FL S0420 | 2010 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on April 30 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Education Pre-K - 12, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 4 (Ch. 2010-22)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Terminates the administration of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) to students in grades 9 through 12. Requires the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) to replace the grade 10 FCAT for purposes of measuring a student's knowledge and skills. Requires students to earn passing scores on the PSAT/NMSQT to qualify for a standard high school diploma, etc.

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Title

Student Assessment/Public Schools/FCAT [SPSC]

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History

DateChamberAction
2010-04-30 Died in Committee on Education Pre-K - 12, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 4 (Ch. 2010-22)
2010-03-02 Introduced, referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations -SJ 00037
2009-12-09 Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations
2009-10-13 Filed

Same As/Similar To

H0473 (Similar To) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on PreK-12 Policy (EPC), companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 4 (Ch. 2010-22)
S0120 (Similar To) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Education Pre-K - 12, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 4 (Ch. 2010-22)
S1154 (Similar To) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Education Pre-K - 12, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 4 (Ch. 2010-22)
H0209 (Similar To) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on PreK-12 Policy (EPC), companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 4 (Ch. 2010-22)
S0004 (Similar To) 2010-04-21 - Chapter No. 2010-22, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7037 (Ch. 2010-70)
H7053 (Similar To) 2010-04-07 - Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted CS/CS/SB 4; Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 4 (Ch. 2010-22), HB 7037 (Ch. 2010-70) -HJ 00615

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