The purpose of the revised rule is to align to Florida Statutes for class sizes in the Voluntary Prekindgerten (VPK) Education Program.

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Florida’s Office of Early Learning

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:

6M-8.400VPK Class Sizes; Blended Classes; Multi-Class Groups

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the revised rule is to align to Florida Statutes for class sizes in the Voluntary Prekindgerten (VPK) Education Program.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: VPK Class Sizes; Blended Classes; Multi-Class Groups.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1001.213(2), 1002.79 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1002.55(3)(f) , 1002.61(7) , 1002.63(7) FS.

A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: Monday, December 1, 2014, 10:00 a.m.

PLACE: via GoToWebinar; the link to register for the webinar may be found at: http://www.floridaearlylearning.com/oel_resources/rules_guidance_technical_assistance/proposed_rules.aspx

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 7 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Tara Huls, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32399, Telephone: [phone]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Tara Huls, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32399, [phone] or email: [e-mail]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS: Available on the Office’s Website at: http://www.floridaearlylearning.com/oel_resources/rules_guidance_technical_assistance/proposed_rules.aspx or may be obtained at no charge from the contact person listed above.