| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to state-approved teacher preparation |
| 3 | programs; amending s. 1004.04, F.S.; specifying that the |
| 4 | State Board of Education adopt rules that require certain |
| 5 | students in state-approved teacher preparation programs to |
| 6 | assist teachers with low-performing students in reading as |
| 7 | part of certain field experiences; providing an effective |
| 8 | date. |
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| 10 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 12 | Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 1004.04, Florida |
| 13 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 14 | 1004.04 Public accountability and state approval for |
| 15 | teacher preparation programs.- |
| 16 | (2) UNIFORM CORE CURRICULA.- |
| 17 | (a) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules |
| 18 | pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 that establish uniform |
| 19 | core curricula for each state-approved teacher preparation |
| 20 | program. |
| 21 | (b) The rules to establish uniform core curricula for each |
| 22 | state-approved teacher preparation program must include, but are |
| 23 | not limited to, a State Board of Education identified foundation |
| 24 | in scientifically researched, knowledge-based reading literacy |
| 25 | and computational skills acquisition; classroom management; |
| 26 | school safety; professional ethics; educational law; human |
| 27 | development and learning; and understanding of the Sunshine |
| 28 | State Standards content measured by state achievement tests, |
| 29 | reading and interpretation of data, and use of data to improve |
| 30 | student achievement. |
| 31 | (c) These rules must include the requirement that a |
| 32 | student in a state-approved teacher preparation program, as part |
| 33 | of a preservice field experience course, internship, or student |
| 34 | teaching assignment at the elementary school level, assist |
| 35 | teachers who are teaching low-performing students in reading in |
| 36 | a public elementary school in the school district in which the |
| 37 | program is located. |
| 38 | (d)(c) These rules shall not require an additional period |
| 39 | of time-to-degree but may be phased in to enable teacher |
| 40 | preparation programs to supplant courses, including pedagogy |
| 41 | courses, not required by law or State Board of Education rule |
| 42 | with the courses and assignments identified pursuant to |
| 43 | paragraphs paragraph (b) and (c). |
| 44 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010. |