NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on August 18, 2009, the Department of Health, Office of School Psychology has issued an order.
Date Petition Filed: July 20, 2009
Nature of the rule for which variance or waiver is sought: subsection 64B21-500.011(4), F.A.C., requires official documentation of a passing score issued directly by the test administration agency.
Date Petition Published in the Florida Administrative Weekly: July 31, 2009, Vol. 35, No. 30.
General Basis for Agency Decision: On July 20, 2009, Maria A. Dobbins, Ph.D., asked the department to accept her testing scores from the State of Texas rather than from the examination provider, which no longer had a record of her testing scores. Petitioner’s request was granted on principles of fairness and because scores from an alternate secure source met the underlying purpose of the statute.
A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Allen Hall, Executive Director, Office of School Psychology, Department of Health, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C05, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3255.