The purpose of the rule amendment is to adopt the updated standards, benchmarks and frameworks for career and technical education and adult general education for 2009/2010. The effect is to ensure that school leaders have the updated information and ...

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
State Board of Education

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
6A-6.0571: Career and Technical Education and Adult General Education Standards and Industry-Driven Benchmarks
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the rule amendment is to adopt the updated standards, benchmarks and frameworks for career and technical education and adult general education for 2009/2010. The effect is to ensure that school leaders have the updated information and expectations as they plan for the next school year.
SUMMARY: The rule is amended to adopt the updated standards, benchmarks and frameworks for career and technical education and adult general education for 2009/2010.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 1004.92(2)(b)3. FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1004.92(2)(b)4. FS.
A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: March 17, 2009, 8:30 a.m.
PLACE: Department of Education, Turlington Building, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Elsie Rogers, Workforce Education, [e-mail] or [phone]

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

6A-6.0571 Career and Technical Education and Adult General Education Standards and Industry-Driven Benchmarks.

Section 1004.92, F.S., requires the Department of Education to develop program standards and industry-driven benchmarks for career and technical education, adult and community education programs. The criteria for qualification of individual courses for inclusion in the classification of secondary career education programs prescribed in Section 1011.80, F.S., or Workforce Development Education programs as prescribed in Section 1011.62, F.S., are annually adopted by the State Board and shall be published by the Commissioner in a document titled, “Standards, Benchmarks, and Frameworks for Career and Technical Education Curriculum Frameworks, Academic Year 2009/2010 2008/2009,” or in the document “Curriculum Frameworks for Adult General Education, 2009/2010 2007/2008.” These criteria are hereby incorporated by this rule and made a part of the rules of the State Board of Education to become effective with the effective date of this rule. Copies of these publications may be obtained from the Division of Workforce Education, Department of Education, The Turlington Building, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399 or from the Department’s website at http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/dwdframe and http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/dwdframe/ad_frame.asp.

(1) District school boards and community colleges boards of trustees variance authority. District school boards of education and community college boards of trustees are authorized, to vary up to ten (10) percent of the intended outcomes of each framework included in the document “Standards, Benchmarks, and Frameworks for Career and Technical Education Curriculum Frameworks, Academic Year 2009/2010 2008/2009,” and “Curriculum Frameworks for Adult General Education, 2009/2010 2007/2008.” The variance does not apply to frameworks identifying occupations requiring state or federal licensure, certification or registration.

(2) Commissioner of Education waiver authority. The Commissioner of Education may approve a school’s waiver request submitted by a district school board to allow the school to substitute locally approved intended outcomes for State Board approved outcomes included in the documents “Standards, Benchmarks, and Frameworks for Career and Technical Education Curriculum Frameworks, Academic Year 2009/2010 2008/2009” and “Curriculum Frameworks for Adult General Education, 2009/2010 2007/2008,” provided that:

(a) The framework does not identify occupations requiring state or federal licensure, certification or registration;

(b) Locally approved outcomes specified for the state approved program adequately address the major concepts/content contained in the curriculum framework;

(c) The waiver request fulfills the provisions of Section 1001.10, F.S.

Specific Authority 1004.92(2)(b)3. FS. Law Implemented 1004.92(2)(b)4. FS. History–New 10-30-78, Amended 10-23-79, 5-29-80, 7-9-81, 7-6-82, 5-29-83, 6-14-84, 7-10-85, Formerly 6A-6.571, Amended 7-9-86, 7-22-87, 8-30-88, 7-31-90, 7-31-91, 7-31-92, 7-31-93, 7-31-94, 4-30-96, 1-23-00, 7-21-08,________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Lucy Hadi, Chancellor, Workforce Education
NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Dr. Eric J. Smith, Commissioner of Education
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: February 4, 2009
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: January 23, 2009