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Notice: 7756428

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Division:

State Board of Education

Chapter:

MISCELLANEOUS

Overview

RULE:

6A-10.0311

Assessment of Student Attainment of College-Level Communication and Computation Skills (Repealed)

PURPOSE:

Senate Bill 1676, passed by the 2009 Legislature, repealed Section 1008.29, Florida Statutes, relating to the College-Level Academic Skills Testing (CLAST) Program. The purpose of this rule amendment is to revise the rule language to reflect the 2009 statutory changes that elimination of the examination (CLAST) and to implement recommendations relating to the remaining College-Level Academic Skills (CLAS) Requirements (pursuant to Section 1007.25, Florida Statutes).

SUMMARY:

Section 1007.25, Florida Statutes, directs the State Board of Education, in conjunction with the Board of Governors, to establish minimum requirements for receipt of an associate in arts or baccalaureate degree from a Florida public postsecondary institution. The requirements are intended to ensure that students have demonstrated proficiency in college-level communication and computation skills prior to the conference of a degree. Specifically, these include the establishment of minimum scores on nationally standardized assessments and the identification of postsecondary coursework that can be used to meet the requirements. The Articulation Coordinating Committee approved recommendations on August 13, 2009 that served as the foundation for the proposed rule revision.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

1001.02(2)(d), 1007.25(12)(a) FS.

LAW:

1001.02, 1007.25 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

10/16/2009 Vol. 35/41

COMMENTS:

From 10/16/2009 To 11/6/2009 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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