EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2019, HB 7071 AMENDS SECTION 1003.4282, FLORIDA STATUTES (F.S.), SUCH THAT, BEGINNING WITH THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR,A STUDENT WHO EARNS A COMPUTER SCIENCE CREDIT MAY SUBSTITUTE THE CREDIT FOR UP TO ONE CREDIT OF THE MATHEMATICS REQUIREMENT (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ALGEBRA I AND GEOMETRY) OR UP TO ONE CREDIT OF THE SCIENCE REQUIREMENT (EXCEPT FOR BIOLOGY I). THE COMMISSIONER IS REQUIRED TO IDENTIFY COMPUTER SCIENCE CREDITS THAT ARE EQUIVALENT IN RIGOR TO THE MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE CREDITS AND MAY THEREFORE BE USED FOR SUBSTITUTION. AN IDENTIFIED COMPUTER SCIENCE CREDIT MAY NOT BE USED TO SUBSTITUTE FOR BOTH A MATHEMATICS AND A SCIENCE CREDIT. IN ACCORDANCE WITH S. 1007.2616, F.S., COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES ARE IDENTIFIED IN THE COURSE CODE DIRECTORY. THE LIST OF COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES FOR 2019-20 MAY BE ACCESSED HERE: HTTP://WWW.FLDOE.ORG/CORE/FILEPARSE.PHP/7746/URLT/1920COMPSCI.PDF. THE FOLLOWING COURSES HAVE CURRENTLY BEEN IDENTIFIED AS FULFILLING THE CRITERIA FOR MATHEMATICS SUBSTITUTION: • 0200305 COMPUTER SCIENCE DISCOVERIES • 0200315 COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES • 0200320 AP COMPUTER SCIENCE A • 0200325 AP COMPUTER SCIENCE A INNOVATIONS • 0200335 AP COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES WWW.FLDOE.ORG/CORE/FILEPARSE.PHP/7746/URLT/1920COMPSCI.PDF |