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Florida Senate - 1998 CS for SB 2000
By the Committee on Education and Senator Lee
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to rulemaking authority for
3 matters pertaining to education (RAB); amending
4 s. 231.17, F.S.; authorizing the Commissioner
5 of Education to make decisions about granting
6 certification to an applicant in extenuating
7 circumstances not otherwise provided for in
8 statute or by rule; amending s. 231.24, F.S.;
9 allowing the state board to approve rules for
10 the expanded use of training in teaching
11 students having limited proficiency in English
12 toward renewing a professional certificate;
13 amending s. 231.29, F.S., relating to
14 assessment procedures and criteria for
15 personnel assessment; authorizing the state
16 board to adopt necessary rules; amending s.
17 240.116, F.S.; allowing the state board to
18 adopt rules for certain dual-enrollment
19 programs; amending s. 240.233, F.S.; allowing
20 the state board to adopt rules for the
21 articulation of foreign-language competency and
22 equivalency between secondary and postsecondary
23 institutions; providing an effective date.
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25 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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27 Section 1. Subsection (14) is added to section 231.17,
28 Florida Statutes, to read:
29 231.17 Official statements of eligibility and
30 certificates granted on application to those meeting
31 prescribed requirements.--
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1 (14) AUTHORITY OF COMMISSIONER.--The Commissioner of
2 Education is authorized to make decisions regarding an
3 applicant's certification under extenuating circumstances not
4 otherwise provided for in statute or by rule. However, an
5 applicant for certification approved by the commissioner must
6 possess the credentials, knowledge, and skills necessary to
7 provide quality education in the public schools.
8 Section 2. Paragraph (d) is added to subsection (3) of
9 section 231.24, Florida Statutes, to read:
10 231.24 Process for renewal of professional
11 certificates.--
12 (3) For the renewal of a professional certificate, the
13 following requirements must be met:
14 (d) The state board shall approve rules for the
15 expanded use of training for renewal of the professional
16 certificate for educators who are required to complete
17 training in teaching students of limited English proficiency
18 as follows:
19 1. A teacher who holds a professional certificate may
20 use college credits or inservice points completed in
21 English-for-Speakers-of-Other-Languages training in excess of
22 6 semester hours during one certificate-validity period toward
23 renewal of the professional certificate during the next
24 validity period.
25 2. A teacher who holds a temporary certificate may use
26 college credits or inservice points completed in
27 English-for-Speakers-of-Other-Languages training toward
28 renewal of the teacher's first professional certificate. Such
29 training must not have been included within the degree
30 program, and the teacher's temporary and professional
31 certificates must be issued for consecutive school years.
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1 Section 3. Subsection (8) is added to section 231.29,
2 Florida Statutes, to read:
3 231.29 Assessment procedures and criteria.--
4 (8) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules
5 that establish uniform guidelines for the submission, review,
6 and approval of district procedures for the annual assessment
7 of instructional personnel and that include criteria for
8 evaluating professional performance.
9 Section 4. Subsection (1) of section 240.116, Florida
10 Statutes, is amended to read:
11 240.116 Articulated acceleration.--
12 (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that a variety
13 of articulated acceleration mechanisms be available for
14 secondary and postsecondary students attending public
15 educational institutions. It is intended that articulated
16 acceleration serve to shorten the time necessary for a student
17 to complete the requirements associated with the conference of
18 a degree, broaden the scope of curricular options available to
19 students, or increase the depth of study available for a
20 particular subject. Articulated acceleration mechanisms shall
21 include, but not be limited to, dual enrollment, early
22 admission, advanced placement, credit by examination, and the
23 International Baccalaureate Program. The State Board of
24 Education shall adopt rules for any dual-enrollment programs
25 involving requirements for high school graduation.
26 Section 5. Subsection (1) of section 240.233, Florida
27 Statutes, is amended to read:
28 240.233 Universities; admissions of students.--Each
29 university shall govern admissions of students, subject to
30 this section and rules of the Board of Regents.
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1 (1) Minimum academic standards for undergraduate
2 admission to a university must shall include the requirements
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4 (a) Each student have received a high school diploma
5 pursuant to s. 232.246, or its equivalent, except as provided
6 in s. 240.116(2) and (3).
7 (b) Each student have earned two credits of sequential
8 foreign language at the secondary level or the equivalent of
9 such instruction at the postsecondary level. A student whose
10 native language is not English is exempt from this admissions
11 requirement, provided that the student demonstrates
12 proficiency in the native language. If a standardized test is
13 not available in the student's native language for the
14 demonstration of proficiency, the university may provide an
15 alternative method of assessment. The State Board of
16 Education shall adopt rules for the articulation of
17 foreign-language competency and equivalency between secondary
18 and postsecondary institutions. A student who received an
19 associate in arts degree prior to September 1, 1989, or who
20 enrolled in a program of studies leading to an associate
21 degree from a Florida community college prior to August 1,
22 1989, and maintains continuous enrollment shall be exempt from
23 this admissions requirement.
24 Section 6. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
25 law.
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1 STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
2 SB 2000
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4 The committee substitute deletes from the bill changes that do
not pertain to rules re-authorization issues, including:
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- Changes to s. 231.17, Florida Statutes, that would define
6 standard institution of higher learning as used in the
teacher certification process.
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- Proposed removal of portions of s. 231.1725, Florida
8 Statutes, that allow district school boards to employ
noncertificated teachers in board designated areas of
9 critical teacher shortage.
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