First, to reflect expectations of examinee performance with respect to SBE-approved FTCE competencies and skills adopted and incorporated into Rule 6A-4.0021, F.A.C., on March 19, 2019, the proposed rule will adopt and incorporate new passing scores for the following four (4) examinations: Deaf or Hard of Hearing K–12, School Counseling PK–12, School Psychologist PK–12, and Visually Impaired K–12. Second, the proposed rule incorporates the “Competencies and Skills Required for Teacher Certification in Florida, Twenty-Seventh Edition” to align the content of the following five (5) examinations with the Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) Student Performance Standards in Mathematics, adopted and incorporated in Rule 6A-1.09401, F.A.C.: the General Knowledge Test (GK), Elementary Education K–6, Mathematics 6–12, Middle Grades Mathematics 5–9, and Prekindergarten/Primary PK–3. Lastly, the proposed rule amendment will waive initial FTCE examination fees for current members of a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces and for honorably discharged veterans of reserves, and the spouse or surviving spouse of such a service member, regardless of whether the service member has served on active duty.