6A-10.040: Basic Skills Requirements for Postsecondary Vocational Certificate Education
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this rule amendment is to delete obsolete tests. The effect will be a rule which accurately identifies current assessment instruments.
SUMMARY: The rule is amended to delete tests which are no longer available.
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(1), 1004.91(1), 1007.271(3) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1004.91 FS.
A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: June 17, 2008, 8:30 a.m.
PLACE: Tampa Airport Marriott, Tampa, Florida
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Lucy Hadi, Chancellor, Workforce Education, Department of Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
6A-10.040 Basic Skills Requirements for Postsecondary Career Certificate Education.
(1) Students who are enrolled in a postsecondary program offered for career education credit of 450 hours or more shall complete an entry-level basic skills examination within the first six (6) weeks after admission into the program. The assessment instruments listed in paragraphs (1)(a) through (1)(c)(e) of this rule (English version only) are designated to assess student mastery of basic skills and shall be used according to standards established for test administration and interpretation set forth in Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (APA, AERA, NCME, 1992) and with appropriate accommodations for students with disabilities as specified in Rule 6A-1.0943, F.A.C.:
(a) Tests of Adult Basic Education (TABE), Complete Battery or Survey Form, Forms 9 & 10, 2003;
(b) Florida College Entry-Level Placement Test or Multiple Assessment Placement Service (MAPS), where authorized;
(c) Tests of Adult Basic Education (TABE), Complete Battery or Survey Form, Forms 7 & 8, 1994;
(d) Tests of Adult Basic Education Work Related (TABE-WR), 1994; or
(c)(e) Wonderlic Basic Skills Test (WBST), 1994.
(2) through (8) No change.
Specific Authority 1001.02(1), 1004.91(1), 1007.271(3) FS. Law Implemented 1004.91 FS. HistoryNew 10-8-85, Formerly 6A-10.40, Amended 5-2-89, 9-5-93, 11-25-97, 1-24-99, 4-26-06,_________.
