The purpose of the rule revision is to update the minimum student performance standards for children participating in VPK.

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Florida’s Office of Early Learning

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6M-8.602Performance Standards for Children Participating in the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the rule revision is to update the minimum student performance standards for children participating in VPK.

SUMMARY: The student performance standards for children participating in VPK. The public hearing will be held simultaneously with the rule development workshop for Rule 6M-4.700, F.A.C. Child Performance Standards, which addresses the performance standards for children birth through five years old so that participants have the opportunity to see the continuum of the early learning standards.

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 office's economic analysis of the adverse impact or potential regulatory costs of the proposed rule does not exceed any of the criteria established in s. 120.541(2)(a), F.S. This rule updates the performance standards for children participating in VPK.

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: 1002.79, F.S.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1002.67(1), F.S.

IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW (IF NOT REQUESTED, THIS HEARING WILL NOT BE HELD):

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, September 12, 2017, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. ET, or at the conclusion of business whichever is earlier

PLACE: via GoToWebinar only. To register for the webinar, please visit: http://www.floridaearlylearning.com/statewide_initiatives/laws_and_rules/proposed_rules.aspx

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 48 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Tara Huls [phone]; [e-mail]. 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 IS: Tara Huls, Director, Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program, Office of Early Learning, 250 Marriott Dr., Tallahassee, Florida 32399, [phone]; [e-mail]

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

6M-8.602 Child Performance Standards for Children Participating in the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program

Minimum student performance standards developed and adopted by the Office of Early Learning State Board of Education for children participating in the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program are contained in the publication Form OEL-VPK 15 (October 2017) titled, “Florida Early Learning and Developmental Standards: for Four 4-Year-Olds to Kindergarten (2011), http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-00589.” The standards incorporated in Form OEL-VPK 15 this document are hereby incorporated by reference in this rule and made a part of the rules of the State Board of Education and may be obtained as described in Rule 6M-8.900, F.A.C., by contacting the Office of Early Learning, Department of Education, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399 or at _____________________________________ from the Department’s web site at http://www.fldoe.org/earlyLearning.

Rulemaking Authority 1002.79 FS. Law Implemented 1002.67(1) FS. History–New 7-25-07, Amended 9-22-08, 11-22-11, Formerly 6A-1.099823, Amended _______________.

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Tara Huls, Director, Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program

NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Rodney J. MacKinnon, Executive Director

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: August 18, 2017

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAR: July 5, 2017