To update and prescribe the procedures governing the adoption of instructional materials for use by Florida school districts for the 2020-2021 adoption and beyond. Anticipated changes include incorporating forms for publishers to use.

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6A-7.0710Instructional Materials Evaluation Procedures

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To update and prescribe the procedures governing the adoption of instructional materials for use by Florida school districts for the 2020-2021 adoption and beyond. Anticipated changes include incorporating forms for publishers to use.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Procedures relating to instructional materials adoption in Florida.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1001.02(1), 1006.34(1), FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1006.29, 1006.30, 1006.31, 1006.32, 1006.33, 1006.34, 1006.36, 1006.38, FS.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: June 1, 2020, 11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. EDT.

PLACE: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7841464448379267087.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Cathy Seeds, Director of Library Media and Instructional Materials, Public K-12 Education, [e-mail]. To comment on this rule development or to request a rule development workshop, 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.