25971864, 6A-4.0012 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 25971864

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Division:

State Board of Education

Chapter:

CERTIFICATION

Overview

RULE:

6A-4.0012	Application Information
6A-4.002	General Provisions
6A-4.004	Florida Educator's Certificates with Academic, Administrative, Degreed Career and Technical, and Specialty Class Coverages

PURPOSE:

To implement the new certification pathway for military veterans by creating a new certification application form and specifying eligibility criteria. The effect of the rule change is to provide an additional option for certification applicants who are military veterans to obtain a 5-year Temporary Certificate. Additionally, this rule development will specify that only a 3-year Temporary Certificate can be issued after it has been expired for a year, remove the active duty requirements for members of armed forces reserves to be eligible for the military certification fee waiver and revise the current list of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) courses incorporated by reference in Rule 6A-4.004, F.A.C., to be aligned with the State Board of Education approved Course Code Directory.

SUBJECT:

Educator Certification.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

1001.02(2)(n), 1012.55(1), 1012.56(13), 1012.586, 1012.59(1), F.S.

LAW:

1001.10(5)(b), 1012.31, 1012.32, 1012.55, 1012.56, F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

6/15/2022 Vol. 48/116

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

1001.02(2)(n), 1012.55(1), 1012.56(13), 1012.586, 1012.59(1), F.S., 1001.10(5)(b), 1012.31, 1012.32, 1012.55, 1012.56, F.S.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=6A-4.0012&PDate=6/15/2022&Section=1

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