Florida Senate - 2017                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1598
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  04/20/2017           .                                
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       Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education (Brandes)
       recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 183 - 187
    4  and insert:
    5  paragraph (8)(a); or
    6         (h) Successful completion of a competency-based
    7  certification program pursuant to s. 1004.85 and achievement of
    8  a passing score on the professional education competency
    9  examination required by rule of the State Board of Education;
   10  or.
   11         (i) Enrollment in a state-approved teacher preparation
   12  program or a comprehensive teacher mentorship certification
   13  program within 90 days after the issuance of a temporary
   14  certificate.
   15         1. An applicant whose temporary certificate has been
   16  revoked due to his or her failure to enroll in a teacher
   17  preparation program or a comprehensive teacher mentorship
   18  certification program must be enrolled in such program before
   19  the department may issue the applicant a new temporary
   20  certificate.
   21         2. An applicant who was enrolled in a teacher preparation
   22  program or a comprehensive teacher mentorship certification
   23  program but is no longer enrolled in the program has 30 days to
   24  reenroll or his or her temporary certificate shall be revoked.