Notice of Development of Rulemaking

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
State Board of Education
RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
6A-10.0315: College Preparatory Testing, Placement, and Instruction
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the rule development is to clarify the courses for which a student has demonstrated readiness with an FCAT 2.0 Reading score of 262.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: College preparatory testing.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1001.26(6), 1008.30(3) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1001.02, 1008.30 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Cassandra Brown, Division of Florida Colleges, cassandra.brown@fldoe.org
TO REQUEST A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP, please contact Lynn Abbott at lynn.abbott@fldoe.org or (850)245-9661

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

6A-10.0315 College Preparatory Testing, Placement and Instruction.

(1) through (2)(a) No change.

(b) A score of 262 on Grade 10 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test 2.0 (FCAT 2.0). Reading demonstrates readiness for college-level coursework in Reading and writing the curriculum area. Students who achieve such a score and enroll in a Florida College System institution within 2 years of achieving such a score are exempted from taking the Reading and writing subtests of the Florida Postsecondary Education Readiness Test pursuant to subsection (1) above.

(3) through (12) No change.

Rulemaking Authority 1001.02(6), 1008.30(3) FS. Law Implemented 1001.02, 1008.30 FS. History–New 7-15-84, Amended 6-6-85, Formerly 6A-10.315, Amended 5-17-88, 7-25-91, 10-18-94, 8-28-95, 6-25-96, 3-28-00, 2-12-12,_________.