Florida Personal Learning Scholarship Accounts Program  

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    DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

    State Board of Education

    RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

    6A-6.0961Florida Personal Learning Scholarship Accounts Program

    NOTICE OF CHANGE

    Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 42 No. 109, June 6, 2016 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

    (1) through (5) No change.

    (6) Complaint process. The following process is established to allow individuals to notify the Department of any violation by parents, providers, private schools, eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations, or school districts of laws or rules related to scholarship program participation.

    (a) through (c) No change.

    (d) To register a formal complaint, the complainant may must complete the formal complaint form, or submit a written complaint that includes the information in paragraph (6)(b), sign it, and mail or fax it to the Department within thirty (30) days of making the initial complaint.

    (e) Upon receipt of a formal complaint, the Department shall review the complaint for legal sufficiency. If the complaint alleges a violation of applicable law or rule is legally sufficient, the Department shall conduct an inquiry, as described in subsection (7) of this rule, or refer the matter to the appropriate agency for investigation. If the complaint does is not allege a violation of applicable law or rule legally sufficient, the Department may close the complaint.

    (f) The Department shall notify the complainant of the final result of all legally sufficient formal complaints.

    (7) through (8) No change.