 |
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16 | 16 | | requirements; amending s. 1002.3105, F.S.; adding a 3 |
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17 | 17 | | requirement for the award of a standard high school 4 |
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18 | 18 | | diploma to a student through the Academically 5 |
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19 | 19 | | Challenging Curriculum to Enhance Learning options; 6 |
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20 | 20 | | amending s. 1003.4282, F.S.; requiring students to 7 |
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21 | 21 | | submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid to 8 |
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22 | 22 | | be awarded a standard high school diploma; providing 9 |
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23 | 23 | | an exception; requiring high schools to enforce and 10 |
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24 | 24 | | monitor compliance with such requirements; amending s. 11 |
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25 | 25 | | 1003.5716, F.S.; conforming cross -references; 12 |
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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 |
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31 | 31 | | Statutes, is amended to read: 18 |
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32 | 32 | | 1002.3105 Academically Challenging Curriculum to Enhance 19 |
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33 | 33 | | Learning (ACCEL) options. — 20 |
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34 | 34 | | (5) AWARD OF A STANDARD HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. —A student who 21 |
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35 | 35 | | meets the applicable grade 9 c ohort graduation requirements of 22 |
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36 | 36 | | s. 1003.4282(3)(a)-(e), earns three credits in electives, and 23 |
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37 | 37 | | earns a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 on a 4.0 24 |
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38 | 38 | | scale, and complies with the Free Application for Federal 25 |
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51 | 51 | | Student Aid requirement in s. 1003.4282(5) shall be awarded a 26 |
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52 | 52 | | standard high school diploma in a form prescribed by the State 27 |
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53 | 53 | | Board of Education. 28 |
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54 | 54 | | Section 2. Subsections (5) through (11) of section 29 |
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55 | 55 | | 1003.4282, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (6) 30 |
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56 | 56 | | through (12), respectively, and a n ew subsection (5) is added to 31 |
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57 | 57 | | that section to read: 32 |
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58 | 58 | | 1003.4282 Requirements for a standard high school 33 |
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59 | 59 | | diploma.— 34 |
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60 | 60 | | (5) FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID REQUIREMENT. —35 |
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61 | 61 | | Beginning with students entering grade 9 in the 2022 -2023 school 36 |
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62 | 62 | | year, a student must submit a Free Application for Federal 37 |
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63 | 63 | | Student Aid to be awarded a standard high school diploma. 38 |
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64 | 64 | | However, a student meets the requirements of this subsection if 39 |
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65 | 65 | | the student's parent or the student, if such student is 18 years 40 |
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66 | 66 | | of age or older, submits a signed form declining to submit the 41 |
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67 | 67 | | Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Each high school is 42 |
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68 | 68 | | responsible for enforcing and monitoring compliance with this 43 |
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69 | 69 | | subsection. 44 |
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70 | 70 | | Section 3. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) of 45 |
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71 | 71 | | section 1003.5716, Florid a Statutes, are amended to read: 46 |
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72 | 72 | | 1003.5716 Transition to postsecondary education and career 47 |
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73 | 73 | | opportunities.—All students with disabilities who are 3 years of 48 |
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74 | 74 | | age to 21 years of age have the right to a free, appropriate 49 |
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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 |
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89 | 89 | | (2) Beginning not later than the first IEP to be in effect 52 |
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90 | 90 | | when the student enters high school, attains the age of 14, or 53 |
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91 | 91 | | when determined appropriate by the parent and the IEP team, 54 |
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92 | 92 | | whichever occurs first, the IEP must include the following 55 |
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93 | 93 | | statements that must be updated annually: 56 |
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94 | 94 | | (a) A statement of intent to pursue a standard high school 57 |
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95 | 95 | | diploma and a Scholar or Merit designation, pursuant to s. 58 |
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96 | 96 | | 1003.4285, as determined by the parent. 59 |
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97 | 97 | | 1. The statement must document discussion of the process 60 |
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98 | 98 | | for a student with a disability who meets the requirements for a 61 |
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99 | 99 | | standard high school diploma to defer the receipt of such 62 |
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100 | 100 | | diploma pursuant to s. 1003.4282(11)(c) s. 1003.4282(10)(c). 63 |
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101 | 101 | | 2. For the IEP in effec t at the beginning of the school 64 |
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102 | 102 | | year the student is expected to graduate, the statement must 65 |
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103 | 103 | | include a signed statement by the parent, the guardian, or the 66 |
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104 | 104 | | student, if the student has reached the age of majority and 67 |
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105 | 105 | | rights have transferred to the student, that he or she 68 |
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106 | 106 | | understands the process for deferment and identifying if the 69 |
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107 | 107 | | student will defer the receipt of his or her standard high 70 |
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108 | 108 | | school diploma. 71 |
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109 | 109 | | (b) A statement of intent to receive a standard high 72 |
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110 | 110 | | school diploma before the student attains the age of 22 and a 73 |
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111 | 111 | | description of how the student will fully meet the requirements 74 |
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112 | 112 | | in s. 1003.4282, including, but not limited to, a portfolio 75 |
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125 | 125 | | pursuant to s. 1003.4282(10)(b) s. 1003.4282(9)(b) which meets 76 |
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126 | 126 | | the criteria specified in State Board of Education rule. The IEP 77 |
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127 | 127 | | must also specify the outcomes and additional benefits expected 78 |
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128 | 128 | | by the parent and the IEP team at the time of the student's 79 |
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129 | 129 | | graduation. 80 |
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130 | 130 | | Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 81 |
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