RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
6A-6.0571: Career and Technical Education and Adult General Education Standards and Industry-Driven Benchmarks

Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 37 No. 15, April 15, 2011 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

To address concerns of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee, subsections (1) and (2) will be presented to the State Board of Education on September 20, 2011, with the following changes:

(1) District school boards and community colleges boards of trustees variance authority. District school boards of education and community college boards of trustees are authorized, to vary up to ten (10) percent of the intended outcomes of each framework included in the documents titled as follows: “Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources,” “Architecture & Construction,” “Arts, A/V Technology & Communication,” “Business, Management & Administration,” “Education & Training,” “Energy,” “Finance,” “Government & Public Administration,” “Health Science,” “Hospitality & Tourism,” “Human Services,” “Information Technology,” “Law, Public Safety & Security,” “Manufacturing,” “Marketing, Sales & Service,” “Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM),” “Transportation, Distribution & Logistics,” and “Additional CTE Programs/Courses,” all of which fall under the umbrella of the “Career and Technical Education Programs, Academic Year 2011/2012 2010-2011 Curriculum Frameworks by Career Cluster” and the document “Adult General Education Standards and Curriculum Frameworks 2011-2012 2010-2011.” The variance does not apply to frameworks identifying occupations requiring state or federal licensure, certification or registration.

(1)(2) Commissioner of Education waiver authority. The Commissioner of Education may approve a school’s waiver request submitted by a district school board to allow the school to substitute locally approved intended outcomes for State Board approved outcomes included in the documents titled as follows: “Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources,” “Architecture & Construction,” “Arts, A/V Technology & Communication,” “Business, Management & Administration,” “Education & Training,” “Energy,” “Finance,” “Government & Public Administration,” “Health Science,” “Hospitality & Tourism,” “Human Services,” “Information Technology,” “Law, Public Safety & Security,” “Manufacturing,” “Marketing, Sales & Service,” “Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM),” “Transportation, Distribution & Logistics,” and “Additional CTE Programs/Courses,” all of which fall under the umbrella of the “Career and Technical Education Programs, Academic Year 2011/2012 Curriculum Frameworks by Career Cluster” and “Adult General Education Standards and Curriculum Frameworks 2011-2012,” provided that:

(a) The framework does not identify occupations requiring state or federal licensure, certification or registration;

(b) Locally approved outcomes specified for the state approved program adequately address the major concepts/content contained in the curriculum framework; and,

(c) The waiver request fulfills the provisions of Section 1001.10, F.S.

Rulemaking Authority 1004.92(2)(b)3. FS. Law Implemented 1004.92(2)(b)4. FS. History–New 10-30-78, Amended 10-23-79, 5-29-80, 7-9-81, 7-6-82, 5-29-83, 6-14-84, 7-10-85, Formerly 6A-6.571, Amended 7-9-86, 7-22-87, 8-30-88, 7-31-90, 7-31-91, 7-31-92, 7-31-93, 7-31-94, 4-30-96, 1-23-00, 7-21-08, 4-21-09, 5-3-10,_________.