Vol. 47, No. 211 (10/29/2021)

1. Notices of Development of Proposed Rules and Negotiated Rulemaking

• Department of State
  • Division of Library and Information Services
    • The purpose of this amendment is to modify State Aid to Libraries Grant, Library Construction Grant, Library Cooperative Grant, and the Library Services and Technology Act (“LSTA”) Grant program rules.
• Department of Veterans' Affairs
  • Departmental
    • Purpose of rules is to provide details regarding the admission and residency to the Department’s Veterans’ Domiciliary Home of Florida, in Lake City, Florida, to provide extended congregate assisted living which provides ....
    • Purpose of rules is to provide details regarding the interpretation of Section 296.37, FS, regarding residents' contributions to support costs of healthcare services for the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs operating ....
• Department of Education
  • Office of Early Learning
    • The purpose of the revised rule is to increase quality performance incentive differential percentages and clarify reimbursements for child assessments.
    • The purpose of the rule is to develop both formal and informal professional development training and course standards for early learning program instructors.
    • The purpose of the rule is to outline requirements and criteria for private sector business membership for early learning coalition boards.
    • To revise the procedures and criteria for approval of early learning coalitions’ school readiness plan.
    • The purpose of these rules is to outline requirements and criteria for private sector business membership for early learning coalition boards.
    • The purpose of the proposed rule is to implement the accountability requirements of the Voluntary Prekindergarten Program. The rule establishes the private provider and public school responsibilities for obtaining the assessment ....
    • The proposed revisions update Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) program definitions to conform to legislative changes.
    • The proposed revisions update the rule to conform to legislative changes.
    • The purpose of the proposed rules is to implement the accountability requirements of the Voluntary Prekindergarten Program. The rules establish what occurs when VPK providers fail to meet the minimum provider performance ....
    • The purpose of the proposed rule is to implement the accountability requirements of the Voluntary Prekindergarten Program. The rule will establish the VPK provider performance metric methodology and provider performance ....
    • The purpose of the proposed rule is to implement the accountability requirements of the Voluntary Prekindergarten Program. The rule will establish the VPK provider program assessment requirements to conform with legislative ....
  • State Board of Education
    • The purpose of this rule development is to revise certain courses contained in the Course Code Directory and Instructional Personnel Assignments for Grades K-12 to add the new B.E.S.T. English Language Arts standards as ....
    • The purpose of this rule development is 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 ....
    • The purpose of this rule development is 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, ....
    • The purpose of this rule development is to reflect the updates of s. 1003.5716, Florida Statutes (F.S.), during the 2021 Legislative Session. The effect will amend the transition process to postsecondary education and career ....
    • The purpose of the proposed rule is to define Florida’s Professional Learning Standards; outline the requirements for professional learning systems; provide a common template for organization use; and establish the review, ....
    • The purpose of this rule development is to add institutions of higher education with a teacher preparation program approved pursuant to s. 1004.04, F.S., as entities eligible to develop and implement a professional learning ....
    • 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.
    • The purpose of this rule development is 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 high school ....
    • The purpose of this rule development is to incorporate the revisions for educational programs in the Department of Juvenile Justice by amendments to Florida Statutes. Additionally, the revisions update and clarify language, ....
    • The purpose of this rule development is 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 ....
    • To align the Rule language with ss. 1008.23 and 1008.24, 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 ....
    • This development addresses assessment graduation requirements for students who have been enrolled in an English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program for less than two years. In compliance with s. 1003.433(3)(b), Florida ....
• Department of Children and Families
  • Family Safety and Preservation Program
    • The Department intends to create rule 65C-30.024, F.A.C., to specify requirements for child welfare professionals regarding the creation of a case record face sheet for children under the supervision or in the custody of ....
• Department of Education
  • State Board of Education
    • To revise the Model Florida Charter School Application (Form IEPC-M1), the evaluation instrument for that model application (Form IEPC-M2), and the Florida Standard Charter Contract (Form IEPC-SC) to align with recent legislative ....
    • To establish a process and template for academically high-performing school districts to submit their plan for up to two days of virtual instruction to the Department for approval, per section 1003.621(2)(g), F.S., amended ....
    • Establish a literacy coach credential to improve literacy coach knowledge and skill to effectively support teachers with delivering evidence-based reading instruction to meet the needs of all students. The rule will establish ....
    • Rule 6A-1.094221, F.A.C., 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 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 ....
    • To revise the 2011 Reading Endorsement Competencies for alignment with evidence-based instructional and intervention strategies rooted in the science of reading. Revisions will address identification of the characteristics ....
    • The New Worlds Reading Initiative is established under the department to improve literacy skills and instill a love of reading by providing high-quality, free books to students in kindergarten through grade 5 who are reading ....
    • To establish a tutoring program in which eligible high school students are trained to tutor students in kindergarten through grade 3 in schools identified on the RAISE list, instilling in those students a love of reading ....
    • To establish the Purple Star Campus Program. The rule will include criteria for achieving the Purple Star campus designation as well as renewal of the designation.
• Department of Law Enforcement
  • Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission
    • Paragraph 11B-20.001(2)(a), F.A.C.: Incorporates the revised Instructor Certification Application, form CJSTC-71, to only request the last four digits of the instructor’s social security number. Sub-subparagraph 11B-20.001(3)(a)3.a., ....
    • Paragraph 11B-21.005(4)(a), F.A.C.: Incorporates the revised Driving Range Facility and Equipment Requirements, form CJSTC-202, to remove requirements for slide initiating devices and paved skid pad areas for driving ranges, ....
    • Sub-paragraph 11B-27.0011(4)(b)1., F.A.C.: Amends current rule language to add the charge of “video voyeurism” back into the list of misdemeanor moral character violations and associated penalty guideline because a 2019 ....
    • Sub-paragraph 11B-35.001(11)(c)14., F.A.C.: Updates the rule reference. Sub-paragraph 11B-35.002(3)(a)3., F.A.C.: Adds a rule reference to allow a person who completes the EOT process to enter cross-over training without ....
  • Division of Criminal Justice Information Systems
    • New rule due to federal mandate for law enforcement agencies to submit incident-based crime and use-of-force data to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
    • The amendments to the rule reflect the current section name and versions of forms.
    • The rule change is requested to reflect changes to an existing forms.
  • Division of Local Law Enforcement Assistance
    • Implement mandates pursuant to newly created s. 943.326(4)(d).
• Department of Transportation
  • Departmental
    • Chapter 14-22 is being amended to revise requirements for applying for and issuing a certificate of qualification to contractors in accordance with Chapter 2021-188, s. 10, Laws of Florida.
• Department of Education
  • State Board of Education
    • 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 ....
• Department of Financial Services
  • Division of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services
    • The Board proposes the rule development to conduct a comprehensive review and to determine if there are any needed updates, changes, or corrections to the rule language.
  • OIR – Insurance Regulation
    • Chapter 2021-77, Laws of Florida, created amended 624.424, F.S., and added subsection (11), which requires the Financial Services Commission to create a form and requires each authorized insurer or insurer group issuing ....

2. Proposed Rules

• Department of Health
  • Board of Dentistry
    • The purpose of the amendment is to decrease the fee amount.
      • Due of Comment: 11/19/2021

3. Emergency Rules

• Department of the Lottery
  • Departmental
    • Game Number 5023, $10,000 Holiday Winnings
    • Game Number 5024, $50,000 Holiday Winnings
    • Game Number 5025, $1,000,000 Holiday Winnings
    • Game Number 7019, Holiday Winnings Blowout
    • Bonus Play Getaway Promotion

4. Petitions and Dispositions Regarding Rule Variance or Waiver

• Department of Health
  • Board of Optometry
    • waiver or variance filed by Mats Jaslow. Petitioner is seeking a variance or waiver of Rule 64B13-4.001(1)(d)2. and 3., F.A.C., which states in part that the licensure examination authorized in section 463.006(2), F.S., ....
• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Division of Hotels and Restaurants
    • Makai Motel at 707 South Atlantic Ave, Ormond Beach, FL. Petitioner seeks an emergency variance of the requirements of ASME A17.1a, 1972 edition, Section 101.3d(1); NFPA NEC 1971, Section 110.16; ASME A17.1, 2016 edition, ....

5. Notices Regarding Bids, Proposals and Purchasing

• Department of Corrections
  • Departmental
    • TX-09 (ESU) Primary Switchgear Replacement and Primary Electrical Repairs at Reception