Florida Senate - 2004                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 2-A
                        Barcode 275756
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11  Senator Klein moved the following substitute for amendment
12  (293382):
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 22, line 24, through page 23, line 17, delete
16  those lines
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18  and insert:  
19         1002.65  Professional credentials of prekindergarten
20  instructors; schedule for enhancing
21  qualifications.--Notwithstanding ss. 1002.55(3)(c) and (3)(e)
22  and 1002.63(5) and (7), the minimum qualifications for
23  prekindergarten instructors of each private prekindergarten
24  provider or public school delivering a prekindergarten program
25  under this part, other than the summer prekindergarten program
26  under s. 1002.61, shall be enhanced in accordance with the
27  following schedule:
28         (1)  Effective at the beginning of the 2010-2011 school
29  year:
30         (a)  Each prekindergarten class must have at least one
31  prekindergarten instructor who holds an associate's or higher
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Florida Senate - 2004 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2-A Barcode 275756 1 degree in the field of early childhood education or child 2 development; and 3 (b) For each prekindergarten class composed of 11 or 4 more students, in addition to a prekindergarten instructor who 5 meets the requirements of paragraph (a), the class must have 6 at least one prekindergarten instructor who meets the 7 requirements of s. 1002.55(3)(c). 8 (2) Effective at the the beginning of the 2013-2014 9 school year, each prekindergarten class must have at least one 10 prekindergarten instructor who holds a bachelor's or higher 11 degree in the field of early childhood education or child 12 development. 13 14 15 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 16 And the title is amended as follows: 17 On page 2, lines 11 and 12, delete those lines 18 19 and insert: 20 prekindergarten program; providing a schedule 21 for enhancing the qualifications of 22 prekindergarten instructors; authorizing 23 providers and schools to 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 9:17 AM 12/16/04 s0002A.30cm.0aa