The Department is expanding programmatic opportunities within the RAISE High School Tutoring Program based on changes included in SB 46 (Chapter No. 2024 – 46, Laws of Florida). The expansion includes: tutoring may occur ....  

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    DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

    State Board of Education

    RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

    6A-6.0531Reading Achievement Initiative for Scholastic Excellence (RAISE)

    PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Department is expanding programmatic opportunities within the RAISE High School Tutoring Program based on changes included in SB 46 (Chapter No. 2024 – 46, Laws of Florida). The expansion includes: tutoring may occur during or after school; school districts participating in the tutoring program may provide a stipend to instructional personnel and high school students serving as tutors for after-school tutoring; and unpaid tutoring hours completed by eligible high school tutors may be counted towards community service hours for graduation and community service requirements for participation in the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program.

    SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Reading

    RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1001.02(1), 1008.365(9), F.S.

    LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1008.365, F.S.

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

    DATE AND TIME: May 23, 2024, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET or upon conclusion of business, whichever is earlier.

    PLACE: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OTY5Y2ZjMTYtODM5Yi00MTM4LTg0YTAtMzk2YmEwOGY1OWMw%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2263bf107b-cb6f-4173-8c1c-1406bb5cb794%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22741a8977-4f06-4eb9-8857-0f59c1a1910d%22%7d

    THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Randi Shiver, Deputy Director of Just Read, Florida! Randi.Shiver@fldoe.org or (850)245-9501.

    To comment on this rule development, please go to https://web02.fldoe.org/rules or contact: Chris Emerson, Director, Office of Executive Management, Department of Education, Christian.Emerson@fldoe.org.

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