| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to public school educator certification; |
| 3 | creating s. 1012.587, F.S.; specifying inservice |
| 4 | requirements for educators who provide English for |
| 5 | Speakers of Other Languages instruction; providing an |
| 6 | effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Section 1012.587, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 11 | to read: |
| 12 | 1012.587 Inservice requirements for English for Speakers |
| 13 | of Other Languages (ESOL) educators.--To ensure the most |
| 14 | conducive learning environment and the use of appropriate |
| 15 | teaching strategies for students with limited English |
| 16 | proficiency, inservice requirements for educators who provide |
| 17 | English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) instruction shall |
| 18 | be as follows: |
| 19 | (1) For a primary English instructor who is an |
| 20 | English/language arts teacher, 300 inservice hours or the |
| 21 | equivalent. |
| 22 | (2) For an instructor teaching the core curriculum |
| 23 | subjects of reading, intensive reading, mathematics, science, |
| 24 | social studies, or computer literacy, 60 inservice hours or the |
| 25 | equivalent. |
| 26 | (3) For an instructor teaching noncore curriculum |
| 27 | subjects, 18 inservice hours or the equivalent. |
| 28 | (4) For a school administrator or guidance counselor, 60 |
| 29 | inservice hours or the equivalent. |
| 30 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007. |