To align provisions with changes from the 2024 legislative session from House Bills 1285 and 5101 and Senate Bill 7002. The amendments encompass several key amendments including the development of a new Classical Education ....

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6A-4.0012Application Information

6A-4.004Florida Educator's Certificates with Academic, Administrative, Degreed Career and Technical, and Specialty Class Coverages

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To align provisions with changes from the 2024 legislative session from House Bills 1285 and 5101 and Senate Bill 7002. The amendments encompass several key amendments including the development of a new Classical Education Teaching Certificate; the elimination of the subject area exam requirement for Temporary Teacher Apprenticeship Certification applicants; and change of the cumulative grade point average requirement for the Temporary Teacher Apprenticeship program from 3.0 to 2.5. Additionally, revisions will be made to the existing educator certification application with an addition of fee waivers for certain applicants adding Elementary Education K-6 or Exceptional Student Education K-12 subject areas. A new application process will be developed for valid certificate holders to request an inactive status certificate and the reactivation of a certificate from inactive status.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Educator Certification.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1001.02, 1012.55, 1012.56, 1012.585, 1012.586, 1012.59, F.S.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1012.31, 1012.32, 1012.55, 1012.56, 1012.586, 1012.59, 1012.798, F.S.

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

DATE AND TIME: June 11, 2024, 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET or upon conclusion of business, whichever is earlier.

PLACE: via Microsoft Teams Meeting at: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZDRiZjE0MjctYzhkOC00NDAzLTg2OWItYThjNzJlZWI2OWFh%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2263bf107b-cb6f-4173-8c1c-1406bb5cb794%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22b1c8c45b-6d85-4903-9ebd-dd0d11833505%22%7d

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Michelle L. Gaines, Bureau Chief, Educator Certification, 325 West Gaines Street, Ste. 201, Tallahassee, FL 32399, [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, [e-mail].

 

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