6A-7.077: Access to State Funded Electronic Library Resources by Accelerated Secondary Students
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this new rule is to stipulate the mechanism by which secondary public school students enrolled in accelerated courses (dual-enrolled, early admission, Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and Advanced International Certificate of Education) shall gain access to state funded electronic library resources that are licensed for Florida colleges and state universities by the College Center for Library Automation in accordance with Section 1007.27(1), Florida Statutes.
SUMMARY: Through the Florida Library Access-Pass for Accelerated Students (FLA-PASS) webpage, accelerated students will have access to state funded electronic library resources. In order to gain access, students will fill out the Student Eligibility Verification Form found at the above webpage, and designated secondary school staff (authorized administrators) will input their information. Secondary school staff will create the policies and procedures necessary for the collection and retention of forms and the yearly updating of student information.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: The Agency has determined that this will not have an impact on small business. An SERC has not been prepared by the agency.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1001.02(1), 1007.27(1) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1007.27(1) FS.
A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: May 17, 2011, 8:30 a.m.
PLACE: St. Petersburg College, EpiCenter, Collaborative Labs, 13805 58th St. N., Largo, Florida
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Mary Jane Tappen, Deputy Chancellor for Curriculum, Instruction, and Student Services, Department of Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1502, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400, (850)245-0509
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
6A-7.077 Access to State Funded Electronic Library Resources by Accelerated Secondary Students.
(1) Students of Florida public secondary schools enrolled pursuant to Section 1007.27(1), Florida Statutes, shall have access to state funded electronic library resources that are licensed for Florida colleges and state universities by the College Center for Library Automation and the Florida Center for Library Automation.
(2) Each public secondary school shall designate a member of its staff to serve as the authorized administrator for purposes of providing access to state funded electronic resources. In order to access these electronic resources, students shall provide the information requested on Form EL-01, Eligibility Verification Form 2011, to the authorized administrators at their school. Form EL-01 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-00219) is hereby incorporated by reference in this rule. The form may be accessed at the Florida Library Access-Pass for Accelerated Secondary Students (“FLA-PASS”) webpage at http://www.FLA-PASS.org.
(3) The authorized administrators at each school shall collect Eligibility Verification Forms from students, input the required information into the FLA-PASS webpage, and retain the original physical forms pursuant to school district records retention policies.
(4) Schools shall collect and update student information every school year utilizing the form and FLA-PASS website.
Rulemaking Authority 1001.02(1), 1007.27(1) FS. Law Implemented 1007.27(1) FS. History–New________.