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Notice: 25582700

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Division:

State Board of Education

Chapter:

CERTIFICATION

Overview

RULE:

6A-4.0021

Florida Teacher Certification Examinations

PURPOSE:

To adopt and incorporate new Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) competencies and skills, effective June 1, 2022, for the following FTCE subject areas: General Knowledge Test, Elementary Education K–6, English 6–12, English for Speakers of Other Languages K–12, Exceptional Student Education K–12, Middle Grades English 5–9, Prekindergarten/Primary PK–3, and Reading K–12. The rule amendment also updates the names of two subject area examinations: Guidance and Counseling PK–12 will be renamed School Counseling PK–12 to align with current certification terminology, and Hearing Impaired K–12 will be renamed Deaf or Hard of Hearing K–12 to align with current certification terminology.

SUMMARY:

The proposed rule will adopt and incorporate the “Competencies and Skills Required for Teacher Certification in Florida, Twenty-Sixth Edition,” effective June 1, 2022, which updates the competencies and skills for eight (8) certification areas to better reflect the Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) Student Performance Standards in English Language Arts, adopted and incorporated in Rule 6A-1.09401, F.A.C.  The proposed rule also updates the names of the following two (2) subject area examinations: Guidance and Counseling PK–12 to School Counseling PK–12 to reflect the name change for the certification area in Rule 6A-4.0181, F.A.C., and Hearing Impaired K–12 to Deaf or Hard of Hearing K–12 to reflect the name change for the certification area in Rule 6A-4.0172, F.A.C.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

1001.02(1), (2)(n), 1012.55(1), 1012.56, 1012.59, F.S.

LAW:

1012.55, 1012.56, 1012.59, F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

2/24/2022 Vol. 48/38

COMMENTS:

From 2/24/2022 To 3/17/2022 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Ref-07842 Competencies and Skills Required for Teacher Certification in Florida, Twenty-Fourth Edition
Ref-10344 Competencies and Skills Required for Teacher Certification in Florida, Twenty-Fifth Edition

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