Notice of Development of Rulemaking

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
State Board of Education
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
6A-6.0900: Programs for Limited English Proficient Students
6A-6.0901: Definitions Which Apply to Programs for Limited English Proficient Students
6A-6.0902: Requirements for Identification, Assessment and Programmatic Assessment of Limited English Proficient Students
6A-6.0903: Requirement for Classification, Reclassification, and Post Reclassification
6A-6.0904: Equal Access to Appropriate Programming for Limited English Proficient Students
6A-6.0905: Requirements for the District Limited English Proficient Plan
6A-6.0906: Monitoring of Programs for Limited English Proficient Students
6A-6.0907: Inservice Requirements for Personnel of Limited English Proficient Students
6A-6.0908: Equal Access for Limited English Proficient Students to Programs Other Than ESOL
6A-6.0909: Exemptions Provided to Limited English Proficient Students
6A-6.09091: Accommodations of the Statewide Assessment Program Instruments and Procedures for Limited English Proficient Students
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the rule development is to incorporate new assessment standards for English language learners as well as review rule and governing statutes to ensure consistency between law and rule.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Identification, assessment, and reclassification of students classified as English language learners.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 1003.56 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1003.56 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: The following times have been changed since the notice of rule development was published in the September 28, 2007 Florida Administrative Weekly:
October 24, 2007, 1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.; October 25, 2007, 1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.; October 26, 2007, 1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
PLACE: October 24, 2007
Florida Department of Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1703/07, Tallahassee, Florida
October 25, 2007
Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus, 300 N.E. 2nd Avenue, Room 2106, Miami, Florida
October 26, 2007
Orange County Public Schools, Educational Leadership Center, Board Room, 445 West Amelia Street, Orlando, Florida
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Lisa C. Saavedra, Bureau of Academic Achievement through Language Acquisition, 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 501C, Tallahassee, Florida; (850)245-5074

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