The purpose of this rule amendment is to update the language and expand the process for making eligibility determinations to serve students who are deaf and hard-of-hearing to more closely align with the Individuals with ....

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6A-6.03013Exceptional Student Educational Eligibility for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this rule amendment is to update the language and expand the process for making eligibility determinations to serve students who are deaf and hard-of-hearing to more closely align with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Update exceptional student education eligibility for students who are deaf and hard-of-hearing.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1003.01, 1003.57, 1003.571, F.S.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1003.01, 1003.57, 1003.571, F.S.

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

DATE AND TIME: March 14, 2024, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., ET or upon inclusion of business, whichever is earlier.

PLACE: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMuce-vqzssG9O8eDgh-UCv4D7r9YKGw0DY

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Alice Schmitges, Bureau of Exceptional Student Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400, [phone]. To comment on this rule development, please go to https://web02.fldoe.org/rules or contact: Chris Emerson, Director, Office of Executive Management, Department of Education, [e-mail].

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.