The purpose and effect of this rule development is to update the referenced rules relating to provision of services to ELLs in Florida public schools to reflect current achievement levels on statewide standardized assessments, to adopt a new annual English language proficiency assessment, and to update the District English Language Learner Plan, including the following revisions: 6A-6.09021, Annual English Language Proficiency Assessment for ELLs: This rule will be revised to adopt a new annual English language proficiency assessment to be administered to ELLs. The 2016 administration of the new assessment will be a baseline year, after which final proficiency levels will be established in future rulemaking. The proposed revisions will establish the proficiency levels on the assessments administered in 2016; 6A-6.0903, Requirements for Exiting ELLs from the ESOL Program: This rule will be revised to reflect current achievement levels on the Florida Standards Assessment in English Language Arts (FSA in ELA), which will be used in determining English language proficiency for the purpose of exiting students from the ESOL program; and 6A-6.0905, Requirements for the District English Language Learners Plan: This rule will be revised to update the form for the District English Language Learners Plan that school districts submit to the Florida Department of Education pursuant to section 1003.56, Florida Statutes.