HALLELUJAH!! Att. Fla residents.

A senate Bills was passed into the house. SB 1156 written by Sneator Wise.

This wise man decided that child with disabilities should be able to use any accomodations,used in the classroom, on the statewide assessments IE FCAT
in order to obtain a regular high school diploma. AND if the coursework has been completed,and the IEP team determines successful completion,even if the student is unable to pass the statewide assessments that they should be eligible for a high school diploma! Now,call any and every elected official you can think of telling them you are in favor of this House Bill,let’s get it passed into LAW!!!!!
232.2464 Students with disabilities; graduation

21 requirements.—

22 (1) For purposes of this section, “student with

23 disabilities” means any student who is speech and language

24 impaired, hearing impaired, visually impaired, dual sensory

25 impaired, physically impaired, neurologically impaired,

26 specific learning disabled, mentally handicapped, emotionally

27 handicapped, dyslexic, dyscalculic, autistic, or hospital or

28 homebound.

29 (2) A student with disabilities shall be eligible for

30 accommodations in taking the Florida Comprehensive Assessment

31 Test (FCAT) or the High School Competency Test (HSCT) if such

1

CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.

Florida Senate - 2002 SB 1156
6-1433-02 See HB 659

1 accommodations are allowed in the classrooms or for testing.

2 Accommodations shall be considered allowable, valid, and

3 scoreable if they are used during classroom instruction or

4 assessment and are identified in the student’s individual

5 education plan. A student who receives accommodations pursuant

6 to this subsection is eligible for a standard high school

7 diploma upon successful completion of coursework required for

8 graduation.

9 (3) A student with disabilities whose disability is so

10 severe that it would be a major barrier to earning passing

11 scores on the FCAT or the HSCT shall be exempt from taking the

12 FCAT or the HSCT if such exemption is identified in the

13 student’s individual education plan. A student who receives an

14 exemption pursuant to this subsection is eligible for a

15 standard high school diploma upon successful completion of

16 coursework required for graduation.

17 (4) A student with disabilities shall be eligible for

18 reasonable substitution of coursework for any requirement for

19 high school graduation and shall be eligible for a standard

20 high school diploma if:

21 (a) Documentation is provided that the student’s

22 inability to meet the graduation requirement is related to the

23 student’s disability.

24 (b) Failure to meet the graduation requirement does

25 not constitute a fundamental alteration in the nature of the

26 student’s high school program of study.

27 (5) The individual education plan team and parents of

28 a student shall be responsible for identifying the

29 accommodations or exemption for a student with disabilities

30 for coursework and assessment, including statewide assessment,