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Notice: 21537218

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Division:

State Board of Education

Chapter:

CERTIFICATION

Overview

RULE:

6A-4.0021

Florida Teacher Certification Examinations

PURPOSE:

To adopt new Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) competencies and skills, effective October 1, 2020, for the following FTCE subject areas: Guidance and Counseling PK–12; Hearing Impaired K–12; Music K–12; School Psychologist PK–12; Speech-Language Impaired K–12; and Visually Impaired K–12; and to implement siginificant registration fee reductions for the General Knowledge Test and the Professional Education Test, as well as for all Subject Area Examinations. The effect will be changes to the affected FTCE competencies and skills for the affected examinations; and fee modifications to all FTCE examinations.

SUMMARY:

Adopt the “Competencies and Skills Required for Teacher Certification in Florida, Twenty-Fifth Edition.” The new edition updates the competencies and skills for Guidance and Counseling PK–12, Hearing Impaired K–12, Music K–12, School Psychologist PK–12, Speech-Language Impaired K–12, and Visually Impaired K–12, and will become effective October 1, 2020. This rule is further proposed for amendment to lower the retake registration fees for the General Knowledge Test and the Professional Education Test, as well as lower the first-time and retake registration fees for all Subject Area Examinations.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

1012.55(1), 1012.56, 1012.59, F.S.

LAW:

1012.55, 1012.56, 1012.59, F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

2/25/2019 Vol. 45/38

COMMENTS:

From 2/25/2019 To 3/18/2019 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Ref-03636 Competencies and Skills Required for Teacher Certification in Florida, Twentieth Edition
Ref-05515 Competencies and Skills Required for Teacher Certification in Florida, Twenty-Second Edition
Ref-07092 Competencies and Skills Required for Teacher Certification in Florida, Twenty-Third Edition

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