Senate Bill 1568

    Florida Senate - 2000                                  SB 1568

    By Senator Sullivan





    22-794-00

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to teacher certification;

  3         amending s. 231.17, F.S.; requiring a

  4         content-area major for professional

  5         certification; providing an effective date.

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

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  9         Section 1.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section

10  231.17, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

11         231.17  Official statements of eligibility and

12  certificates granted on application to those meeting

13  prescribed requirements.--

14         (4)  PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE.--The department shall

15  issue a professional certificate for a period not to exceed 5

16  years to any applicant who meets the requirements for a

17  temporary certificate and documents mastery of the minimum

18  competencies required by subsection (5). Mastery of the

19  minimum competencies must be documented on a comprehensive

20  written examination or through other criteria as specified by

21  rules of the state board. Mastery of minimum competencies

22  required under subsection (5) must be demonstrated in the

23  following areas:

24         (c)  The subject matter in each area for which

25  certification is sought. Beginning with applicants who submit

26  their applications after June 30, 2004, for every teacher who

27  has primary classroom responsibilities, including every

28  teacher of elementary education, mastery of subject-area

29  competency requires completion of a baccalaureate degree with

30  a major in subject-area content other than, or in addition to,

31  education or pedagogy.

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    Florida Senate - 2000                                  SB 1568
    22-794-00




  1         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2000.

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  4                          SENATE SUMMARY

  5    Provides that a person who, after June 30, 2004, submits
      an application for certification as a teacher must have
  6    completed a baccalaureate degree with a major in
      subject-area content, not just in education or pedagogy.
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