The Florida Senate

¹231.3505  Employment of directors of career education in school districts.--In order to receive state funding, each school board that employs at least 15 full-time equivalent vocational teachers must employ a director of ²career education who meets the certification requirements established by the State Board of Education. Such directors shall be directly accountable to the superintendent of schools, or the superintendent's designee, for the planning and implementation of vocational programs. Two or more district school boards may employ a single director.

History.--s. 1, ch. 70-192; s. 1, ch. 72-99; s. 88, ch. 72-221; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 15, ch. 80-295; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 28, 31, ch. 82-242; s. 5, ch. 84-94; ss. 5, 7, ch. 92-67; s. 40, ch. 92-136; ss. 1245, 1246, ch. 95-147.

¹Note.--As amended by s. 40, ch. 92-136, and s. 1246, ch. 95-147. This section was also amended by s. 5, ch. 92-67, and s. 1245, ch. 95-147. The ch. 92-136 version is published here as the last expression of legislative will (see Journal of the House of Representatives 1992, pp. 1182 and 2297). Section 231.3505, as amended by s. 5, ch. 92-67, and s. 1245, ch. 95-147, reads:

231.3505  Employment of directors of career education in school districts and community colleges.--Each school district that generates ²career education funds in programs employing at least 15 full-time equivalent teachers, in order to earn these funds, shall employ an individual who is certified by the Department of Education as director of ²career education to administer a districtwide program in ²career education. The position shall be on the staff of the superintendent of schools or the superintendent's designee and shall be at a level requiring involvement in the planning and implementation of vocational programs. Pursuant to rules adopted by the state board, two or more school districts may jointly hire a single director. Until such time as a school district employs at least 15 full-time equivalent teachers, the certified vocational director may be assigned additional responsibilities.

²Note.--The term "career education" was substituted for the term "vocational education" by the editors pursuant to the directive of the Legislature in s. 16, ch. 94-232.