To promote the expeditious investigation of mandatory reports of misconduct received by the Department of Education, as well as allowing a timely mechanism for the Commissioner of Education to exercise his authority to recommend removal of school ...  

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    DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

    State Board of Education

    RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

    6A-10.082Mandatory Reporting of Offenses Affecting the Health, Safety or Welfare of Florida Students

    PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To promote the expeditious investigation of mandatory reports of misconduct received by the Department of Education, as well as allowing a timely mechanism for the Commissioner of Education to exercise his authority to recommend removal of school district personnel from direct student contact.

    SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Department of Education response to school district reporting of certain offenses.

    RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1001.02(1), 1001.02(2)(n), 1012.795, FS.

    LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1012.796(1), 1012.796(5), FS.

    IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

    DATE AND TIME: August 28, 2020, 10:00 a.m.

    PLACE: Zoom meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82265459254?pwd=d0lhWGQvS1ZQRXgxdm5HUlVQQ0tDUT09, meeting ID: 822 6545 9254 and Passcode: 0VMVgC.

    THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Randy Kosec, Jr., Chief, Office of Professional Practices Services, 325 West Gaines Street, Suite #224, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, (850)245-0438. To comment on this rule development or to request a rule development workshop, please go to https://web02.fldoe.org/rules or contact: Chris Emerson, Director, Office of Executive Management, Department of Education, (850)245-9601 or email Christian.Emerson@fldoe.org.

    THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS: Will be available at https://web02.fldoe.org/rules prior to August 28th.

Document Information

Subject:
Department of Education response to school district reporting of certain offenses.
Purpose:
To promote the expeditious investigation of mandatory reports of misconduct received by the Department of Education, as well as allowing a timely mechanism for the Commissioner of Education to exercise his authority to recommend removal of school district personnel from direct student contact.
Rulemaking Authority:
1001.02(1), 1001.02(2)(n), 1012.795, F.S.
Law:
1012.796(1), 1012.796(5), F.S.
Contact:
Randy Kosec, Jr., Chief, Office of Professional Practices Services, 325 West Gaines Street, Suite #224, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, 850-245-0438. To comment on this rule development or to request a rule development workshop, please go to https://web02.fldoe.org/rules or contact: Chris Emerson, Director, Office of Executive Management, Department of Education, 850-245-9601 or email Christian.Emerson@fldoe.org.
Related Rules: (1)
6A-10.082. Mandatory Reporting of Offenses Affecting the Health, Safety or Welfare of Florida Students