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Notice: 28470875

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Division:

State Board of Education

Chapter:

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

Overview

RULE:

6A-1.099822

School Improvement Rating for Alternative Schools.

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the proposed rule is to incorporate certain Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) education programs into the school improvement ratings model in response to changes adopted in House Bill 1425 from the 2024 legislative session and to incorporate technical changes to existing rule references. As a result, eligible DJJ detention, prevention, and day treatment programs will receive a school improvement rating beginning with the 2024-25 school year.

SUMMARY:

The proposed amendments to the rule will incorporate juvenile justice detention, prevention, and day treatment programs as schools evaluated under the school improvement ratings model. In the 2024 legislative session, House Bill 1425 amended section (s.) 1003.52, Florida Statutes (F.S.), to eliminate the current DJJ accountability ratings system and require that educational services provided at juvenile justice detention, prevention and day treatment programs be evaluated under the school improvement ratings model. DJJ residential programs previously evaluated under the DJJ accountability ratings system will be evaluated under an accountability model developed by the DJJ for the Florida Scholars Academy under s. 985.619, F.S. Additionally, the proposed amendments include technical changes to existing rule references.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

1001.02(1)(n), 1003.51 (2)(p), 1008.34, 1008.341(6), F.S.

LAW:

1003.51(5), 1003.51(2)(p), 1008.341, 1008.345, F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

6/24/2024 Vol. 50/123

COMMENTS:

From 6/24/2024 To 7/15/2024 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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