6314911, 6A-1.09421 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 6314911

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Division:

State Board of Education

Chapter:

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

Overview

RULE:

6A-1.09421

High School Competency Test Requirements (Repealed)

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the proposed rule amendment is to establish in rule passing scores on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test® (FCAT) that are equivalent to the current passing scores required for students who entered high school at the time the High School Competency Test (HSCT) testing requirement was in place. Senate Bill 1908, passed by the 2008 Legislature, provides authority to the State Board of Education to adopt by rule passing scores on a new statewide assessment that are statistically equivalent to the passing scores required on an old statewide assessment. Once the equivalent passing scores on the new statewide assessment are adopted, the administration of the old assessment may be discontinued. With regard to this rule, the “old” statewide assessment is the HSCT and the “new” statewide assessment is the FCAT. The effect of this change will be to allow the Department of Education to discontinue the administration of the HSCT, effective with the approval of the final proposed rule including the equivalent scores.

SUBJECT:

High School Competency Test.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

1001.02, 1008.22(9) FS.

LAW:

1001.02, 1003.428, 1003.43, 1008.22 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

10/24/2008 Vol. 34/43

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

1001.02, 1008.22(9) FS., 1001.02, 1003.428, 1003.43, 1008.22 FS.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=6A-1.09421&PDate=10/24/2008&Section=1

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