HB 451

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to teacher preparation programs; amending
3	s. 1004.04, F.S.; specifying uniform core curricula for
4	persons majoring in education to be adopted by State Board
5	of Education rule; providing applicability; providing an
6	effective date.
7
8	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10	Section 1.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
11	1004.04, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
12	1004.04  Public accountability and state approval for
13	teacher preparation programs.--
14	(2)  UNIFORM CORE CURRICULA.--
15	(b)  The rules establishing to establish uniform core
16	curricula for each state-approved teacher preparation program
17	must include, but are not limited to, the following courses and
18	semester credit hours or credit-hour equivalents:
19	1.  General education requirements for education majors:
20	a.  Twelve semester hours in English to include writing,
21	literature, and speech.
22	b.  Nine semester hours in science to include earth
23	science, life science, and physical science with a minimum of
24	one associated laboratory.
25	c.  Nine semester hours in mathematics to include college
26	algebra or above and college geometry.
27	d.  Twelve semester hours in social sciences to include
28	American history and general psychology.
29	e.  Six semester hours in humanities to include philosophy
30	and fine arts.
31	2.  Professional preparation requirements for education
32	majors:
33	a.  Twelve semester hours in reading for elementary
34	education majors.
35	b.  Three semester hours in reading for secondary education
36	majors.
37	c.  Three semester hours in classroom management, school
38	safety, professional ethics, and educational law.
39	d.  Three semester hours in human development and learning.
40	e.  Three semester hours in assessment to include
41	understanding of the content measured in state achievement
42	tests.
43	f.  At least 10 weeks in full-time field-based experience.
44	g.  Competency in the twelve educator-accomplished
45	practices.
46	h.  Instruction and competency demonstration in strategies
47	for different learning styles and exceptionalities, for
48	assessment of student learning, for use of technology, and for
49	teaching ESOL students which strategies meet the requirements of
50	the Consent Decree.
51	i.  Passing all required Florida Teacher Certification
52	Examinations.
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54	Such rules shall apply to all students who enroll in state-
55	approved teacher preparation programs at the freshman level
56	beginning July 1, 2007 a State Board of Education identified
57	foundation in scientifically researched, knowledge-based reading
58	literacy and computational skills acquisition; classroom
59	management; school safety; professional ethics; educational law;
60	human development and learning; and understanding of the
61	Sunshine State Standards content measured by state achievement
62	tests, reading and interpretation of data, and use of data to
63	improve student achievement.
64	Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.

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