Florida HB 305: Child Care Facilities

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to statewide, standardized 2
assessments; amending ss. 1008.22 and 1008.25, F.S.; 3
requiring the Department of Education to develop 4
versions of statewide, standardized assessments and 5
specified portions of the statewide, standardized 6
coordinated screening and progress monitoring system, 7
respectively, in certain languages by a specified 8
date; requiring the department to develop a timetable 9
and an action plan for the development and 10
implementation of such assessments and written 11
portions of the system; requiring the department to 12
establish criteria for the use of such assessments and 13
portions of the system; authorizing parents to 14
prohibit the use of such assessments and portions of 15
the system in certain languages; providing an 16
effective date. 17
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 19
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Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section 21
1008.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 22
1008.22 Student assessment program for public schools.— 23
(3) STATEWIDE, STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.—The 24
Commissioner of Education shall design and implement a 25

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statewide, standardized assessment program aligned to the core 26
curricular content established in the state academic standards. 27
The commissioner also must develop or select and implement a 28
common battery of assessment tools that will be used in all 29
juvenile justice education programs in the state. These tools 30
must accurately measure the core curricular content established 31
in the state academic standards. Participation in the assessment 32
program is mandatory for all school districts and all students 33
attending public schools, including adult students seeking a 34
standard high school diploma under s. 1003.4282 and students in 35
Department of Juvenile Justice education programs, except as 36
otherwise provided by law. If a student does not participate in 37
the assessment program, the school district must notify the 38
student's parent and provide the parent with information 39
regarding the implications of such nonparticipation. The 40
statewide, standardized assessment program shall be designed and 41
implemented as follows: 42
(d) Students with disabilities; Florida Alternate 43
Assessment; English language learners.— 44
1. Each district school board must provide instruction to 45
prepare students with disabilities in the core content knowledge 46
and skills necessary for successful grade-to-grade progression 47
and high school graduation. 48
2. A student with a disability, as defined in s. 1007.02, 49
for whom the individual education plan (IEP) team determines 50

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that the statewide, standardized assessments under this section 51
cannot accurately measure the student's abilities, taking into 52
consideration all allowable accommodations, shall have 53
assessment results waived for the purpose of receiving a course 54
grade and a standard high school diploma. Such waiver must shall 55
be designated on the student's transcript. The statement of 56
waiver is shall be limited to a statement that performance on an 57
assessment was waived for the purpose of receiving a course 58
grade or a standard high school diploma, as applicable. 59
3. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules, based 60
upon recommendations of the commissioner, for the provision of 61
assessment accommodations for students with disabilities and for 62
students who have limited English proficiency. 63
a. Accommodations that negate the validity of a statewide, 64
standardized assessment are not allowed during the 65
administration of the assessment. However, instructional 66
accommodations are allowed in the classroom if identified in a 67
student's IEP. Students using instructional accommodations in 68
the classroom which that are not allowed on a statewide, 69
standardized assessment may have assessment results waived if 70
the IEP team determines that the assessment cannot accurately 71
measure the student's abilities. 72
b. If a student is provided with instructional 73
accommodations in the classroom which that are not allowed as 74
accommodations for statewide, standardized assessments, the 75

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district must inform the parent in writing and provide the 76
parent with information regarding the impact on the student's