Vol. 48, No. 2 (01/04/2022)

1. Proposed Rules

• Department of Education
  • State Board of Education
    • To specify the acceptable advanced degrees earned by certification applicants that will satisfy the mastery of general knowledge requirement for a Professional Certificate per s. 1012.56, F.S. The effect of the rule change ....
      • Due of Comment: 1/25/2022
  • Office of Early Learning
    • To update the rule, contract and incorporated forms.
      • Due of Comment: 1/25/2022
  • State Board of Education
    • The purpose and effect of this rule amendment is to extend the program period for the Competency-Based Education Pilot Program from 5 years to 7 years in accordance with legislative changes found in section 6 of SB 1108.
      • Due of Comment: 1/25/2022
    • To revise the uniform assessment calendar template that is incorporated in this Rule so that its framework is better streamlined for the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) and school districts to annually populate with ....
      • Due of Comment: 1/25/2022
    • To align the Rule language with ss. 1008.23 and 24, F.S., as amended during the 2021 Legislative Session, by adding additional statutes to those included in subsection (1) of this Rule, thereby expanding the list of tests ....
      • Due of Comment: 1/25/2022
  • Office of Early Learning
    • To update the rule, contract and incorporated forms to align with statute.
      • Due of Comment: 1/25/2022
    • To update the rule and incorporated form in accordance with sections 1002.55(3)(c)2., 1002.59(1), 1002.61(4) and 1002.63(4), F.S. All VPK Instructors will be required to complete emergent literacy and performance standards ....
      • Due of Comment: 1/25/2022
  • State Board of Education
    • The rule will adopt and incorporate the updated “Florida VAM Course List,” which is the publication that lists the courses a teacher can teach to receive a value-added model (VAM) score. This change will align the “Florida ....
      • Due of Comment: 1/25/2022
    • To revise the District K-12 Comprehensive Evidence-Based Reading Plan Rule to include new language established in HB 7011, including districts conducting a root-cause analysis of student performance data to identify intensive ....
      • Due of Comment: 1/25/2022
    • The proposed amendment updates components of Florida College System textbook affordability policies and reporting requirements, including: the removal of the seventy-five (75) day requirement language to notify bookstores ....
      • Due of Comment: 1/25/2022
    • To clarify current processes and statutory changes made by the Florida Legislature. The effect will be a rule which is consistent with governing law.
      • Due of Comment: 1/25/2022
    • To establish a State Board of Education rule to set forth requirements surrounding the Florida Farmworker Student Scholarship Program, including student eligibility, school district and postsecondary institution reporting, ....
      • Due of Comment: 1/25/2022
    • To create a certification endorsement for educators aligned to new civics curriculum and the Civic Literacy Excellence Initiative. The effect will be educators completing additional training in civics education to add an ....
      • Due of Comment: 1/25/2022
    • Senate Bill 366 amended multiple Florida Statutes to expand the mechanisms institutions may use to assess readiness for college-level work. In addition to identifying approved common placement tests, the State Board of Education ....
      • Due of Comment: 1/25/2022
    • 6A-1.094221 provides the alternative assessments and student portfolio expectations for third grade students to demonstrate reading ability to qualify for good cause promotion. The rule must be revised to align to the new ....
      • Due of Comment: 1/25/2022
    • To clarify the required topics for earning forty (40) inservice points (or 2 college credit equivalent) in reading instruction and limit the use of credit earned for training unrelated to student learning or professional ....
      • Due of Comment: 1/25/2022
• Department of Health
  • Board of Osteopathic Medicine
    • The Board is required to periodically review the information it has gathered regarding the five most misdiagnosed conditions and revise its rule to address continuing education for the prevention of medical errors.
      • Due of Comment: 1/25/2022
• Department of Education
  • State Board of Education
    • To reflect the updates of section 1003.5716, Florida Statutes (F.S.), during the 2021 Legislative Session, including more detail on the process of deferring receipt of a standard high school diploma. The amendment will also ....
      • Due of Comment: 1/25/2022

2. Emergency Rules

• Department of the Lottery
  • Departmental
    • Daily Bonus Play Promotion