| 1 | Representative(s) Carroll offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert: |
| 5 | Section 1. Section 1012.587, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 6 | to read: |
| 7 | 1012.587 Inservice requirements for English for Speakers |
| 8 | of Other Languages (ESOL) educators.--To ensure the most |
| 9 | conducive learning environment and the use of appropriate |
| 10 | teaching strategies for students with limited English |
| 11 | proficiency, inservice requirements for educators who provide |
| 12 | English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) instruction shall |
| 13 | be as follows: |
| 14 | (1) For the primary English instructor (basic ESOL) who is |
| 15 | an English/language arts teacher, 300 inservice hours or the |
| 16 | equivalent. |
| 17 | (2) For an instructor teaching the basic subject areas of |
| 18 | reading, mathematics, science, social studies, or computer |
| 19 | literacy, 60 inservice hours or the equivalent. |
| 20 | (3) For an instructor teaching subject areas other than |
| 21 | basic ESOL or basic subject areas, 18 inservice hours or the |
| 22 | equivalent. |
| 23 | (4) For a school administrator or guidance counselor, 60 |
| 24 | inservice hours or the equivalent. |
| 25 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007. |
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| 28 | Remove the entire title and insert: |
| 29 | A bill to be entitled |
| 30 | An act relating to public school educator certification; |
| 31 | creating s. 1012.587, F.S.; specifying inservice |
| 32 | requirements for educators who provide English for |
| 33 | Speakers of Other Languages instruction; providing an |
| 34 | effective date. |