To outline the procedures to provide educational death benefits to eligible spouses and dependents of firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, law enforcement officers, correctional officers, correctional probation officers, and ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6A-14.0306:Death Benefits for Survivors of First Responders and Military Members

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To outline the procedures to provide educational death benefits to eligible spouses and dependents of firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, law enforcement officers, correctional officers, correctional probation officers, and members of the Florida National Guard and United States Armed Forces who are killed while performing official duties. Florida College System (FCS) institutions, school district career centers and charter technical career centers currently offer tuition waivers to spouses and dependents of deceased law enforcement, correctional, and correctional probation officers identified in section 112.19(3), F.S., and firefighters identified in section 112.191(3), F.S. In 2019, Senate Bill 7098 (Chapter No. 2019-24, Laws of Florida) amended those statutes and expanded those benefits to include spouses or dependents of deceased first responders and members of the Florida National Guard and United States Armed Forces. A rule is warranted to outline procedures to implement the new requirements.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Educational benefits to spouses or dependents of deceased first responders and members of the Florida National Guard and United States Armed Forces.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 112.19(5), 112.191(5), 112.1912(2), 295.01(4), 1001.02 (2)(n), F.S.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 112.19(3), 112.191(3), 112.1912(2), 295.01, F.S.

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

DATE AND TIME: May 6, 2020; 2:00 p.m.

PLACE: Via Webinar. Please register at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8679250526525370892. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Shanna Autry, Ed.D., Director of Student Affairs, Division of Florida Colleges, [e-mail] or [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, [phone] or email [e-mail].

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS: Available at https://web02.fldoe.org/rules prior to May 6th.