To permit sponsors to request an extension to the length of time for exchange teachers to hold a temporary exchange teacher certificate for up to an additional two (2) years for a period not to exceed a total of five (5) years. Proposed revisions ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6A-4.002General Provisions

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To permit sponsors to request an extension to the length of time for exchange teachers to hold a temporary exchange teacher certificate for up to an additional two (2) years for a period not to exceed a total of five (5) years. Proposed revisions also permit, but do not require, the department to issue exchange teacher certificates to include Florida subject(s) for which the exchange teacher may be assigned as a qualified instructor.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Exchange Teacher Certification.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1001.02, 1012.55, 1012.56, FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1001.10(5)(b), 1012.55, 1012.56, FS.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Chane Eplin, Chief, Bureau of Student Achievement through Language Acquisition, Department of Education, [phone] or e-mail [e-mail]. To comment on this rule development or to request a rule development workshop, please go to https://web02.fldoe.org/rules or contact: Chris Emerson, Director, Office of Executive Management, Department of Education, [phone] or email [e-mail].

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS: Available at https://web02.fldoe.org/rules.