To conform to changes made through Senate Bill 2524 (2022), including: 1) extending eligibility to school districts without a career center that offer eligible integrated education and training programs, 2) eliminating the ....

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6A-20.045Open Door Grant Program

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To conform to changes made through Senate Bill 2524 (2022), including: 1) extending eligibility to school districts without a career center that offer eligible integrated education and training programs, 2) eliminating the requirement that students complete a Federal Application for Federal State Aid (FAFSA), and 3) allowing institutions to cover the student portion of the cost of the program based on student need. Other technical changes will be made to provide clarity on eligibility criteria and revise reporting requirements.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Open Door Grant Program requirements.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1001.02(1), (2)(n), 1009.895(9) F.S.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1009.895, F.S.

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

DATE AND TIME: June 22, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. EDT.

PLACE: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1537495910153401103.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Katie Grissom, Director of Workforce and Academic Alignment, Division of Florida Colleges, [e-mail], [phone]. To comment on this rule development workshop, please go to https://web02.fldoe.org/rules or contact: Chris Emerson, Director, Office of Executive Management, Department of Education, [phone] or email [e-mail].

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