Bill > S1446

This bill, known as the "Ethan Rediske Act," revises how assessment results are handled for certain students with disabilities in Florida. Specifically, it clarifies that if a student's Individualized Education Program (IEP) team determines that standardized state assessments, including the Florida Alternate Assessment (which is designed for students with significant cognitive disabilities), cannot accurately measure a student's abilities even with accommodations, their assessment results can be waived for the purpose of calculating a course grade or receiving a standard high school diploma. The bill also introduces new eligibility criteria for assessment waivers, stating that a student may be ineligible for state assessments if their IEP team, with parental and district superintendent approval, determines based on compelling medical documentation that the student has a severe cognitive or physical disability preventing them from taking or performing on an assessment.