Florida Senate - 2021 SB By Senator Berman 31-00413-21 2021200__ CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. A bill to be entitled

An act relating to student retention; authorizing a parent to request that his or her student be retained in a grade level for a specified school year; 4 requiring such request to be submitted in a specified manner; requiring school district superintendents to grant such requests if they are timely received; 7 authorizing school district superintendents to grant requests that are not timely received; requiring school districts to administer a certain assessment to specified students; requiring such students to participate in the assessment; clarifying that specified students may qualify for midyear promotion; 13 authorizing a parent to request such promotion or to request that his or her student continue to be retained; requiring school districts to approve such requests; requiring school districts to report certain data to the Department of Education by a specified date; providing for future repeal; providing an effective date. 20 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 22

Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 60