HB 491

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to the certification of public school
3	educators; creating s. 1012.587, F.S.; specifying
4	inservice requirements for educators who provide
5	instruction in English for Speakers of Other Languages;
6	providing an effective date.
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8	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10	Section 1.  Section 1012.587, Florida Statutes, is created
11	to read:
12	1012.587  Inservice requirements for educators of English
13	for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL).--To ensure the most
14	conducive learning environment and the use of appropriate
15	teaching strategies for students who have limited English
16	proficiency, inservice requirements for educators who provide
17	instruction in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
18	shall be as follows:
19	(1)  For the primary English instructor (basic ESOL) who is
20	an English/language arts teacher, 300 inservice hours or the
21	equivalent.
22	(2)  For an instructor teaching the basic subject areas of
23	reading, mathematics, science, social studies, or computer
24	literacy, 60 inservice hours or the equivalent.
25	(3)  For an instructor teaching subject areas other than
26	basic ESOL or basic subject areas, 18 inservice hours or the
27	equivalent.
28	(4)  For a school administrator or guidance counselor, 60
29	inservice hours or the equivalent.
30	Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.

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