To update and prescribe the procedures governing the adoption of instructional materials for use by Florida school districts for the 2019-20 adoption and beyond.

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6A-7.0710Instructional Materials Evaluation Procedures

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To update and prescribe the procedures governing the adoption of instructional materials for use by Florida school districts for the 2019-20 adoption and beyond.

SUMMARY: The proposed rule updates the procedures governing the adoption of instructional materials for use by Florida school districts for the 2019-20 adoption and beyond. More specifically, the proposed amendments modify the incorporated document entitled, “Policies and Procedures Specifications for the Florida Instructional Materials Adoption” by specifying new criteria for K-5 English Language Arts (ELA) materials and by including a further explanation of the instructional materials rating system. Additionally, the incorporated document IM8, “Publisher Questionnaire,” seeks information about advanced placement, foreign language translations and access point correlations for instructional materials. The third incorporated document modified is IM7, the “Standards Alignment Form.” These proposed changes include requiring information about the alignment of ELA instructional materials.

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 proposed rule is not expected to have any adverse impact on economic growth, business competitiveness, regulatory costs or other factors listed in s. 120.541(2)(a), F.S. While legislative changes in 2017 impact the review of instructional materials, since the materials are on a routine cycle for review it is not anticipated that the proposed rule will 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: 1001.02(1), 1006.34(1), FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1001.215(4), 1006.29, 1006.30, 1006.31, 1006.32, 1006.33, 1006.34, 1006.36, 1006.38, FS.

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

DATE AND TIME: October 25, 2018, 9:00 a.m.

PLACE: Crystal River Middle School, 344 NE Crystal St., Crystal River, FL 34428.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Jacob Oliva, Executive Vice Chancellor of K-12 Public Schools at [e-mail].

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

6A-7.0710 Instructional Materials Evaluation Procedures.

(1) Publishers and manufacturers of instructional materials may submit sealed bids or proposals for the adoption of instructional materials by the Department of Education in response to the advertisement required by Section 1006.33(1), F.S. The Policies and Procedures Specifications for the Florida Instructional Materials Adoption (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06872) is hereby incorporated by reference (effective November 2018 June 2016) and will be available on the Florida Department of Education’s Office of Instructional Materials website at http://www.fldoe.org/academics/standards/instructional-materials.

(2) The following forms shall be submitted by instructional materials publishers or manufacturers when proposing instructional materials for adoption and are hereby incorporated by reference in this rule. These forms may be found on the Publisher Registration and online Bid Process Portal at https://app2.fldoe.org/BII/InstructMat/Publisher/Secure/MainMenu.aspx https://web01.fldoe.org/InstructMat/Publisher/Account/Login.aspx or by contacting the Department of Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Room 424, Tallahassee, Florida 32399.

(a) through (g) No change.

(h) Form IM7, Standards Alignment Form (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06877) (Effective November 2018 June 2016);

(i) Form IM8, Publisher Questionnaire (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06878) (Effective November 2018 June 2016);

(j) through (m) No change.

(3) No change.

Rulemaking Authority 1001.02(1), 1006.34(1) FS. Law Implemented 1006.29, 1006.30, 1006.31, 1006.32, 1006.33, 1006.34, 1006.36, 1006.38 FS. History–New 12-29-11, Amended 6-23-16______.

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Hershel Lyons, Chancellor, Division of Public Schools.

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

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: September 24, 2018

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAR: August 22, 2018.