HB 1285 (2024) amended section 1007.25, F.S., to include requirements for new specialized Associate in Arts transfer (SAAT) degrees. Rule 6A-10.024 language will be amended to incorporate the addition of new AA degree programs ....

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

6A-10.024Articulation Between and Among Universities, Florida Colleges, and School Districts

6A-10.0244Statewide Award of Uniform Postsecondary Credit for Specified Training and Experience

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: HB 1285 (2024) amended section 1007.25, F.S., to include requirements for new specialized Associate in Arts transfer (SAAT) degrees. Rule 6A-10.024 language will be amended to incorporate the addition of new AA degree programs and will update the Credit by Examination List for the 2024-25 academic year. Language related to credit for certain prior experience in the military or law enforcement will be removed and outlined in new Rule 6A-10.0244. The new rule outlines the procedures and requirements a Florida postsecondary institution must follow to award credit to potential students based on their previous occupation and the training and experience associated with that occupation.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Specialized Associate in Arts Transfer Degrees, Credit by Examination, and awarding of postsecondary credit based on work experience and/or training.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1001.02(1), (2)(n), 1004.096, 1004.0981, 1007.23(1), 1007.25, 1007.27, F.S.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1001.64(8)(a), 1004.0981, 1004.096, 1007.01(2), 1007.23, 1007.25, 1007.27, F.S.

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

DATE AND TIME: June 13, 2024, 2:00pm ET

PLACE: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_n24bQ21NSd-YjnQnXy6o3w

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: To comment on this rule development or to request a rule development workshop, please go to https://web02.fldoe.org/rules or contact: Shannon Mercer, Office of Articulation, Department of Education, [phone] or email [e-mail].

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS: Available at https://web02.fldoe.org/rules.