This rule amendment serves four purposes: 1) Adopt new Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) competencies and skills, effective October 1, 2015, for the following FTCE subject area examinations: Business Education 6–12 and Spanish K–12; 2) Adopt new passing scores effective January 1, 2015, for the following examinations: General Knowledge Test (all 4 subtests), Computer Science K–12, Elementary Education K–6 (all 4 subtests), English 6–12, Middle Grades English 5–9, and Technology Education 6–12; 3) Adopt new testing, scoring, and reporting formats and fees effective January 1, 2015, for the following FTCE subject area examinations: English 6–12 and Middle Grades English 5–9; and 4) Simplify rule language establishing passing scores for various assessments without revising passing scores. The effect will be changes to the affected FTCE competencies and skills; new testing, scoring, and reporting formats and fees for the affected examinations; and new passing score requirements for the affected examinations. In addition, the Department will be updating rule language to provide greater specificity in terminology as it relates to standard setting and passing scores.