CAPE Industry Certification Funding List  

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    DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

    State Board of Education

    RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

    6A-6.0576CAPE Industry Certification Funding List

    NOTICE OF CHANGE

    Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 49 No. 141, July 21, 2023 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

    Based on public comment the rule is amended as follows:

     

    (1) through (5) No change.

    (6) Designation of K-12 funding eligibility on the Funding List. In order for a certification or digital tool certificate to be eligible for additional FTE membership funding pursuant to Section 1011.62(1), F.S., the following criteria must be met:

    (a) through (b) No change.

    (c) To be included as a CAPE Digital Tool Certificate, the certificate must be designated on the 2023-2024 Master Credentials List as a certificate as of June 30, 2023, or be approved by the Department of Education as specified in Sections 1003.4203 and 1008.44, F.S.

    1. No change.

    2. For Department of Education approval as a CAPE Digital Tool Certificate and inclusion on the Funding List, the assessment of digital skills must:

    a. through e. No change.

    f. Demonstrate proficiency of students in targeted skills necessary to the student’s academic work and skills the student may need in future employment Not be an exam required to earn a CAPE Industry Certification or CAPE Acceleration Certification.

    (7) through (8) No change.

    (9) Conditions for Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) calculation and reporting.

    (a) No change.

    (b) A certification reported with a prior year course may be funded if the certification is earned within two academic years after the course is taken and the certification is identified as eligible for lagged funding on the Funding List. The district must not report a certification for funding if which a portion of the industry certification exams were previously funded as a CAPE Industry Certification or CAPE Acceleration Industry Certification.

    (c) through (f) No change.

    (10) through (17) No change.