To align provisions with changes from the 2024 legislative session from House Bills 1285, 5101 and Senate Bill 7002. The amendments encompass several key adjustments: establishing a new Classical Education Certificate; eliminating ....

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

6A-4.0012Application Information

6A-4.004Florida Educator's Certificates with Academic, Administrative, Degreed Career and Technical, and Specialty Class Coverages

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To align provisions with changes from the 2024 legislative session from House Bills 1285, 5101 and Senate Bill 7002. The amendments encompass several key adjustments: establishing a new Classical Education Certificate; eliminating the subject area exam requirement for Temporary Teacher Apprenticeship Certification applicants; modifying the cumulative grade point average for Temporary Teacher Apprenticeship Certificate to 2.5 in the degree program; requiring applicants to commit to at least two years of team teaching during the Teacher Apprenticeship Program and complete a minimum of two years before applying for a professional certificate; revising the existing educator certificate application to add fee waivers for certain applicants adding Elementary Education K-6 or Exceptional Student Education K-12 subject areas; and establishing a new application process to request inactive status and to reactive an education certificate in inactive status.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Educator Certification

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1001.02, 1012.55, 1012.56, 1012.585, 1012.586, 1012.59, F.S.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1012.55, 1012.56, 1012.31, 1012.32, 1012.586, 1012.59, 1012.798, F.S.

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

DATE AND TIME: May 23, 2024, 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time or upon conclusion of business, whichever is earlier.

PLACE: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/channel/19%3aENkyUk4hlzQdHKHre60ZULAdanR1HQYQqXMtciGP4R41%40thread.tacv2/General?groupId=0e78c426-2bc1-4e63-9c1f-8e5d9db4bc84&tenantId=63bf107b-cb6f-4173-8c1c-1406bb5cb794

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Michelle L. Gaines, Bureau Chief, Educator Certification, 325 West Gaines Street, Ste. 201, Tallahassee, FL 32399, [phone]. To comment on this rule development, please go to https://web02.fldoe.org/rules or contact: Chris Emerson, Director, Office of Executive Management, [e-mail].

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.