that on June 3, 2019, the Office of the Clerk for the Department of Education, received a Petition for Variance from Rule 6A-2.0040(7), F.A.C., Sanitation Standards in K-12 Private Schools. The petition, dated May 29, 2019, requests a variance ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6A-2.0040Sanitation Standards in K-12 Private Schools

The Department of Education hereby gives notice: that on June 3, 2019, the Office of the Clerk for the Department of Education, received a Petition for Variance from subsection 6A-2.0040(7), F.A.C., Sanitation Standards in K-12 Private Schools. The petition, dated May 29, 2019, requests a variance permitting the school to provide drinking water for students in a format other than the slant jet type drinking fountains prescribed by rule. The petitioner is Lighthouse on the Rock, located in Key Largo, Florida.

Notice of the petition was published in Vol. 45, No. 113, F.A.R, on June 11, 2019. Having received no public comment on the petition, the order on this petition was executed on July 30, 2019. After a complete review of the petition, the Department finds that the rule, as applied, will create a financial hardship for Petitioner. The Department further finds that Petitioner’s proposed alternative scheme would adequately address the concerns and purpose set forth by the rule’s underlying statutes. The petitioner shall strictly adhere to the operating procedures outlined and adopted by the order and shall maintain a copy at its location during all periods of operation.

A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting: Department of Education’s Office of the Clerk: Chris Emerson, Agency Clerk, Department of Education, 325 West Gaines St., Tallahassee, FL 32399 or email: [e-mail].