The rule amendment is proposed to provide for acceptance of military foreign language education and training.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
State Board of Education

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
6A-4.0243: Specialization Requirements for Certification in Foreign Language (Grades K-12) - Academic Class
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The rule amendment is proposed to provide for acceptance of military foreign language education and training.
SUMMARY: It is proposed that completion of the Basic Program of the Defense Language Institute of the United States Department of Defense in a foreign language in which Florida offers certification be accepted for the specialization requirements for certification in the foreign language.
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: 1001.02, 1012.55, 1012.56 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1001.02, 1012.54, 1012.55, 1012.56 FS.
A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: May 15, 2007, 1:00 p.m.
PLACE: Orlando World Center Marriott, 8701 World Center Drive, Orlando, Florida
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Beverly Gregory, Chief Bureau of Educator Certification, Department of Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Room 201, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400, [phone]

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

6A-4.0243 Specialization Requirements for Certification in Foreign Language (Grades K-12) – Academic Class.

(1) Specialization requirements for the following modern languages: Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.

(a) Plan One. A bachelor's or higher degree with an undergraduate or graduate major in one of the modern languages listed in subsection (1) of this rule, or

(b) Plan Two. A bachelor's or higher degree with thirty (30) semester hours in one of the modern languages listed in subsection (1) of this rule to include credit in the areas specified below:

1. History or culture of the people who speak the language as their native language,

2. Literature in the language, and

3. Applied linguistics or second language acquisition, or

(c) Plan Three. A bachelor’s or higher degree with specialization requirements completed in one (1) of the modern languages as specified in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) of this rule, and twenty-one (21) semester hours in another one of the modern languages listed in subsection (1) of this rule to include credit in the areas specified below:

1. History or culture of the people who speak the language as their native language, and

2. Literature in the language.,or

(d) Plan Four. A bachelor’s or higher degree and official documentation of successful completion of the Basic Program of the Defense Language Institute of the United States Department of Defense in one of the modern languages listed in subsection (1) of this rule.

(2) No change.

Specific Authority 1001.02, 1012.55, 1012.56 FS. Law Implemented 1001.02, 1012.54, 1012.55, 1012.56 FS. History–New 7-1-90, Amended 7-17-00, 4-17-02,________.

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Pam Stewart, Deputy Chancellor K-12 Educator Quality, Department of Education
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Cherie Pierson Yecke, Ph.D., Chancellor K-12 Education
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: March 18, 2007
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: March 9, 2007