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Notice: 26057515

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Division:

State Board of Education

Chapter:

CERTIFICATION

Overview

RULE:

6A-4.0012	Application Information
6A-4.002	General Provisions
6A-4.004	Florida Educator's Certificates with Academic, Administrative, Degreed Career and Technical, and Specialty Class Coverages

PURPOSE:

To implement the new certification pathway for military veterans by creating a new certification application form and specifying eligibility criteria. The effect of the rule change is to provide an additional option for certification applicants who are military veterans to obtain a 5-year Temporary Certificate. Additionally, this rule development will specify that only a 3-year Temporary Certificate can be issued after it has been expired for a year, remove the active duty requirements for members of armed forces reserves to be eligible for the military certification fee waiver and revise the current list of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) courses incorporated by reference in Rule 6A-4.004, F.A.C., to be aligned with the State Board of Education approved Course Code Directory.

SUMMARY:

Florida offers multiple pathways to earn an educator certificate. The Bureau of Educator Certification issues 3-year Temporary and 5-year Professional and Restricted Professional Certificates to educators who meet the criteria, including earning a bachelor’s degree, per section 1012.56, Florida Statutes. Currently, a pathway for military personnel is not in place. The current military provisions allow for active duty servicemembers, veterans and their spouses to apply for a military certification fee waiver. The Bureau of Educator Certification also issues Professional Certificates to educators who meet the criteria for the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) pathway. One of the criteria is to teach an approved STEM course with a state or national standardized test. The rule amendments will allow for the implementation of the new certification pathway for military veterans, remove the active duty requirement for reservists to become eligible for a military certification fee waiver, and update the STEM course list according to the current Course Code Directory.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

1001.02(2)(n), 1012.55(1), 1012.56(13), 1012.586, 1012.59(1), F.S.

LAW:

1001.10(5)(b), 1012.31, 1012.32, 1012.55, 1012.56, F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

7/15/2022 Vol. 48/137

COMMENTS:

From 7/15/2022 To 8/5/2022 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Ref-08784 CG-10R, Renewal or Reinstatement Application

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