9023345, 6A-10.041 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 9023345

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Division:

State Board of Education

Chapter:

MISCELLANEOUS

Overview

RULE:

6A-10.041

Substitution for Requirements for Eligible Students with Disabilities at Florida Colleges and Postsecondary Career Centers

PURPOSE:

The purpose and effect of the rule amendment is to add the definitions of disability types to align with statute, allow students who are eligible for a course substitution in a skill area to be waived from taking the college preparatory coursework in the respective skill area so that such students will not be prevented from continuing their education, and clarify when and to whom colleges should submit the report of the number of granted substitutions by type of disability, the substitutions provided, the substitutions identified as available for each documented disability and the number of requests for substitutions which were denied.

SUMMARY:

The rule provides definitions for the types of disabilities eligible for a reasonable substitution of admission, entry into a program of study, for entry into the upper division, and graduation requirements. The rule change includes the addition of definitions for all categories identified in statute so that the rule is aligned with statute as well as the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act. Students with a disability affecting their ability to learn in a skill area (reading, writing, mathematics) and not planning to pursue an academic program which requires knowledge in the skill area, would have the college preparatory course requirement waived and be required to complete substitute courses to fulfill graduation requirements.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

1001.02, 1007.264, 1007.265 FS.

LAW:

1007.02, 1007.264, 1007.265 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

8/20/2010 Vol. 36/33

COMMENTS:

From 8/20/2010 To 9/10/2010 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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