House Bill 0901

    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                 HB 901

        By Representative Crady






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to teacher certification;

  3         amending s. 231.17, F.S.; providing for the

  4         certification of applicants who hold a

  5         bachelor's degree in speech-language

  6         impairment; requiring the adoption of rules;

  7         providing an effective date.

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  9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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11         Section 1.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (6) of section

12  231.17, Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to read:

13         231.17  Official statements of eligibility and

14  certificates granted on application to those meeting

15  prescribed requirements.--

16         (6)  EXCEPTIONS FOR ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES.--

17         (b)  The department shall issue one nonrenewable 2-year

18  temporary certificate and one nonrenewable 5-year professional

19  certificate to a qualified applicant who holds a bachelor's

20  degree in the area of speech-language impairment to allow for

21  completion of a master's degree program in speech-language

22  impairment. In order to appropriately utilize the services of

23  qualified applicants who hold a bachelor's degree in the area

24  of speech-language impairment and who are not enrolled in a

25  master's degree program in speech-language impairment, such

26  applicants shall be certified and authorized to provide

27  appropriate services under the direction of a speech-language

28  pathologist, according to rules adopted by the State Board of

29  Education. By August 1, 1999, the state board shall adopt

30  rules for certification in the area of speech-language

31  impairments at the bachelor's level.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                 HB 901

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  2  The department shall reissue a temporary certificate upon the

  3  written request of the district school superintendent, the

  4  governing authority of a developmental research school, or the

  5  governing authority of a state-supported school or nonpublic

  6  school.

  7         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1999.

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      Provides for the certification of applicants who hold a
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