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. 37 No. 15, April 15, 2011 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

Rule 6A-1.09412, FAC., is amended to read:

6A-1.09412 Course Requirements – Grades K-12 Basic and Adult Secondary Programs.

A course description directs district personnel by providing the essential content and course requirements for each course in grades K-12 contained in the “Course Code Directory and Instructional Personnel Assignments” adopted by Rule 6A-1.09441, F.A.C. Course requirements approved by the State Board of Education are contained in the publication “2011-2012 Florida Course Descriptions for Grades K-12/Adult, Basic Education”, (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-00222) which is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this rule. ~~District school boards of education are authorized, through local rules, to approve a variance of up to ten (10) percent of the course requirements of each course description.~~ Copies of approved course descriptions may be obtained from K-12 Public Schools, Department of Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399 or online at http://www.flordidastandards.org.

Rulemaking Authority 1001.03(1), 1011.62(1)(u) FS. Law Implemented 1001.42(7), 1003.42, 1011.62(1)(u) FS. History–New 2-21-85, Formerly 6A-1.9412, Amended 1-29-86, 1-1-87, 9-6-88, 12-13-88, 12-11-89, 1-15-91, 2-20-92, 6-6-93, 10-18-94, 8-28-95, 5-14-96, 9-15-97, 10-13-98, 5-3-99, 5-3-01, 10-15-01, 12-17-02, 7-26-05, 11-21-05, 7-27-06, 1-18-07, 3-24-08, 10-21-09, 5-3-10,________.