RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
6A-6.03033: Specialized Instructional Services for Children with Disabilities in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program.
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Beginning with the 2012-2013 school year, a child who has a disability and enrolls with the early learning coalition under Section 1002.53(3)(d), Florida Statutes, is eligible for specialized instructional services if: (a) The child is eligible for the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program under Section 1002.53, Florida Statutes; and (b) A current individual educational plan has been developed for the child by the local school board in accordance with rules of the State Board of Education. The purpose of this rule is to adopt procedures for the Department to approve specialized instructional service providers whose services meet the standards in Section 1002.66(3), Florida Statutes, maintain a list of approved providers, and notify each school district and early learning coalition of the approved provider list. The effect of the rule will allow the parent of a child who is eligible for the prekindergarten program for children with disabilities to select one or more specialized instructional services that are consistent with the child’s individual educational plan. These specialized instructional services may include, but are not limited to: (a) Applied behavior analysis as defined in Sections 627.6686 and 641.31098, Florida Statutes, (b) Speech-language pathology as defined in Section 468.1125, Florida Statutes, (c) Occupational therapy as defined in Section 468.203, Florida Statutes, (d) Physical therapy as defined in Section 486.021, Florida Statutes, and (e) Listening and spoken language specialists and an appropriate acoustical environment for a child who is deaf or hard of hearing who has received an implant or assistive hearing device.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Specialized instructional services for children with disabilities.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1002.66 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1002.66 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: Monday, November 21, 2011, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon (EST) and 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (EST)
PLACE: Specialized Instructional Services for Children with Disabilities in the VPK Education Program Rule Development Workshop Webinars: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon, Meeting Number: 599 502 304, and Meeting Password: (This meeting does not require a password.) To join the online meeting go to: https://suncom.webex.com/suncom/j.php?ED=171804542&UID=1307961397&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D, Call-in toll-free number: 1(888)808-6959 and Conference Code: 2450966.
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Meeting Number: 594 299 095, Meeting Password: (This meeting does not require a password.) To join the online meeting go to: https://suncom.webex.com/suncom/j.php?ED=171804852&UID=1307966347&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D, Call-in toll-free number: 1(888)808-6959 and Conference Code: 2450966.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Stuart Greenberg, Executive Director, Just Read, Florida! and the Office of Early Learning, Department of Education, Suite 514, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, (850)245-0445. To submit a comment on this rule development go to https://app1.fldoe.org/rules/default.aspx

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.