Florida Senate - 2004                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 2-A
                        Barcode 381120
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11  The Committee on Education Appropriations (Klein) recommended
12  the following amendment:
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 22, line 10, through page 23, line 4, delete
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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
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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                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 2-A
                        Barcode 381120
 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.
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16  And the title is amended as follows:
17         On page 2, lines 11 and 12, delete those lines
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20         prekindergarten program; providing a schedule
21         for enhancing the qualifications of
22         prekindergarten instructors; authorizing
23         providers and schools to
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