The purpose of the rule amendment is to adopt the revised standards, benchmarks, and curriculum frameworks, delete obsolete language, and correct statutory citations. The effect will be a rule which incorporates the current standards, benchmarks, ...

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
State Board of Education

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
6A-6.0571: Vocational and Workforce Development Standards and Industry-Driven Benchmarks
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the rule amendment is to adopt the revised standards, benchmarks, and curriculum frameworks, delete obsolete language, and correct statutory citations. The effect will be a rule which incorporates the current standards, benchmarks, and curriculum frameworks and is consistent with current statutes.
SUMMARY: This rule is amended to adopt revised standards, benchmarks, and curriculum frameworks.
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: June 17, 2008, 8:30 a.m.
PLACE: Tampa Airport Marriott, Tampa, Florida
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Andy Anderman, Director, Career and Technical Education, Division of Workforce Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida; [phone]

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

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

Section 1004.92, 239.229, Florida Statutes, requires the Department of Education to develop program standards and industry-driven benchmarks for career and technical education vocational, 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, 236.081(1)(c), Florida Statutes, or Workforce Development Education programs as prescribed in Section 1011.62, 239.115, Florida Statutes, are annually adopted by the State Board and shall be published by the Commissioner in a document titled, “Standards, Benchmarks, and Frameworks Career and Technical Education Curriculum Frameworks, Academic Year 2008/2009,” “Vocational Education Program Courses Standards, July 1999”, or in the document “Curriculum Frameworks Adult General Education, 2007/2008.” “Adult Education Program Courses Standards, July 1999.” 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 Development, Department of Education, The Turlington Building, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399 at a cost to be established by the Commissioner but which shall not exceed actual cost. or from the Department’s website at http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/dwdframe.

(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 Career and Technical Education Curriculum Frameworks, Academic Year 2008/2009,” “Vocational Education Program Courses Standards, July 1999”, and “Curriculum Frameworks Adult General Education, 2007/2008.” the “Adult Education Program Courses Standards, July 1999.” 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 Career and Technical Education Curriculum Frameworks, Academic Year 2008/2009” and “Curriculum Frameworks Adult General Education, 2007/2008,” “Vocational Education Program Courses Standards, July 1999” 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, 229.592(9), Florida Statutes.

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,_________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Andy Anderman, Director, Career and Technical Education, Division of Workforce Education
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Lucy Hadi, Chancellor, Workforce Education
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: April 29, 2008
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: April 18, 2008