To remove the requirement that Reading passages and items found in the General Knowledge Test for teacher certification must be read by the examinee with a disability by visual or tactical means, such as Braille. The effect is that special test ...  

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    DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

    State Board of Education

    RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:

    6A-4.0021  Florida Teacher Certification Examinations

    PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To remove the requirement that Reading passages and items found in the General Knowledge Test for teacher certification must be read by the examinee with a disability by visual or tactical means, such as Braille. The effect is that special test arrangements for a visually impaired examinee may include a reader or reader software, even for the Reading portions of the Florida Teacher Certification Examinations.

    SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Florida Teacher Certification Examinations.

    RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1012.55(1), 1012.56, 1012.59, FS.

    LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1012.55, 1012.56, 1012.59, FS.

    IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER.

    THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Phil Canto, Bureau Chief, Bureau of Postsecondary Assessment, Office of Assessment, Division of Accountability, Research, and Measurement, 325 W. Gaines Street, Suite 414, Tallahassee, FL, 32399, (850)245-0513. To request a rule development workshop, please contact: Chris Emerson, Director, Office of Executive Management, Department of Education, (850)245-9601 or Christian.Emerson@fldoe.org or go to https://app1.fldoe.org/rules/default.aspx.

     

    THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

     

    Available at https://app1.fldoe.org/rules/default.aspx.

     

Document Information

Subject:
Florida Teacher Certification Examinations.
Purpose:
To remove the requirement that Reading passages and items found in the General Knowledge Test for teacher certification must be read by the examinee with a disability by visual or tactical means, such as Braille. The effect is that special test arrangements for a visually impaired examinee may include a reader or reader software, even for the Reading portions of the Florida Teacher Certification Examinations.
Rulemaking Authority:
1012.55(1), 1012.56, 1012.59, F.S.
Law:
1012.55, 1012.56, 1012.59, F.S.
Contact:
Phil Canto, Bureau Chief, Bureau of Postsecondary Assessment, Office of Assessment, Division of Accountability, Research, and Measurement, 325 W. Gaines Street, Suite 414, Tallahassee, FL, 32399, (850)245-0513. To request a rule development workshop, please contact: Chris Emerson, Director, Office of Executive Management, Department of Education, (850)245-9601 or Christian.Emerson@fldoe.org or go to https://app1.fldoe.org/rules/default.aspx.
Related Rules: (1)
6A-4.0021. Florida Teacher Certification Examinations