To revise references to Florida’s state academic standards and update the mental health education and character education components of required instruction. The purpose of aligning these two components of statutorily required ....

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6A-1.094124Required Instruction Planning and Reporting

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To revise references to Florida’s state academic standards and update the mental health education and character education components of required instruction. The purpose of aligning these two components of statutorily required instruction is to initiate a first in the nation approach to connecting the concepts of students’ readiness, resiliency and, when necessary, response and recovery.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Update mental health component.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1001.02(2)(n), 1003.42(2), F.S.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1003.42, F.S.

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

DATE AND TIME: September 6, 2022, 11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. or upon completion of business, whichever is earlier.

PLACE: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYsdOiqqTMiH91dlMGofPXpMbHv3ArWTi4B

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Victoria Gaitanis, Chief, Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services, 850-245-0475. To comment on this rule development workshop, please go to https://web02.fldoe.org/rules or contact: Chris Emerson, Director, Office of Executive Management, [phone] or email [e-mail].

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS: Available prior to rule workshop at, https://web02.fldoe.org/rules.