Florida Senate - 2022 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 896
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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02/02/2022 .
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The Committee on Education (Burgess) recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete lines 17 - 133
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5 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (7) of section
6 1012.56, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraphs (d) and
7 (e) are added to that subsection, to read
8 1012.56 Educator certification requirements.—
9 (7) TYPES AND TERMS OF CERTIFICATION.—
10 (b) The department shall issue a temporary certificate to any
11 applicant who:
12 1. Completes the requirements outlined in paragraphs
13 (2)(a)-(f) and completes the subject area content requirements
14 specified in state board rule or demonstrates mastery of subject
15 area knowledge pursuant to subsection (5) and holds an
16 accredited degree or a degree approved by the Department of
17 Education at the level required for the subject area
18 specialization in state board rule; or
19 2. For a subject area specialization for which the state
20 board otherwise requires a bachelor’s degree, documents 48
21 months of active-duty military service with an honorable
22 discharge or a medical separation; completes the requirements
23 outlined in paragraphs (2)(a), (b), (d), (e), and (f); completes
24 the subject area content requirements specified in state board
25 rule or demonstrates mastery of subject area knowledge pursuant
26 to subsection (5); and documents completion of 60 college
27 credits with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on
28 a 4.0 scale, as provided by one or more accredited institutions
29 of higher learning or a nonaccredited institution of higher
30 learning identified by the Department of Education as having a
31 quality program resulting in a bachelor’s degree or higher.
32 (c) The department shall issue one nonrenewable 2-year
33 temporary certificate and one nonrenewable 5-year professional
34 certificate to a qualified applicant who holds a bachelor’s
35 degree in the area of speech-language impairment to allow for
36 completion of a master’s degree program in speech-language
37 impairment.
38 (d) A person who is issued a temporary certificate under
39 subparagraph (b)2. must be assigned a teacher mentor for a
40 minimum of 2 school years commencing employment. Each teacher
41 mentor selected by the school district, charter school, or
42 charter management organization must:
43 1. Hold a valid professional certificate issued pursuant to
44 s. 1012.56;
45 2. Have earned at least 3 years of teaching experience in
46 prekindergarten through grade 12; and
47 3. Have earned an effective or highly effective rating on
48 the prior year’s performance evaluation under s. 1012.34.
49 (e)1. A each temporary certificate issued under
50 subparagraph (b)1. is valid for 3 school fiscal years and is
51 nonrenewable.
52 2. A temporary certificate issued under subparagraph (b)2.
53 is valid for 5 school fiscal years, is limited to a one-time
54 issuance, and is nonrenewable.
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56 At least 1 year before an individual’s temporary certificate is
57 set to expire, the department shall electronically notify the
58 individual of the date on which his or her certificate will
59 expire and provide a list of each method by which the
60 qualifications for a professional certificate can be completed.
61 The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to allow the
62 department to extend the validity period of a temporary
63 certificate for 2 years when the requirements for the
64 professional certificate were not completed due to the serious
65 illness or injury of the applicant, the military service of an
66 applicant’s spouse, other extraordinary extenuating
67 circumstances, or if the certificateholder is rated highly
68 effective in the immediate prior year’s performance evaluation
69 pursuant to s. 1012.34 or has completed a 2-year mentorship
70 program pursuant to s. 1012.56(8). The department shall extend
71 the temporary certificate upon approval by the Commissioner of
72 Education. A written request for extension of the certificate
73 shall be submitted by the district school superintendent, the
74 governing authority of a university lab school, the governing
75 authority of a state-supported school, or the governing
76 authority of a private school.
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78 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
79 And the title is amended as follows:
80 Delete lines 3 - 11
81 and insert:
82 veterans; amending s. 1012.56, F.S.; authorizing the
83 Department of Education to issue a temporary
84 certificate to specified military servicemembers who
85 meet certain criteria; requiring a teacher mentorship
86 for specified military servicemembers who hold a
87 temporary certificate; specifying the duration and
88 issuance of a temporary certificate for specified
89 military servicemembers; amending s..