6A-7.0713. Elementary School Website Listing of Library Materials and Reading Lists

(1) Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to provide school districts with the requirements for the format districts must use on elementary school websites in order to post, and permit searches of, materials maintained in elementary school library media centers and materials found on a required school or a grade-level reading list in an elementary school. 

(2) Definitions. In this rule, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Elementary school” means a district-run public school that includes one or more grade levels from prekindergarten through grade five or a district-run school that includes any elementary school grade level; 

(b) “Elementary school grade level” means kindergarten through grade five;

(c) “Library media center” means any collection of books, ebooks, periodicals, and videos maintained and accessible on the site of an elementary school including classrooms;

(d) “School or grade-level reading list” means a list of required reading material for a student in an elementary school, or required at one or more elementary school grade levels; and

(e) “School District” means the Florida Virtual School under Section 1002.37, F.S. the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind under Section 1002.36, Developmental research (laboratory) schools under Section 1002.32, F.S. and districts set forth in Article IX, Section 4, of the Florida Constitution.

(3) Format. The format that must be used by school districts for materials maintained in an elementary school library media center which can be checked-out or used by a student in any elementary school grade level must:

(a) Identify the type of material maintained in the library media center by category, such as books, ebooks, periodicals and videos; and

(b) List, at a minimum, the following information;

1. The title and author for books and ebooks;

2. The name or title for periodicals and videos; and

3. The title for any other material maintained in the media center.

(c) Books and ebooks must be searchable by, at a minimum, author and title. All other materials must be searchable by, at a minimum, title.

(4) Reading Lists. A school or grade level reading list must meet the same requirements set forth in subsection (3) of this rule.

Rulemaking Authority 1001.02(1), (2)(n), 1006.28(2)(d)3. FS. Law Implemented 1006.28(2) FS. History–New 11-22-22.