To revise the date by which the Department is required to post the populated Uniform Assessment Calendar for the following two years. The rule currently states that the calendars must be posted by August 1 of each year. However, House Bill 7069 (...

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6A-1.094224Uniform Assessment Calendar Requirements

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To revise the date by which the Department is required to post the populated Uniform Assessment Calendar for the following two years. The rule currently states that the calendars must be posted by August 1 of each year. However, House Bill 7069 (signed into law in June 2017) amended s. 1008.22(7), F.S., to require that the calendars instead be posted by January 1 of each year. This amendment will bring rule language into compliance with that statutory language.

SUMMARY: This rule amendment changes the rule language to require the Department to post the populated Uniform Assessment Calendar for the following two school years by January 1 of each year, in accordance with s. 1008.22, F.S.

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS AND LEGISLATIVE RATIFICATION:

The Agency has determined that this will not have an adverse impact on small business or likely increase directly or indirectly regulatory costs in excess of $200,000 in the aggregate within one year after the implementation of the rule. A SERC has not been prepared by the Agency.

The Agency has determined that the proposed rule is not expected to require legislative ratification based on the statement of estimated regulatory costs or if no SERC is required, the information expressly relied upon and described herein: The rule revision relate only to the required date by which the Department must post the populated Uniform Assessment Calendar for the following two school years by January 1 of each year, in accordance with s. 1008.22, F.S.; therefore there is no impact on economic growth, private sector job creation, employment, private sector investment, or business competitiveness. If there is any impact on such economic growth and private sector job creation, the impact would be positive because the use of a uniform assessment calendar aids in the uniformity of standardized testing across the state and, by making the uniform assessment calendar available to parents, assists in preparing students for standardized assessments, leading to higher testing performance. For the same reasons, though no impact on business competitiveness is anticipated, any impact would be positive. Because the proposed rule only relates to the date of posting the uniform assessment calendar, it is not likely to increase regulatory costs or require legislative ratification.

Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1002.23(5), 1008.22(7)(i),(13), FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1002.23(5), 1008.22(7), FS.

A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: September 13, 2017, 9:00 a.m.

PLACE: Tallahassee Community College Downtown Center, 300 West Pensacola Street, Tallahassee, FL 32301.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Vince Verges, Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Division of Accountability, Research, and Measurement, Office of Assessment, 325 W. Gaines Street, Suite 414, Tallahassee, FL 32399, [phone].

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

6A-1.094224 Uniform Assessment Calendar.

(1) The purpose of this rule is to establish the criteria for the format of the Uniform Assessment Calendar template, as required by Section 1008.22(7), F.S.

(2) By January August 1 of each year, the Department shall populate the Uniform Assessment Calendar template for each statewide assessment required by Section 1008.22, F.S. The Commissioner shall publish the populated template on the Department website and provide it to school district superintendents.

(3) through (5) No change.

Rulemaking Authority 1002.23(5), 1008.22(7)(i) (g), (13) (12) F.S. Law Implemented 1002.23(5), 1008.22(7) F.S. History‒New 7-26-16, Amended_____.

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Juan Copa, Deputy Commissioner, Division of Accountability, Research and Measurement.

NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Pam Stewart, Commissioner, Department of Education.

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: August 10, 2017

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAR: July 25, 2017