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Notice: 15025317

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Division:

State Board of Education

Chapter:

SPECIAL PROGRAMS I

Overview

RULE:

6A-6.0900	Programs for English Language Leaners (Repealed)
6A-6.09022	Extension of Services in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Program
6A-6.0905	Requirements for the District English Language Learners Plan
6A-6.0909	Exemptions Provided to English Language Learners

PURPOSE:

The purpose of these rule amendments are to update the referenced rules as necessary, including the following revisions: Rule 6A-6.0900	 - update list of rules applicable 
 to ESOL programs and to add recently adopted rules to the existing list; Rule 6A-6.09022	 - update
 references to the statewide standardized assessment (formerly FCAT) and the statewide English Language Proficiency Assessment; make necessary changes in grammar to clarify the deadline for re-evaluation of a student’s progress towards English language proficiency for purposes of extension of services; Rule 6A-6.0905 - clarify the Department’s obligation to consider objections by any school district parent leadership councils representing parents of English Language Learners (ELLs) to any district ELL plan under Department review; revise requirement to submit the district ELL plan via an online template to instead require submission on an incorporated form; and Rule 6A-6.0909 - update references to the statewide standardized assessment (formerly FCAT) and the statewide English Language Proficiency Assessment; remove exemption option for school districts to have ESOL-endorsed instructors if they have fewer than ten ELLs within a radius of 20 miles of a given school or attendance zone, whichever is larger.

SUMMARY:

The proposed rulemaking is to update the list of rules, update how statewide standardized assessments are referenced; make changes in grammar; clarify the Florida Department of Education’s obligation to consider all school district parent leadership councils’ objections to any District ELL Plan; and remove exemption option for school districts to have ESOL-endorsed instructors if they have fewer than ten ELLs within a radius of 20 miles of a given school or attendance zone.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

1001.02, 1003.56, Florida Statutes.

LAW:

1003.56, 1011.62, Florida Statutes.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

9/5/2014 Vol. 40/173

COMMENTS:

From 9/5/2014 To 9/26/2014 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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