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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to the certification of public school

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educators; creating s. 1012.587, F.S.; specifying

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inservice requirements for educators who provide

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instruction in English for Speakers of Other Languages;

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providing an effective date.

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

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     Section 1.  Section 1012.587, Florida Statutes, is created

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to read:

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     1012.587 Inservice requirements for educators of English

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for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL).--To ensure the most

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conducive learning environment and the use of appropriate

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teaching strategies for students who have limited English

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proficiency, inservice requirements for educators who provide

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instruction in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

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shall be as follows:

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     (1) For the primary English instructor (Basic ESOL) who is

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an English/Language Arts teacher, 300 inservice hours or the

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equivalent.

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

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reading, mathematics, science, social studies, or computer

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literacy, 60 inservice hours or the equivalent.

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     (3) For an instructor teaching other subject areas other

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than basic ESOL or basic subject areas, 18 inservice hours or the

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equivalent.

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     (4) For a school administrator or guidance counselor, 60

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inservice hours or the equivalent.

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     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.