Bill Amendment: FL H7055 | 2018 | Regular Session
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Bill Title: Education
Status: 2018-03-12 - Chapter No. 2018-6 [H7055 Detail]
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Bill Title: Education
Status: 2018-03-12 - Chapter No. 2018-6 [H7055 Detail]
Download: Florida-2018-H7055-Senate_Committee_Substitue_Amendment_157794Amendment_to_Substitute_Amendment_240726_.html
Florida Senate - 2018 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for HB 7055 Ì157794VÎ157794 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House Comm: WD . 02/27/2018 . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Committee on Appropriations (Baxley) recommended the following: 1 Senate Amendment to Substitute Amendment (240726) (with 2 title amendment) 3 4 Between lines 3284 and 3285 5 insert: 6 Section 41. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 1002.41, 7 Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsections (11), (12), and 8 (13) are added to that section, to read: 9 1002.41 Home education programs.— 10 (1) As used in this section, the termA“home education 11 program” has the same meaning asis definedin s. 1002.01. A 12 home education program is not a school district program and is 13 registered with the district school superintendent only for the 14 purpose of complying with the state’s attendance requirements 15 under s. 1003.21(1). The parent is not required to hold a valid 16 regular Florida teaching certificate. 17 (a) The parent, as defined in s. 1000.21, who establishes 18 and maintains a home education program shall notify the district 19 school superintendent of the county in which the parent resides 20 of her or his intent to establish and maintain a home education 21 program. The notice mustshallbe in writing, signed by the 22 parent, andshallinclude the full legal names, addresses, and 23 birthdates of all children who shall be enrolled as students in 24 the home education program. The notice mustshallbe filed in 25 the district school superintendent’s office within 30 days of 26 the establishment of the home education program. 27 (b) The district school superintendent shall accept the 28 notice and immediately register the home education program upon 29 receipt of the notice. The district may not require any 30 additional information or verification from the parent unless 31 the student chooses to participate in a school district program 32 or service. The district school superintendent may not assign a 33 grade level to the home education student or include a social 34 security number or any other personal information of the student 35 in any school district or state database unless the student 36 chooses to participate in a school district program or service; 37 and 38 (c) The parent shall file a written notice of termination 39 upon completion of the home education program withshall be40filed inthe district school superintendent, along with the 41 annual evaluation required in paragraph (f), within 42superintendent’s office within30 days ofaftersaid43 termination. 44 (d)(b)The parent shall maintain a portfolio of records and 45 materials. The portfolio mustshallconsist of the following: 46 1. A log of educational activities that is made 47 contemporaneously with the instruction and that designates by 48 title any reading materials used. 49 2. Samples of any writings, worksheets, workbooks, or 50 creative materials used or developed by the student. 51 (e) The parent shall determine the content of the 52 portfolio, preserve itshall be preserved by the parentfor 2 53 years, and make itshall be madeavailable for inspection, if 54 requested, by the district school superintendent, or the 55 district school superintendent’s agent, upon 15 days’ written 56 notice. Nothing in this section shall require the district 57 school superintendent to inspect the portfolio. 58 (f)(c)The parent shall provide for an annual educational 59 evaluation in which is documented the student’s demonstration of 60 educational progress at a level commensurate with her or his 61 ability. The parent shall select the method of evaluation and 62 shall file a copy of the evaluation annually with the district 63 school superintendent’s office in the county in which the 64 student resides. The annual educational evaluation shall consist 65 of one of the following: 66 1. A teacher selected by the parent shall evaluate the 67 student’s educational progress upon review of the portfolio and 68 discussion with the student. Such teacher shall hold a valid 69 regular Florida certificate to teach academic subjects at the 70 elementary or secondary level; 71 2. The student shall take any nationally normed student 72 achievement test administered by a certified teacher; 73 3. The student shall take a state student assessment test 74 used by the school district and administered by a certified 75 teacher, at a location and under testing conditions approved by 76 the school district; 77 4. The student shall be evaluated by an individual holding 78 a valid, active license pursuant to the provisions of s. 79 490.003(7) or (8); or 80 5. The student shall be evaluated with any other valid 81 measurement tool as mutually agreed upon by the district school 82 superintendent of the district in which the student resides and 83 the student’s parent. 84 (2) The district school superintendent shallreview and85 accept the results of the annual educational evaluation of the 86 student in a home education program. If the student does not 87 demonstrate educational progress at a level commensurate with 88 her or his ability, the district school superintendent shall 89 notify the parent, in writing, that such progress has not been 90 achieved. The parent shall have 1 year from the date of receipt 91 of the written notification to provide remedial instruction to 92 the student. At the end of the 1-year probationary period, the 93 student shall be reevaluated as specified in paragraph (1)(f) 94(1)(c). Continuation in a home education program shall be 95 contingent upon the student demonstrating educational progress 96 commensurate with her or his ability at the end of the 97 probationary period. 98 (11) A school district may provide access to career and 99 technical courses and programs for a home education program 100 student who enrolls in a public school solely for the career and 101 technical courses or programs. The school district that provides 102 the career and technical courses and programs shall report each 103 student as a full-time equivalent student in the class and in a 104 manner prescribed by the department, and funding shall be 105 provided through the Florida Education Finance Program pursuant 106 to s. 1011.62. 107 (12) Industry certifications, national assessments, and 108 statewide, standardized assessments offered by the school 109 district shall be available to home education program students. 110 Each school district shall notify home education program 111 students of the available certifications and assessments; the 112 date, time, and locations for the administration of each 113 certification and assessment; and the deadline for notifying the 114 school district of the student’s intent to participate and the 115 student’s preferred location. 116 (13) A school district may not further regulate, exercise 117 control over, or require documentation from parents of home 118 education program students beyond the requirements of this 119 section unless the regulation, control, or documentation is 120 necessary for participation in a school district program. 121 Section 42. Subsection (4) of section 1003.21, Florida 122 Statutes, is amended to read: 123 1003.21 School attendance.— 124 (4) Before admitting a child to kindergarten, the principal 125 shall require evidence that the child has attained the age at 126 which he or she should be admitted in accordance with the 127 provisions of subparagraph (1)(a)2. The district school 128 superintendent may require evidence of the age of any child who 129 is being enrolled in public school who the district school 130 superintendentwhom he or shebelieves to be within the limits 131 of compulsory attendance as provided for by law; however, the 132 district school superintendent may not require evidence from any 133 child who meets regular attendance requirements by attending a 134 school or program listed in s. 1003.01(13)(b)-(e). If the first 135 prescribed evidence is not available, the next evidence 136 obtainable in the order set forth below shall be accepted: 137 (a) A duly attested transcript of the child’s birth record 138 filed according to law with a public officer charged with the 139 duty of recording births; 140 (b) A duly attested transcript of a certificate of baptism 141 showing the date of birth and place of baptism of the child, 142 accompanied by an affidavit sworn to by the parent; 143 (c) An insurance policy on the child’s life that has been 144 in force for at least 2 years; 145 (d) A bona fide contemporary religious record of the 146 child’s birth accompanied by an affidavit sworn to by the 147 parent; 148 (e) A passport or certificate of arrival in the United 149 States showing the age of the child; 150 (f) A transcript of record of age shown in the child’s 151 school record of at least 4 years prior to application, stating 152 date of birth; or 153 (g) If none of these evidences can be produced, an 154 affidavit of age sworn to by the parent, accompanied by a 155 certificate of age signed by a public health officer or by a 156 public school physician, or, if these are not available in the 157 county, by a licensed practicing physician designated by the 158 district school board, which states that the health officer or 159 physician has examined the child and believes that the age as 160 stated in the affidavit is substantially correct. Children and 161 youths who are experiencing homelessness and children who are 162 known to the department, as defined in s. 39.0016, shall be 163 given temporary exemption from this section for 30 school days. 164 Section 43. Paragraph (f) of subsection (1) and paragraph 165 (a) of subsection (2) of section 1003.26, Florida Statutes, are 166 amended to read: 167 1003.26 Enforcement of school attendance.—The Legislature 168 finds that poor academic performance is associated with 169 nonattendance and that school districts must take an active role 170 in promoting and enforcing attendance as a means of improving 171 student performance. It is the policy of the state that each 172 district school superintendent be responsible for enforcing 173 school attendance of all students subject to the compulsory 174 school age in the school district and supporting enforcement of 175 school attendance by local law enforcement agencies. The 176 responsibility includes recommending policies and procedures to 177 the district school board that require public schools to respond 178 in a timely manner to every unexcused absence, and every absence 179 for which the reason is unknown, of students enrolled in the 180 schools. District school board policies shall require the parent 181 of a student to justify each absence of the student, and that 182 justification will be evaluated based on adopted district school 183 board policies that define excused and unexcused absences. The 184 policies must provide that public schools track excused and 185 unexcused absences and contact the home in the case of an 186 unexcused absence from school, or an absence from school for 187 which the reason is unknown, to prevent the development of 188 patterns of nonattendance. The Legislature finds that early 189 intervention in school attendance is the most effective way of 190 producing good attendance habits that will lead to improved 191 student learning and achievement. Each public school shall 192 implement the following steps to promote and enforce regular 193 school attendance: 194 (1) CONTACT, REFER, AND ENFORCE.— 195 (f)1. If the parent of a child who has been identified as 196 exhibiting a pattern of nonattendance enrolls the child in a 197 home education program pursuant to chapter 1002, the district 198 school superintendent shall provide the parent a copy of s. 199 1002.41 and the accountability requirements of this paragraph. 200 The district school superintendent shall also refer the parent 201 to a home education review committee composed of the district 202 contact for home education programs and at least two home 203 educators selected by the parent from a district list of all 204 home educators who have conducted a home education program for 205 at least 3 years and who have indicated a willingness to serve 206 on the committee. The home education review committee shall 207 review the portfolio of the student, as defined by s. 1002.41, 208 every 30 days during the district’s regular school terms until 209 the committee is satisfied that the home education program is in 210 compliance with s. 1002.41(1)(d)s. 1002.41(1)(b). The first 211 portfolio review must occur within the first 30 calendar days of 212 the establishment of the program. The provisions of subparagraph 213 2. do not apply once the committee determines the home education 214 program is in compliance with s. 1002.41(1)(d)s. 1002.41(1)(b). 215 2. If the parent fails to provide a portfolio to the 216 committee, the committee shall notify the district school 217 superintendent. The district school superintendent shall then 218 terminate the home education program and require the parent to 219 enroll the child in an attendance option that meets the 220 definition of “regular school attendance” under s. 221 1003.01(13)(a), (b), (c), or (e), within 3 days. Upon 222 termination of a home education program pursuant to this 223 subparagraph, the parent shall not be eligible to reenroll the 224 child in a home education program for 180 calendar days. Failure 225 of a parent to enroll the child in an attendance option as 226 required by this subparagraph after termination of the home 227 education program pursuant to this subparagraph shall constitute 228 noncompliance with the compulsory attendance requirements of s. 229 1003.21 and may result in criminal prosecution under s. 230 1003.27(2). Nothing contained herein shall restrict the ability 231 of the district school superintendent, or the ability of his or 232 her designee, to review the portfolio pursuant to s. 233 1002.41(1)(e)s. 1002.41(1)(b). 234 (2) GIVE WRITTEN NOTICE.— 235 (a) Under the direction of the district school 236 superintendent, a designated school representative shall give 237 written notice that requires enrollment or attendance within 3 238 days after the date of notice, in person or by return-receipt 239 mail, to the parent when no valid reason is found for a 240 student’s nonenrollment in school. If the notice and requirement 241 are ignored, the designated school representative shall report 242 the case to the district school superintendent, whoandmay 243 refer the case to the child study team in paragraph (1)(b) at 244 the school the student would be assigned according to district 245 school board attendance area policies or to the case staffing 246 committee, established pursuant to s. 984.12. The child study 247 team shall diligently facilitate intervention services and shall 248 report the case back to the district school superintendent only 249 when all reasonable efforts to resolve the nonenrollment 250 behavior are exhausted. If the parent still refuses to cooperate 251 or enroll the child in school, the district school 252 superintendent shall take such steps as are necessary to bring 253 criminal prosecution against the parent. 254 Section 44. Subsection (2) of section 1003.27, Florida 255 Statutes, is amended to read: 256 1003.27 Court procedure and penalties.—The court procedure 257 and penalties for the enforcement of the provisions of this 258 part, relating to compulsory school attendance, shall be as 259 follows: 260 (2) NONENROLLMENT AND NONATTENDANCE CASES.— 261 (a) In each case of nonenrollment or of nonattendance upon 262 the part of a student who is required to attend some school, 263 when no valid reason for such nonenrollment or nonattendance is 264 found, the district school superintendent shall institute a 265 criminal prosecution against the student’s parent. However, 266 criminal prosecution may not be instituted against the student’s 267 parent until the school and school district have complied with 268 s. 1003.26. 269 (b) Each public school principal or the principal’s 270 designee shall notify the district school board of each minor 271 student under its jurisdiction who accumulates 15 unexcused 272 absences in a period of 90 calendar days.Each designee of the273governing body of each private school, and each parent whose274child is enrolled in a home education program, may provide the275Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles with the legal276name, sex, date of birth, and social security number of each277minor student under his or her jurisdiction who fails to satisfy278relevant attendance requirements and who fails to otherwise279satisfy the requirements of s. 322.091.The district school 280 superintendent must provide the Department of Highway Safety and 281 Motor Vehicles the legal name, sex, date of birth, and social 282 security number of each minor student who has been reported 283 under this paragraph and who fails to otherwise satisfy the 284 requirements of s. 322.091. The Department of Highway Safety and 285 Motor Vehicles may not issue a driver license or learner’s 286 driver license to, and shall suspend any previously issued 287 driver license or learner’s driver license of, any such minor 288 student, pursuant to the provisions of s. 322.091. 289 (c) Each designee of the governing body of each private 290 school and each parent whose child is enrolled in a home 291 education program may provide the Department of Highway Safety 292 and Motor Vehicles with the legal name, sex, date of birth, and 293 social security number of each minor student under his or her 294 jurisdiction who fails to satisfy relevant attendance 295 requirements and who fails to otherwise satisfy the requirements 296 of s. 322.091. The Department of Highway Safety and Motor 297 Vehicles may not issue a driver license or learner’s driver 298 license to, and shall suspend any previously issued driver 299 license or learner’s driver license of, any such minor student, 300 pursuant to s. 322.091. 301 Section 45. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section 302 1006.15, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 303 1006.15 Student standards for participation in 304 interscholastic and intrascholastic extracurricular student 305 activities; regulation.— 306 (3) 307 (c) An individual home education student is eligible to 308 participate at the public school to which the student would be 309 assigned according to district school board attendance area 310 policies or which the student could choose to attend pursuant to 311 s. 1002.31, or may develop an agreement to participate at a 312 private school, in the interscholastic extracurricular 313 activities of that school, provided the following conditions are 314 met: 315 1. The home education student must meet the requirements of 316 the home education program pursuant to s. 1002.41. 317 2. During the period of participation at a school, the home 318 education student must demonstrate educational progress as 319 required in paragraph (b) in all subjects taken in the home 320 education program by a method of evaluation agreed upon by the 321 parent and the school principal which may include: review of the 322 student’s work by a certified teacher chosen by the parent; 323 grades earned through correspondence; grades earned in courses 324 taken at a Florida College System institution, university, or 325 trade school; standardized test scores above the 35th 326 percentile; or any other method designated in s. 1002.41. 327 3. The home education student must meet the same residency 328 requirements as other students in the school at which he or she 329 participates. 330 4. The home education student must meet the same standards 331 of acceptance, behavior, and performance as required of other 332 students in extracurricular activities. 333 5. The student must register with the school his or her 334 intent to participate in interscholastic extracurricular 335 activities as a representative of the school before 336 participationthe beginning date of the season for the activity337in which he or she wishes to participate. A home education 338 student must be able to participate in curricular activities if 339 that is a requirement for an extracurricular activity. 340 6. A student who transfers from a home education program to 341 a public school before or during the first grading period of the 342 school year is academically eligible to participate in 343 interscholastic extracurricular activities during the first 344 grading period provided the student has a successful evaluation 345 from the previous school year, pursuant to subparagraph 2. 346 7. Any public school or private school student who has been 347 unable to maintain academic eligibility for participation in 348 interscholastic extracurricular activities is ineligible to 349 participate in such activities as a home education student until 350 the student has successfully completed one grading period in 351 home education pursuant to subparagraph 2. to become eligible to 352 participate as a home education student. 353 Section 46. Subsection (3) and paragraph (b) of subsection 354 (13) of section 1007.271, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 355 1007.271 Dual enrollment programs.— 356 (3) Student eligibility requirements for initial enrollment 357 in college credit dual enrollment courses must include a 3.0 358 unweighted high school grade point average and the minimum score 359 on a common placement test adopted by the State Board of 360 Education which indicates that the student is ready for college 361 level coursework. Student eligibility requirements for continued 362 enrollment in college credit dual enrollment courses must 363 include the maintenance of a 3.0 unweighted high school grade 364 point average and the minimum postsecondary grade point average 365 established by the postsecondary institution. Regardless of 366 meeting student eligibility requirements for continued 367 enrollment, a student may lose the opportunity to participate in 368 a dual enrollment course if the student is disruptive to the 369 learning process such that the progress of other students or the 370 efficient administration of the course is hindered. Student 371 eligibility requirements for initial and continued enrollment in 372 career certificate dual enrollment courses must include a 2.0 373 unweighted high school grade point average. Exceptions to the 374 required grade point averages may be granted on an individual 375 student basis if the educational entities agree and the terms of 376 the agreement are contained within the dual enrollment 377 articulation agreement established pursuant to subsection (21). 378 Florida College System institution boards of trustees may 379 establish additional initial student eligibility requirements, 380 which shall be included in the dual enrollment articulation 381 agreement, to ensure student readiness for postsecondary 382 instruction. Additional requirements included in the agreement 383 may not arbitrarily prohibit students who have demonstrated the 384 ability to master advanced courses from participating in dual 385 enrollment courses or limit the number of dual enrollment 386 courses in which a student may enroll based solely upon 387 enrollment by the student at an independent postsecondary 388 institution. 389 (13) 390 (b) Each postsecondary institution eligible to participate 391 in the dual enrollment program pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(i) must 392 enter into a home education articulation agreement with each 393 home education student seeking enrollment in a dual enrollment 394 course and the student’s parent. By August 1 of each year, the 395 eligible postsecondary institution shall complete and submit the 396 home education articulation agreement to the Department of 397 Education. The home education articulation agreement must 398 include, at a minimum: 399 1. A delineation of courses and programs available to 400 dually enrolled home education students. Courses and programs 401 may be added, revised, or deleted at any time by the 402 postsecondary institution. Any course or program limitations may 403 not exceed the limitations for other dually enrolled students. 404 2. The initial and continued eligibility requirements for 405 home education student participation, not to exceed those 406 required of other dually enrolled students. A high school grade 407 point average may not be required for home education students 408 who meet the minimum score on a common placement test adopted by 409 the State Board of Education which indicates that the student is 410 ready for college-level coursework; however, home education 411 student eligibility requirements for continued enrollment in 412 dual enrollment courses must include the maintenance of the 413 minimum postsecondary grade point average established by the 414 postsecondary institution. 415 3. The student’s responsibilities for providing his or her 416 own instructional materials and transportation. 417 4. A copy of the statement on transfer guarantees developed 418 by the Department of Education under subsection (15). 419 Section 47. Subsection (5), paragraph (j) of subsection 420 (6), and subsection (8) of section 1007.35, Florida Statutes, 421 are amended to read: 422 1007.35 Florida Partnership for Minority and 423 Underrepresented Student Achievement.— 424 (5) Each public high school, including, but not limited to, 425 schools and alternative sites and centers of the Department of 426 Juvenile Justice, shall provide for the administration of the 427 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test 428 (PSAT/NMSQT), or the PreACTpreliminary ACTto all enrolled 10th 429 grade students. However, a written notice shall be provided to 430 each parent which must include the opportunity to exempt his or 431 her child from taking the PSAT/NMSQT or the PreACTpreliminary432ACT. 433 (a) Test results will provide each high school with a 434 database of student assessment data which certified school 435 counselors will use to identify students who are prepared or who 436 need additional work to be prepared to enroll and be successful 437 in AP courses or other advanced high school courses. 438 (b) Funding for the PSAT/NMSQT or the PreACTpreliminary439ACTfor all 10th grade students shall be contingent upon annual 440 funding in the General Appropriations Act. 441 (c) Public school districts must choose either the 442 PSAT/NMSQT or the PreACTpreliminary ACTfor districtwide 443 administration. 444 (6) The partnership shall: 445 (j) Provide information to students, parents, teachers, 446 counselors, administrators, districts, Florida College System 447 institutions, and state universities regarding PSAT/NMSQT or the 448 PreACTpreliminary ACTadministration, including, but not 449 limited to: 450 1. Test administration dates and times. 451 2. That participation in the PSAT/NMSQT or the PreACT 452preliminary ACTis open to all 10th grade students. 453 3. The value of such tests in providing diagnostic feedback 454 on student skills. 455 4. The value of student scores in predicting the 456 probability of success on AP or other advanced course 457 examinations. 458 (8)(a) By September 30 of each year, the partnership shall 459 submit to the department a report that contains an evaluation of 460 the effectiveness of the delivered services and activities. 461 Activities and services must be evaluated on their effectiveness 462 at raising student achievement and increasing the number of AP 463 or other advanced course examinations in low-performing middle 464 and high schools. Other indicators that must be addressed in the 465 evaluation report include the number of middle and high school 466 teachers trained; the effectiveness of the training; measures of 467 postsecondary readiness of the students affected by the program; 468 levels of participation in 10th grade PSAT/NMSQT or the PreACT 469preliminary ACTtesting; and measures of student, parent, and 470 teacher awareness of and satisfaction with the services of the 471 partnership. 472 (b) The department shall contribute to the evaluation 473 process by providing access, consistent with s. 119.071(5)(a), 474 to student and teacher information necessary to match against 475 databases containing teacher professional development data and 476 databases containing assessment data for the PSAT/NMSQT, SAT, 477 ACT, PreACT, AP, and other appropriate measures. The department 478 shall also provide student-level data on student progress from 479 middle school through high school and into college and the 480 workforce, if available, in order to support longitudinal 481 studies. The partnership shall analyze and report student 482 performance data in a manner that protects the rights of 483 students and parents as required in 20 U.S.C. s. 1232g and s. 484 1002.22. 485 Section 48. Paragraph (l) of subsection (5) and paragraph 486 (a) of subsection (11) of section 1002.385, Florida Statutes, 487 are amended to read: 488 1002.385 The Gardiner Scholarship.— 489 (5) AUTHORIZED USES OF PROGRAM FUNDS.—Program funds must be 490 used to meet the individual educational needs of an eligible 491 student and may be spent for the following purposes: 492 (l) Fees for an annual evaluation of educational progress 493 by a state-certified teacher under s. 1002.41(1)(f)s.4941002.41(1)(c), if this option is chosen for a home education 495 student. 496 497 A provider of any services receiving payments pursuant to this 498 subsection may not share, refund, or rebate any moneys from the 499 Gardiner Scholarship with the parent or participating student in 500 any manner. A parent, student, or provider of any services may 501 not bill an insurance company, Medicaid, or any other agency for 502 the same services that are paid for using Gardiner Scholarship 503 funds. 504 (11) PARENT AND STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PROGRAM 505 PARTICIPATION.—A parent who applies for program participation 506 under this section is exercising his or her parental option to 507 determine the appropriate placement or the services that best 508 meet the needs of his or her child. The scholarship award for a 509 student is based on a matrix that assigns the student to support 510 Level III services. If a parent receives an IEP and a matrix of 511 services from the school district pursuant to subsection (7), 512 the amount of the payment shall be adjusted as needed, when the 513 school district completes the matrix. 514 (a) To satisfy or maintain program eligibility, including 515 eligibility to receive and spend program payments, the parent 516 must sign an agreement with the organization and annually submit 517 a notarized, sworn compliance statement to the organization to: 518 1. Affirm that the student is enrolled in a program that 519 meets regular school attendance requirements as provided in s. 520 1003.01(13)(b)-(d). 521 2. Affirm that the program funds are used only for 522 authorized purposes serving the student’s educational needs, as 523 described in subsection (5). 524 3. Affirm that the parent is responsible for the education 525 of his or her student by, as applicable: 526 a. Requiring the student to take an assessment in 527 accordance with paragraph (8)(c); 528 b. Providing an annual evaluation in accordance with s. 529 1002.41(1)(f)s. 1002.41(1)(c); or 530 c. Requiring the child to take any preassessments and 531 postassessments selected by the provider if the child is 4 years 532 of age and is enrolled in a program provided by an eligible 533 Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program provider. A student 534 with disabilities for whom a preassessment and postassessment is 535 not appropriate is exempt from this requirement. A participating 536 provider shall report a student’s scores to the parent. 537 4. Affirm that the student remains in good standing with 538 the provider or school if those options are selected by the 539 parent. 540 541 A parent who fails to comply with this subsection forfeits the 542 Gardiner Scholarship. 543 544 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 545 And the title is amended as follows: 546 Delete line 3632 547 and insert: 548 its eligible charter schools; amending s. 1002.41, 549 F.S.; specifying that a home education program is not 550 a school district program and is registered with the 551 district school superintendent only for the purpose of 552 complying with the state’s attendance requirements; 553 revising the content requirements of a notice of 554 enrollment of a student in a home education program; 555 requiring the district school superintendent to 556 immediately register a home education program upon 557 receipt of the notice; prohibiting a school district 558 from requiring additional information or verification 559 of a home education student except in specified 560 circumstances; authorizing a school district to 561 provide home education program students with access to 562 certain courses and programs offered by the school 563 district; requiring reporting and funding through the 564 Florida Education Finance Program; requiring home 565 education program students be provided access to 566 certain certifications and assessments offered by the 567 school district; prohibiting a school district from 568 taking certain actions against a home education 569 program student’s parent unless such action is 570 necessary for a school district program; amending s. 571 1003.21, F.S.; prohibiting a district school 572 superintendent from requiring certain evidence 573 relating to a child’s age from children enrolled in 574 specified schools and programs; amending s. 1003.26, 575 F.S.; revising reporting requirements for specified 576 issues relating to compulsory school attendance; 577 amending s. 1003.27, F.S.; requiring a school and 578 school district to comply with specified provisions 579 before instituting criminal prosecution against 580 certain parents relating to compulsory school 581 attendance; amending s. 1006.15, F.S.; revising the 582 standards required for a home education student to 583 participate in extracurricular activities; amending s. 584 1007.271, F.S.; prohibiting the dual enrollment 585 articulation agreement from including course 586 enrollment limitations for certain students; 587 prohibiting dual enrollment course and program 588 limitations for home education students from exceeding 589 limitations for other students; providing an exemption 590 from the grade point average requirement for initial 591 enrollment in a dual enrollment program for certain 592 home education students; amending s. 1007.35, F.S.; 593 updating terminology; requiring the Department of 594 Education to provide certain teacher and student ACT 595 and PreACT information for the evaluation of certain 596 services and activities; amending s. 1002.385, F.S.; 597 conforming cross-references; amending s. 212.08,