| 1 | Representative Carroll offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment |
| 4 | Remove lines 18-70 and insert: |
| 5 | Languages (ESOL) endorsement or certification. In addition, |
| 6 | these teachers must complete 180 inservice hours of ESOL |
| 7 | training to become ESOL endorsed or certified. The 180 inservice |
| 8 | hours must include the following: 60 inservice hours of applied |
| 9 | linguistics for second language learners or documented |
| 10 | completion of such training; 60 inservice hours of methods of |
| 11 | teaching ESOL or documented completion of such training; and 60 |
| 12 | inservice hours of practicum or demonstration of mastery in ESOL |
| 13 | or documented completion of such training. Documentation of |
| 14 | these inservice requirements is subject to approval by the |
| 15 | Department of Education. |
| 16 | Section 2. Reading and English for Speakers of Other |
| 17 | Languages (ESOL) Task Force.-- |
| 18 | (1)(a) Effective upon this act becoming a law, there is |
| 19 | created the Reading and English for Speakers of Other Languages |
| 20 | (ESOL) Inservice Requirements Task Force with the purpose of |
| 21 | reviewing and making recommendations for: |
| 22 | 1. Improvement to existing statutes; |
| 23 | 2. Existing required training components associated with |
| 24 | the Second language Acquisition and ESOL Methods courses; |
| 25 | 3. The inclusion of any missing competencies for ESOL from |
| 26 | the Reading Endorsement; |
| 27 | 4. Required components and competencies for the practicum; |
| 28 | 5. Evaluation methods for implementation; and |
| 29 | 6. Standards for Endorsement and Certification credentials |
| 30 | in bilingual education for teachers working in bilingual |
| 31 | programs. |
| 32 | (b) The task force shall be composed of the following 16 |
| 33 | members and shall be ethnically, culturally, and geographically |
| 34 | diverse. Members of the task force shall be a representative |
| 35 | sample from various associations and organizations related to |
| 36 | ESOL and education: |
| 37 | 1. The Commissioner of Education, or his or her designee. |
| 38 | 2. One representative who shall be selected from nominees |
| 39 | presented by the Florida Reading Association who shall be |
| 40 | appointed by the Commissioner of Education and serve as co- |
| 41 | chair. |
| 42 | 3. One representative selected from nominees presented by |
| 43 | Sunshine State Teachers of English of Students of Other |
| 44 | Languages, who shall be appointed by the Commissioner of |
| 45 | Education and serve as co-chair. |
| 46 | 4. One representative from the Florida Center for Reading |
| 47 | Research. |
| 48 | 5. A principal of a school with at least 200 ESOL |
| 49 | students. |
| 50 | 6. Three kindergarten through grade 12 teachers, one of |
| 51 | whom shall be certified in reading to be appointed by the |
| 52 | Governor, one of whom shall be certified in ESOL appointed by |
| 53 | the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and one of whom |
| 54 | shall be certified in both areas appointed by the President of |
| 55 | the Senate. |
| 56 | 7. Two district school superintendents, or their designee, |
| 57 | to be appointed by the Commissioner of Education. |
| 58 | 8. Two representatives from the Florida Association of |
| 59 | Bilingual and ESOL Supervisors appointed by the Speaker of the |
| 60 | House of Representatives. |
| 61 | 9. A representative from the Florida Education Association |
| 62 | appointed by the President of the Senate. |
| 63 | 10. A representative from a college or university who has |
| 64 | knowledge of teacher preparation programs for reading and ESOL |
| 65 | appointed by the Board of Governors. |
| 66 | 11. A representative from the Florida Association of Staff |
| 67 | Development apointed by the Governor. |
| 68 | 12. One national expert in Second Language Reading to be |
| 69 | nominated by TESOL, Inc. |
| 70 | (2) The members of the task force shall be appointed by |
| 71 | July 1, 2008, and shall convene the initial meeting of the task |
| 72 | force by September 1, 2008. |
| 73 | (3) The task force is assigned to the Department of |
| 74 | Education for administrative purposes and in effect for 3 years. |
| 75 | Members of the task force shall serve without compensation but |
| 76 | are entitled to per diem and travel expenses under s. 112.061, |
| 77 | Florida Statutes. Members of the task force are subject to the |
| 78 | Code of Ethics for Public Officers and Employees under part III |
| 79 | of chapter 112, Florida Statutes. |