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The Committee on Education Pre-K - 12 (Wise) recommended the

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following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment

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     Delete line(s) 15-34

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and insert:

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     (a)  Achievement of passing scores on subject area

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examinations required by state board rule, which may include,

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but need not be limited to, world languages in Arabic, Chinese,

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Farsi, French, German, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Hindi,

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Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish;

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     (b) Completion of a bachelor's degree or higher and

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verification of the attainment of an oral proficiency interview

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score above the intermediate level and a written proficiency

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score above the intermediate level on a test administered by the

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American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages for which

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there is no Florida-developed examination;

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     (c)(b) Completion of the subject area specialization

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requirements specified in state board rule and verification of

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the attainment of the essential subject matter competencies by

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the district school superintendent of the employing school

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district or chief administrative officer of the employing state-

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supported or private school for a subject area for which a

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subject area examination has not been developed and required by

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state board rule;

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     (d)(c) Completion of the subject area specialization

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requirements specified in state board rule for a subject

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coverage requiring a master's or higher degree and achievement

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of a passing score on the subject area examination specified in

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state board rule;

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     (e)(d) A valid professional standard teaching certificate

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issued by another state; or

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     (f)(e) A valid certificate issued by the National Board

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for

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