6A-14.0542. Tuition Waiver for Classroom Teachers

Pursuant to Section 1009.26(10), F.S., Florida colleges may waive tuition and associated matriculation fees for classroom teachers enrolled in courses approved by the Department of Education for up to six (6) college credit hours per term. The Department will implement the following approval process for the courses applicable to this waiver.

(1) The Department will identify course prefixes listed in the Statewide Course Numbering System established according to Section 1007.24, F.S., in the areas of special education, mathematics, and science. All undergraduate courses with levels 1 through 4 and designated by the indentified prefixes will be eligible for the waiver.

(2) The Department will submit the proposed list of eligible prefixes and all requested updates to the Articulation Coordinating Committee established in Rule 6A-10.024, F.A.C. The initial list and all updates must be approved by the Articulation Coordinating Committee and the Department. A course prefix shall be approved if courses containing the prefix relate to special education, mathematics, or science at the undergraduate level.

(3) Upon approval of the list by the Articulation Coordinating Committee and the Department, the Department will publish the Course Prefix Listing Approved for the Teacher Waiver, (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-00246) 2011 which is hereby incorporated by reference in this rule and may be obtained at http://www.fldoe.org/articulation/. All undergraduate courses with levels 1 through 4 and designated by the identified prefixes will be eligible for the waiver.

(4) Any interested person may submit a request for modification of the Course Prefix Listing Approved for the Teacher Waiver by submitting a request in writing to: [e-mail] or Office of Articulation, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399.

Rulemaking Authority 1009.26(10) FS. Law Implemented 1009.26 FS. History–New 6-21-11.