Senate Bill sb2512er

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    2007 Legislature                                CS for SB 2512



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  2         An act relating to public school educator

  3         certification; creating s. 1012.587, F.S.;

  4         specifying inservice requirements for educators

  5         who provide English for Speakers of Other

  6         Languages instruction; providing an effective

  7         date.

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

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11         Section 1.  Section 1012.587, Florida Statutes, is

12  created to read:

13         1012.587  Inservice requirements for English for

14  Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) educators.--To ensure the

15  most conducive learning environment and the use of appropriate

16  teaching strategies for students with limited English

17  proficiency, inservice requirements for educators who provide

18  English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) instruction

19  shall be as follows:

20         (1)  For the primary English instructor (Basic ESOL)

21  who is an English/Language Arts teacher, 300 inservice hours

22  or the equivalent.

23         (2)  For an instructor teaching the basic subject areas

24  of reading, mathematics, science, social studies or computer

25  literacy, 60 inservice hours or the equivalent.

26         (3)  For an instructor teaching other subject areas

27  other than basic ESOL or basic subject areas 18 inservice

28  hours or the equivalent.

29         (4)  For a school administrator or guidance counselor,

30  60 inservice hours or the equivalent.

31         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.


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