This new rule outlines new requirements that students with disabilities, including those with significant cognitive disabilities who participate in the Florida Alternate Assessment, may follow to earn a standard high school diploma. The rule provides definitions for access courses, alternate assessment, employment transition plan, and eligible career and technical education (CTE) courses, states requirements for students participating in the Florida Alternate Assessment including course substitutions and use of a graduation portfolio to provide evidence of achievement and requirements for students with disabilities for whom the individual educational plan (IEP) team has determined that mastery of both academic and employment competencies is the most appropriate way for the student to demonstrate his or her skills. The rule also outlines the process for a student to defer receipt of a high school diploma and continue to receive services.