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. 35 No. 5, February 6, 2009 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

Paragraphs (2)(a) and (3)(a), Subsection (5), and Subparagraph (6)(b)2., are amended to read:

(2)(a) Any teachers using home language strategies to teach mathematics, science, social studies or computer literacy assigned to instruct English Language Learners on September 15, 1990, or for the first time in any given school year thereafter shall complete at least sixty points of inservice training or three semester hours of college credit in methods of teaching home language, home language curriculum and materials development, and or testing and evaluation in the home language by September 15 of the following year.

(3)(a) Any teacher assigned to instruct English Language Learners in subjects other than English, reading, mathematics, science, social studies or computer literacy on September 15, 1990, for the first time in any given school year thereafter shall complete at least eighteen points of inservice training or three semester hours of college credit methods of teaching English to speakers of other languages, ESOL curriculum and materials development, cross-cultural communications and understanding, and or testing and evaluation of ESOL by September 15 of the following year. Inservice training shall be provided during three full planning days or by other means approved in the district’s ELL plan.

(5) School administrators and guidance counselors shall complete sixty (60) points of inservice training or three (3) semester hours of college credit in English for Speakers of Other Languages, ESOL Curriculum and Materials Development, Cross-cultural Communications and Understanding, and or Testing and Evaluation of ESOL within three (3) years of their hiring date or assignment as a school administrator or guidance counselor. ESOL inservice training or college credit in ESOL taken prior to the hiring date or assignment may be used to meet this requirement.

(6)(b)2. A teacher required to have an ESOL endorsement on a certificate ~~pursuant to this rule~~ shall complete course work required for such endorsement in accordance with Rule 6A-1.0503, F.A.C.