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>> Chair: THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION POSTSECONDARY WILL NOW COME TO ORDER. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> Chair: HERE. >> VC Simon: HERE. >> Sen. Berman: HERE. >> Sen. Harrell: HERE. >> Sen. Jones: HERE. >> Sen. Rodriguez: HERE >> A QUORUM IS PRESENT. >> Chair: PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES. ANYONE WHO WISHES TO APPEAR BEFORE THE COMMITTEE MUST COMPLETE A FORM AND HAND IT TO THE SERGEANT OFFICE. SHOULD YOU SPEAK YOUR TIME WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE COMMITTEE MEETING RECORDS. MEMBERS, WE ARE GOING TO TAKE UP TAB FOUR. SENATE BILL 1694 ON TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION BY SENATOR ÁVILA. SENATOR YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO EXPLAIN THE BILL. >> Senator: THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AND SENATORS. THIS BILL REVISES GENERAL EDUCATION OF CORE STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS BY ADDING TECHNOLOGY AS A PART OF THE CORE COURSE AREA. THE BILL REQUIRES TECHNOLOGY COURSES TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF COMPUTER SCIENCE THROUGH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS AND INSTRUCTION. IN SPECIFIED TECHNOLOGY RELATED SUBJECT AREAS AND THERE IS AN AMENDMENT WHICH CHANGES THIS JUST A LITTLE BIT. >> Chair: WE ARE GOING TO TAKE UP AMENDMENT 794384 SENATOR; YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO EXPLAIN THE AMENDMENT. >> Senator: THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AND SENATORS THE AMENDMENT REQUIRES THAT ANY GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE THAT INTEGRATES TECHNOLOGY INCLUDE OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE DIGITAL LITERACY AND COMPETENCY INSTRUCTION ON THE APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS TO THE COURSE AND RELATED INSTRUCTION ON SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, COMPUTER NETWORKS, DATABASE SYSTEMS AND CYBERSECURITY AS APPLICABLE TO THE COURSE. THE HIGH SCHOOL COMPUTER SCIENCE PROVISION DOES NOT REQUIRE SUCH COURSES TO INCLUDE INSTRUCTION IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BUT IF A COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSE DOES INCLUDE AI THEN THAT INSTRUCTION SHOULD INCLUDE A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DATA RESULT. THE LIMITATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE ETHICAL USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN SCHOOL AND AT HOME. THAT IS THE AMENDMENT MADAM CHAIR. >> Chair: ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AMENDMENT? SENATOR BERMAN? >> Senator: THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND YOUR ORIGINAL BILL HAD A SIX GENERAL EDUCATION CORE COURSE GIMMICK WITH THE AMENDMENT WHAT THEY ARE NO LONGER BE A SIX GENERAL EDUCATION CORE COURSE? IN MY UNDERSTANDING THAT CORRECTLY? >> Chair: YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO GO BACK AND FORTH IF NEEDED. >> Senator: THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AND YES SENATOR BERMAN THAT'S CORRECT. RIGHT NOW THE OVERALL GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS IS 36 CREDIT HOURS IN THOSE SPECIFIC FIELDS. SO YOU HAVE FIVE OF THEM ENGLISH, MATHEMATICS ,NATURAL SCIENCE, SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES. SO ADDING A SIX WOULD BE A PRETTY BIG STRUCTURAL CHANGE BUT THIS GETS TO THAT. THE INTENT WHICH IS TO MAKE SURE WE ARE INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY INTO OUR COURSES AND IF THEY ARE INTEGRATED INTO THOSE SPECIFIC COURSES THE STUDENT IS DIGITALLY COMPETENT IN THOSE AREAS AS WELL AS MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE PUTTING SOME GUARDRAILS ON THE HIGH SCHOOL SIDE OF IT WITH REGARDS TO THE ETHICAL USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE NOT ONLY AT SCHOOL BUT AT HOME. >> Senator: THANK YOU. >> Chair: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE AMENDMENT. ARE THERE ANY APPEARANCE FORMS FOR THE AMENDMENT? IS THERE ANY DEBATE ON THE AMENDMENT? SENATOR YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO CLOSE ON YOUR AMENDMENT. >> Senator: WAIVE CLOSE. >> Chair: ALL IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT SAY YAY. ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. QUESTIONS ON THE BILL AS AMENDED? ARE THERE ANY APPEARANCE FORMS ON THE BILL? IS THERE ANY DEBATE ON THE BILL AS AMENDED? SENATOR YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO CLOSE ON THE BILL AS AMENDED. >> Senator: THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU. YOU HAVE BEEN A LEADER ON THIS FRONT AS WELL AS ALL THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. WORKING ON EDUCATION AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THE STATE OF FLORIDA IS NUMBER 1 IN HIGHER EDUCATION. WE ARE CONTINUING TO LEAD THE WAY IN OVERALL EDUCATION. I REALLY WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THAT AS WELL AS THE OTHER MEMBERS ON THIS COMMITTEE AND YOUR STAFF FOR HELPING ME GET THIS IN A PROPER POSTURE WITH MAKING SURE THAT OBVIOUSLY WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT OUR LEADERS I'M SORRY OUR STUDENTS CONTINUE TO BE LEADERS. AND ARE PREPARED FOR THIS NEW AGE. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I APPRECIATE I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS BILL. >> Chair: THANK YOU. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR CS FOR SB 1694. >> Sen. Berman: YES. >> Sen. Harrell: YES. >> Sen. Jones: YES. >> Sen. Rodriguez: YES. >> VC Simon: YES. >> Chair: YES. >> Chair: SP FOR 1694 IS REPORTED FAVORABLY. WE ARE GOING TO SWING OVER TO TABS ONE THROUGH TO THE CONFIRMATION HEARING FOR APPOINTMENTS UNLESS THE SENATOR REQUESTS AN INDIVIDUAL .8 WE WILL TAKE ONE VOTE ON THESE APPOINTMENTS.' IS THERE A MOTION TO RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION? IS THERE A MOTION TO RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION? >> Senator: SO MOVED. >> Chair: SENATOR JONES MOVES TO RECOMMEND APPOINTEES ON TAB ONE THROUGH TWO. SECREAT PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> Sen. Berman: YES. >> Sen. Harrell: YES. >> Sen. Jones: YES. >> Sen. Rodriguez: YES. >> VC Simon: YES. >> Chair: YES. >> Chair: YOUR RECOMMENDATION OF APPOINTEES IS REPORTED FAVORABLY. WE WILL SWING THE CHAIR OVER TO CHAIR SIMON. >> Chair: ALL RIGHT THANK YOU LET'S TAKE UP TAB THREE SBB ON EDUCATION POSTSECONDARY SENATOR CALATAYUD YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO EXPLAIN THE PROPOSED BILL. >> Senator: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. THIS PROPOSED COMMITTEE BILL MODIFIES PROVISIONS RELATED TO POST SECONDARY EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. FOCUS ON TUITION AND FEE POLICIES CONSUMER PROTECTIONS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION STUDENT ACCELERATION AND INSTITUTIONAL OPERATIONS. THAT IS THE BILL MR. CHAIR. >> Chair: THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS TO THE PROPOSED BILL? >> Chair: SENATOR BERMAN? YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> Senator: THANK MR. CHAIR. THE BILL REMOVES COURSES FROM BEING EXEMPT FOR CIE LICENSURE AND JURISDICTION. WITH THE CURRENT COURSES THAT ARE BEING OFFERED HAVE TO GO THROUGH CIE TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THOSE COURSES IN FLORIDA? >> Chair: YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO GO BACK AND FORTH. >> Senator: THANK YOU JUST THE INSTITUTIONS NOT THE INDIVIDUAL COURSES SENATOR BERMAN. >> Senator: OKAY I SEE IT INCREASES THE NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR DUAL ENROLLMENT. WOULD WE NEED ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THAT IN THE GAA TO PROVIDE FOR THAT INCREASE? THE NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONS FOR DUAL ENROLLMENT? >> Senator: THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. TODAY WE ARE FUNDING DUAL ENROLLMENT. THIS POLICY CHANGE WOULD BE TO ALLOW MORE OPTIONABLITY FOR STUDENTS AND NOT NECESSARILY MORE STUDENTS. THEY WOULD HAVE JUST ADDITIONAL OPTIONS AND THEY ARE PAID AT THE SAME AMOUNT REGARDLESS OF THE INSTITUTION AND THE DUAL ENROLLMENT CAP. IT IS ONE SPECIFIC AMOUNT PAID OUT. THERE SHOULD NOT NECESSARILY BE AN INCREASE OF DUAL ENROLLMENT USE. IT WOULD JUST BE GREATER OPTION ELEGY OF WHERE YOU COULD TAKE A COURSE AS A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT. >> Senator: OKAY FOLLOW-UP MR. CHAIR? >> Chair: FOLLOW-UP. >> Senator: IF THERE'S AN EVENT WHERE A STUDENT CAN SAY I CAN GO TO THIS PLACE AROUND MY HOUSE AND IS EASIER OR I LIKE THE COURSES THAT INSTITUTION HAS BETTER WOULD THERE BE MORE MONEY THAT WOULD BE IN THE SYSTEM? WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN THE EVENT THAT WE SEE AN INCREASE IN THE DUAL ENROLLMENTS BECAUSE OF THIS EXPANSION? >> Senator: THE CURRENT AMOUNT OF DUAL ENROLLMENT IS SET. IT IS AN ITEM THAT THE LEGISLATURE FUNDS. CURRENTLY WE ARE ALLOWING THIS OPTION ELEGY A PRIVATE SCHOOL SPECIFICALLY FOR SUMMER. WE ARE EXPANDING IT TO FALL AND SPRING IN THIS BILL. I DON'T NECESSARILY BELIEVE -- OF THE INTAKE. I THINK WE WILL HAVE TO OBSERVE THE PROCESS OF HOW MANY ARE USED AND WE WILL HAVE MORE INFORMATION NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION TO MAKE THE CHOICE. BUT THIS IS AN ACCESS PROGRAM. IT'S ALL ABOUT LOWERING COST TO FLORIDA KIDS FOR THEIR POSTSECONDARY DEGREE. HOLISTICALLY LEGISLATURE SAID THIS IS REALLY VALUABLE. >> Senator: I AGREE. >> Senator: WE WILL HAVE TO WATCH HOW IT GOES. I DON'T NECESSARILY THINK SO. WHAT IT'S DOING IS IT'S NOT JUST SUMMER THAT YOU CAN DO PRIVATE CLASS IS FALL AND SUMMER. >> Senator: THE BILL REMOVES THIS FOR QUALIFYING ASSESSMENT AND FEE WAIVERS WHAT WAS THE REMOVAL OF THE CLASSIC LEARNING TEST? >> Senator: THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION SENATOR BERMAN, THAT WAS AN ERROR. WE ARE NOT GOING TO TAKE IT OUT WE ARE GOING TO PUT IT BACK AT SOME POINT. >> Chair: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WE DO HAVE ONE APPEARANCE FORM GERALDINE HART FOR SPEAKING FOR INFORMATION. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> Public Speaker: THANK YOU. AM I ON NOW? I JUST WANTED TO BRING ATTENTION TO A SECTION THAT THE DENTAL ASSOCIATION HAS SOME CONCERNS WITH AND WE WILL BE DISCUSSING WITH THE SPONSOR. SECTION 5 DEALS WITH AN EXEMPTION FROM THE CIE FOR CERTAIN CHAPTERS OF LAW WHICH INCLUDE CHAPTER 466. THIS HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE THE CREATION OF THE CIE SPECIFICALLY FOR OUR DENTAL ASSISTANT PROGRAMS. THEY ARE NOW APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DENTISTRY AND THEY HAVE BEEN VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING WITH THE WORKFORCE SHORTAGE. WE JUST DID A RESTORATIVE FUNCTION WITH TALLAHASSEE STATE COLLEGE AND GOT AN IMPACT FOR IT LAST WEEK. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY OBVIOUSLY FOR US TO CONTINUE THAT INCREASED WORKFORCE. THE BOARD HAS BEEN APPROVING THESE DENTAL ASSISTING PROGRAMS FOR 45 YEARS. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CONTINUING WITHOUT EXEMPTION FROM THE CIE REQUIREMENT. THANK YOU. >> Chair: THAT'S ALL FOR OUR COMMENT CARDS. IS THERE ANY DEBATE ON THIS BILL? SENATOR CALATAYUD MOVES THAT SB 7038 BE SUBMITTED AS A COMMITTEE BILL IS THERE ANY OBJECTION? SEEING NONE THE MOTION IS ADOPTED. PLEASE DO THE ROLL CALL ON SB 7038. >> Sen. Berman: YES. >> Sen. Harrell: YES. >> Sen. Jones: YES. >> Sen. Rodriguez: YES. >> VC Simon: YES. >> Chair: YES. >> Chair: AND IT IS REPORTED FAVORABLY. I WILL TURN THE GAVEL BACK TO CHAIR CALATAYUD. >> Chair: THANK YOU. DOES ANY SENATOR WISH TO BE RECORDED ON ANY BILLS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE TODAY? IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE? SENATOR HARRELL MOVES WE ADJOURN. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION? SEEING NONE WE ARE ADJOURNED.