Purpose


Senate Bill 366 amended multiple Florida Statutes to expand the mechanisms institutions may use to assess readiness for college-level work. In addition to identifying approved common placement tests, the State Board of Education (SBOE) is required to adopt rules to develop and implement alternative methods for assessing communication and computation skills. The purpose of this rule amendment is to specify the alternative methods and associated minimum standards that Florida College System (FCS) institutions may use. Other technical changes will be made. Once the rule is effective, FCS institutions may use approved alternative methods in lieu of or in addition to common placement test to determine college readiness for dual enrollment, developmental education, admissions and meta-major advising.