SB 376 — English Language Learners

Florida Senate - 2020 CS for SB 376 By Senatorthe LeeCommittee 20-00665-20on 2020376__Education; A bill to be entitled An act relating to English language learners;

and Senator Lee 581-02002-20 2020376c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to English language learners;

However, beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, at the discretion of a district school board or a charter school governing board, as applicable, an English Language Learner who enrolled in a public school within the stateschool district in grade 9 or later is exempt from the assessment requirements of this paragraph and, in lieu of such requirements, must show sufficient Learning Gains in English Language Arts, as demonstrated on the WIDAACCESS testfor ELLs assessment and at thresholds established by the State Board of Education, to earn a standard high school diploma.

1008.22 Student assessment program for public schools.— (11) EXEMPTION FROM ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS.—Beginning in the 2020-2021 school year, at the discretion of a district school board or a charter school governing board, as applicable, an English Languagelanguage Learnerlearner who enrolled in a public school within the stateschool district in grade 9 or later is exempt from the grade 10 ELA assessment graduation requirement pursuant to s.

8790 In calculating Learning Gains for the components listed in sub subparagraphs e.-h., the State Board of Education shall require that learning growth toward achievement levels 3, 4, and 5 is demonstrated by students who scored below each of those levels in the prior year.

or who enrolled in athe public school in this state in grade 9 or later as an English languageLanguage learnerLearner and passed the grade 10 ELA assessment administered under s.

1008.22(3),1008.22(3)(a), pursuant to rules adopted by the state board.