| 1 | Representative 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. Teachers who complete 300 inservice hours or |
| 6 | the equivalent for a reading endorsement shall be credited with |
| 7 | 120 inservice hours towards their English for Speakers of Other |
| 8 | Languages (ESOL) endorsement or certification. In addition, |
| 9 | these teachers must complete 180 inservice hours of ESOL |
| 10 | training to become ESOL endorsed or certified. The 180 inservice |
| 11 | hours must include the following: 60 inservice hours of applied |
| 12 | linguistics for second language learners or documented |
| 13 | completion of such training; 60 inservice hours of methods of |
| 14 | teaching ESOL or documented completion of such training; and 60 |
| 15 | inservice hours of practicum or demonstration of mastery in ESOL |
| 16 | or documented completion of such training. Documentation of |
| 17 | these inservice requirements is subject to approval by the |
| 18 | Department of Education. |
| 19 | Section 2. Reading and English for Speakers of Other |
| 20 | Languages (ESOL) Inservice Requirements Task Force.-- |
| 21 | (1)(a) Effective upon this act becoming a law, there is |
| 22 | created the Reading and English for Speakers of Other Languages |
| 23 | (ESOL) Inservice Requirements Task Force with the purpose of |
| 24 | reviewing and making recommendations for: |
| 25 | 1. Improvement to existing statutes. |
| 26 | 2. Improvement to existing required training components |
| 27 | associated with second language acquisition and ESOL methods |
| 28 | courses. |
| 29 | 3. The inclusion of any competencies for ESOL missing from |
| 30 | the reading endorsement. |
| 31 | 4. Required components and competencies for the practicum. |
| 32 | 5. Evaluation methods for implementation. |
| 33 | 6. Standards for endorsement and certification credentials |
| 34 | in bilingual education for teachers working in bilingual |
| 35 | programs. |
| 36 | (b) The task force shall be composed of the following 16 |
| 37 | members and shall be ethnically, culturally, and geographically |
| 38 | diverse. Members of the task force shall be a representative |
| 39 | sample from various associations and organizations related to |
| 40 | ESOL and education: |
| 41 | 1. The Commissioner of Education, or his or her designee. |
| 42 | 2. One representative who shall be selected from nominees |
| 43 | presented by the Florida Reading Association, who shall be |
| 44 | appointed by the Commissioner of Education and serve as co- |
| 45 | chair. |
| 46 | 3. One representative selected from nominees presented by |
| 47 | Sunshine State Teachers of English to Speakers of Other |
| 48 | Languages of Florida, Inc., who shall be appointed by the |
| 49 | Commissioner of Education and serve as co-chair. |
| 50 | 4. One representative from the Florida Center for Reading |
| 51 | Research. |
| 52 | 5. A principal of a school with at least 200 ESOL |
| 53 | students. |
| 54 | 6. Three kindergarten through grade 12 teachers, one of |
| 55 | whom shall be certified in reading appointed by the Governor, |
| 56 | one of whom shall be certified in ESOL appointed by the Speaker |
| 57 | of the House of Representatives, and one of whom shall be |
| 58 | certified in both areas appointed by the President of the |
| 59 | Senate. |
| 60 | 7. Two district school superintendents, or their |
| 61 | designees, to be appointed by the Commissioner of Education. |
| 62 | 8. Two representatives from the Florida Association of |
| 63 | Bilingual and ESOL Supervisors appointed by the Speaker of the |
| 64 | House of Representatives. |
| 65 | 9. A representative from the Florida Education Association |
| 66 | appointed by the President of the Senate. |
| 67 | 10. A representative from a college or university, who has |
| 68 | knowledge of teacher preparation programs for reading and ESOL |
| 69 | appointed by the Board of Governors. |
| 70 | 11. A representative from the Florida Association of Staff |
| 71 | Development appointed by the Governor. |
| 72 | 12. One national expert in Second Language Reading to be |
| 73 | nominated by Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, |
| 74 | Inc. |
| 75 | (2) The members of the task force shall be appointed by |
| 76 | July 1, 2008, and shall convene the initial meeting of the task |
| 77 | force by September 1, 2008. |
| 78 | (3) The task force is assigned to the Department of |
| 79 | Education for administrative purposes and shall be in effect for |
| 80 | 3 years. Members of the task force shall serve without |
| 81 | compensation but are entitled to per diem and travel expenses |
| 82 | under s. 112.061, Florida Statutes. Members of the task force |
| 83 | are subject to the Code of Ethics for Public Officers and |
| 84 | Employees under part III of chapter 112, Florida Statutes. |
| 85 | (4) By February 1, 2009, the task force shall submit a |
| 86 | report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the |
| 87 | Speaker of the House of Representatives that includes, but is |
| 88 | not limited to, information and recommendations regarding the |
| 89 | inservice requirements for reading and ESOL teachers in the |
| 90 | state. |
| 91 | (5) Upon delivery of its final report and recommendations, |
| 92 | the task force is abolished. |
| 93 | Section 3. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this |
| 94 | act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |
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| 97 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 98 | Remove the entire title and insert: |
| 99 | A bill to be entitled |
| 100 | An act relating to certification of public school educators; |
| 101 | providing that teachers who complete certain inservice |
| 102 | requirements for a reading endorsement shall receive credit |
| 103 | towards an English for Speakers of Other Languages endorsement |
| 104 | or certification; specifying inservice requirements; creating |
| 105 | the Reading and English for Speakers of Others Languages |
| 106 | Inservice Requirements Task Force; providing purpose and |
| 107 | membership; requiring a report; providing for termination; |
| 108 | providing effective dates. |