Purpose


To implement the new certification pathway for military veterans by creating a new certification application form and specifying eligibility criteria. The effect of the rule change is to provide an additional option for certification applicants who are military veterans to obtain a 5-year Temporary Certificate. Additionally, this rule development will specify that only a 3-year Temporary Certificate can be issued after it has been expired for a year, remove the active duty requirements for members of armed forces reserves to be eligible for the military certification fee waiver and revise the current list of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) courses incorporated by reference in Rule 6A-4.004, F.A.C., to be aligned with the State Board of Education approved Course Code Directory.