SB 120 Summary

• Removes the requirement that students earn a passing score on the FCAT (Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test) to graduate from high school.

• Eliminates the mandatory retention of third-grade students who do not meet reading proficiency levels on the FCAT, replacing it with intensive reading instruction and intervention options.

• Removes the FCAT passing score requirement for students pursuing accelerated 3-year high school graduation options.

• Modifies class size policy to allow students to graduate upon completing required courses rather than requiring passage of the grade 10 FCAT.

• Eliminates provisions allowing FCAT requirement waivers for students with disabilities and replaces assessment-based graduation requirements with emphasis on grade point average and course completion.