Senate Bill 366 (2021) amended multiple Florida Statutes to expand the mechanisms institutions may use to assess readiness for college-level work. In addition to identifying approved common placement tests, the State Board ....  

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    DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

    State Board of Education

    RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

    6A-10.041Substitution for Requirements for Eligible Students with Disabilities at Florida Colleges and Postsecondary Career Centers

    PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Senate Bill 366 (2021) amended multiple Florida Statutes to expand the mechanisms institutions may use to assess readiness for college-level work. In addition to identifying approved common placement tests, the State Board of Education (SBOE) adopted an amendment to Rule 6A-10.0315, F.A.C., Demonstration of Readiness for Communication and Computation, which identifies alternative methods for assessing communication and computation skills. The purpose of this rule amendment is to implement changes related to SB 366. In addition, the rule amendment aligns the career center reporting requirements with the Florida College System reporting requirements. Other technical changes will be made.

    SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Substitutions for students with disabilities and annual reporting.

    RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1001.02(1), (2)(n), (6), 1007.264(2), 1007.265(2), F.S.

    LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1007.264, 1007.265, F.S.

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

    DATE AND TIME: May 17, 2022, 1:00 p.m. EDT

    PLACE: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7948033528074672144.

    THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Shanna Autry, Director, Student Affairs, (850)245-9488, shanna.autry@fldoe.org. To comment on this rule development workshop, please go to https://web02.fldoe.org/rules or contact: Chris Emerson, Director, Office of Executive Management, Department of Education, (850)245-9601 or email Christian.Emerson@fldoe.org.

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