Exemptions Provided to English Language Learners

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6A-6.0909Exemptions Provided to English Language Learners

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. 173, September 5, 2014 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

Rule 6A-6.0909 is amended as follows:

(5) If the number of English Language Learners in a district is fewer than ten (10) within a radius of twenty (20) miles of a given school or within the school attendance zone, whichever is larger, a district may apply to the Florida Department of Education for an exemption from the delivery of basic ESOL teacher certified in ESOL. Exemptions shall be granted on a one (1) year basis, are renewable, and may be granted only if the district documents specific efforts to address the English language needs of its students.