Application Information, General Provisions

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

6A-4.0012Application Information

6A-4.002General Provisions

NOTICE OF CHANGE

Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 40, No. 205, October 21, 2014 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

 

Rule 6A-4.0012 is amended as follows:

 

(1)(a) A completed Form CG-10 and a nonrefundable application fee. Form CG-10, Application for Florida Educator’s Certificate, (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04772) effective December 2014, is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this rule. The form may be submitted online via the Department of Education, Educator Certification website at https://certify.fldoe.org, or may be retrieved from the website and submitted via postal delivery to the Florida Department of Education, Bureau of Educator Certification, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400. The nonrefundable application fee is prescribed below:

(b) A completed Form CG-10R and a nonrefundable application fee. Form CG-10R, Application for Renewal or Reinstatement of a Professional Florida Educator’s Certificate (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04773) effective December 2014, is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this rule. The form may be submitted online via the Department of Education, Educator Certification website at https://certify.fldoe.org, or may be retrieved from the website and submitted via postal delivery to a district school board office or to the Florida Department of Education, Bureau of Educator Certification, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400.The nonrefundable application fee is $75.00. An application for renewal of a professional certificate that is received by the Bureau of Educator Certification or by a district school board office after the expiration of the professional certificate as specified in Rule 6A-4.0051, F.A.C., shall be submitted with a $30.00 late fee in addition to the nonrefundable application fee.

(5) District application process. Form CG-10RD, Application for Renewal of a Florida Professional Educator’s Certificate – District Version, (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04774) effective December 2014, is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this rule. Form CG-10D, Application for a Florida Educator’s Certificate – District Version, (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04775) effective Decemember 2014, is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this rule. Each district school board office shall retrieve the forms from the Department of Education, Educator Certification web-based system (https://bec-pass.fldoe.org) and shall process requests for the issuance of certificates for employees of the school district via the Department of Education, Educator Certification web-based system as follows:

Law Implemented 943.0585, 943.059, 1012.31, 1012.32, 1012.55, 1012.56, 1012.586, 1012.59, 1012.798 FS.

 

Rule 6A-4.002 is amended as follows:

(1)(l) The electronic database maintained by the Bureau of Educator Certification serves as the custodial source for official Department of Education records of each person to whom a Florida Educator’s Certificate is issued. Educator Certification notifies an educator by electronic mail upon issuance of a certificate and provides the educator secure access to review and retrieve a printable copy of his/her currently valid certificate(s) via the Educator Certification website at https://certify.fldoe.org. Authorized Florida school employers are provided secure, online access (https://bec-pass.fldoe.org) to verify an educator’s certification information for employment screening before hiring instructional personnel and school administrators. The bureau provides online access via the Educator Certification website (https://www.fldoe.org/edcert/public.asp) for the inspection of public records of educators to whom a currently valid certificate is issued.

(4) Examinations. The examinations used for demonstration of mastery of general knowledge, professional education competence, and subject area knowledge shall be aligned with student standards approved by the State Board of Education pursuant to s. 1012.56(4) & (9)(f), F.S. and Rule 6A-1.09401, F.A.C.

Rulemaking Authority 1001.02, 1012.55, 1012.56 FS. Law Implemented 1001.10(5)(b), 1001.10(6), 1012.55, 1012.56 FS.