This rule development will consider revising submission procedures for school districts to plan and document delivery of required instruction related to s. 1003.42(2), F.S., for grades K-12 students. An online portal used ....

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

6A-1.094121Mental and Emotional Health Education

6A-1.094122Substance Use and Abuse Health Education

6A-1.094123Child Trafficking Prevention Education

6A-1.094124Required Instruction Reporting

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: This rule development will consider revising submission procedures for school districts to plan and document delivery of required instruction related to s. 1003.42(2), F.S., for grades K-12 students. An online portal used by 69 local educational agencies in 2020 (when it was optional) will now be required for annual plans and the annual report. Requirements for the teaching of topics, such as historical accuracy, will be considered for addition. These three rules: 6A-1.094121, 6A-1.094122 and 6A-1.094123, F.A.C., will be consolidated into Rule 6A-1.094124, F.A.C. These three rules will then be repealed.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Required instruction; all K-12 subject areas.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1001.02(2)(n), 1003.42(2), FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1003.42, FS.

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

DATE AND TIME: October 9, 2020, 11:00 a.m.

PLACE: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/953545271366261263.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Michael DiPierro, Director of Standards, Bureau of Standards and Instructional Support; [e-mail] or [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: Draft language will be posted prior to October 9 at https://web02.fldoe.org/rules.