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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to high school graduation 2
requirements; amending s. 1003.4282, F.S.; authorizing 3
students earning a standard high school diploma 4
through the Career and Technical Education graduation 5
pathway option to meet a certain assessment 6
requirement by earning a specified score on the 7
Mathematics Postsecondary Education Readiness Test; 8
providing an effective date. 9
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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Section 1. Subsection (9) of section 1003.4282, Florida 13
Statutes, is amended to read: 14
1003.4282 Requirements for a standard high school 15
diploma.— 16
(9) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION GRADUATION PATHWAY 17
OPTION.—Beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, A student is 18
eligible to complete an alternative pathway to earning a 19
standard high school diploma through the Career and Technical 20
Education (CTE) pathway option. Receipt of a standard high 21
school diploma awarded through the CTE pathway option requires 22
the student's successful completion of at least 18 credits. A 23
student completing the CTE pathway option must earn at least a 24
cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. 25
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(a) In order for a student to satisfy the req uirements of 26
the CTE pathway option, he or she must meet the GPA requirement 27
and: 28
1. Meet the requirements in paragraphs (3)(a) -(d) and, 29
additionally, for students entering grade 9 in the 2023 -2024 30
school year and thereafter, paragraph (3)(h) . For purposes of 31
earning a standard high school diploma pursuant to this 32
subsection, a student may meet the Algebra 1 EOC assessment 33
requirement in paragraph (3)(b) by earning a 97 or higher on the 34
Mathematics Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (P.E.R.T.) ; 35
2. Complete two credits in career and technical education. 36
The courses must result in a program completion and an industry 37
certification; and 38
3.a. For a student who enters grade 9 before the 2023 -2024 39
school year, complete two credits in electives or work -based 40
learning programs. A one -half credit in financial literacy may 41
be included in the two credits of electives; or 42
b. For a student who enters grade 9 in the 2023 -2024 43
school year and thereafter, complete one and one -half credits in 44
electives or work-based learning programs. 45
(b) Each district school board shall incorporate the CTE 46
pathway option to graduation in the student progression plan 47
required under s. 1008.25. 48
(c) Adjunct educators certified pursuant to s. 1012.57 may 49
teach courses in the CTE p athway option. 50
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Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 51