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Introduced
12/18/2017
12/18/2017
In Committee
03/01/2018
03/01/2018
Crossed Over
03/01/2018
03/01/2018
Passed
Dead
03/10/2018
03/10/2018
Introduced Session
2018 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Revises Gardiner Scholarship Program; creates reading scholarship accounts; authorizes certain district school boards to award credit based on student mastery of certain standards & use an alternative interpretation of letter grades; renames Competency-Based Education Pilot Program as Mastery-Based Education Pilot Program; authorizes all school districts to apply to participate & participating school districts to amend applications to include certain alternatives for award credits & interpretation of letter grades; requires statewide articulation agreement to include certain provisions for specified students; provides contingent appropriations.
AI Summary
This bill revises the Gardiner Scholarship Program, creates reading scholarship accounts for certain students, authorizes school districts participating in the Mastery-Based Education Pilot Program to award credits and use alternative interpretations of letter grades, renames the Competency-Based Education Pilot Program as the Mastery-Based Education Pilot Program, and requires the statewide articulation agreement to ensure fair and equitable access for high school graduates with mastery-based, nontraditional diplomas and transcripts. The bill also includes contingent appropriations to fund the reading scholarship accounts.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Education
Sponsors (3)
Other Sponsors (1)
Education Committee (H)
Last Action
Died in Education (on 03/10/2018)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/1035 |
| Bill | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/1035/BillText/c1/PDF |
| House Committee Amendment #720077 | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/1035/Amendment/720077/PDF |
| Bill | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/1035/BillText/Filed/PDF |
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