To address the renewal of qualified institutions authorization to participate in Florida's reciprocity agreement by the Postsecondary Reciprocal Distance Education Coordinating Council and clarify elements of the rule.

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Postsecondary Reciprocal Distance Education Coordinating Council

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

6N-1.003Provisional Approval

6N-1.004Annual Renewal of Approval of In-State Institutions to Participate in Florida's Reciprocity Agreement

6N-1.005Annual Fees for In-State Institutions to Participate in Florida's Reciprocity Agreement

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To address the renewal of qualified institutions authorization to participate in Florida's reciprocity agreement by the Postsecondary Reciprocal Distance Education Coordinating Council and clarify elements of the rule.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Interstate reciprocity for authorization of particular postsecondary educational institutions to provide distance educational services.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1000.35(10), FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1000.35(3),(5)-(7), FS.

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

DATE AND TIME: June 29, 2018, 10:00 a.m.

PLACE: Tallahassee Community College Center for Innovation, 350 South Duval Street, Room 110, Plaza Conference Space, Tallahassee, FL 32301. Participation shall also be permitted by communication media technology, specifically a conference call line. The telephone number that will access the meeting is 1(888)670-3525 and the participant code to dial when prompted is 2178480550#.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: The Postsecondary Reciprocal Distance Education Coordinating Council, Commission for Independent Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1414, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Morgan L. Champion, 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1414, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400, [phone], [e-mail].

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