The purpose of this rule development is to reflect the updates of section 1003.5716, Florida Statutes (F.S.), during the 2021 Legislative Session, including more detail on the process of deferring receipt of a high school ....

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6A-1.09963High School Graduation Requirements for Students with Disabilities

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this rule development is to reflect the updates of section 1003.5716, Florida Statutes (F.S.), during the 2021 Legislative Session, including more detail on the process of deferring receipt of a high school diploma. The development will also align the rule with Rule 6A-1.0943, Florida Administrative Code, Statewide Assessment for Students with Disabilities.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The notification process of deferment of a standard high school diploma for students with disabilities.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1001.02(1),(2)(n); 1003.4282(11); 1008.22(13), F.S.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1003.4282, 1003.5716, 1008.22, F.S.

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

DATE AND TIME: November 19, 2021, 10:00 a.m. EST.

PLACE: Link:https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIpdOyspzouH9UAa4j9HnGPkp3rnbNGCZUc.

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 Student Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400, [phone]. To comment on this rule development, please go to https://web02.fldoe.org/rules or contact: Chris Emerson, Director, Office of Executive Management, Department of Education, [phone] or email [e-mail].

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.