Purpose
The purpose of rule development for rule 6A-4.002, F.A.C., is to update provisions in the rule due to statutory changes, rule changes, and for clarity. Proposed changes include: update to the acceptance criteria for college credit used for educator certification; and, adopt language to allow for acceptance of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) revised General Test for educator certification. The purpose of rule development for 6A-4.0021, F.A.C., is to define concordance cut scores on Graduate Records Examination as an alternate standardized assessment. In addition, the department will be updating rule language to provide greater specificity in terminology as it relates to effective dates.