Notice of Development of Rulemaking

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
State Board of Education
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
6A-4.0021: Florida Teacher Certification Examinations
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this proposed rule amendment is to update the fee structure for the Florida Teacher Certification Examination program. The rule will increase fees for first-time examinees and examinees retaking a failed examination. The effect of this change is that examinees will be required to pay a fee more aligned with the real cost of the examinations.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Florida Teacher Certification Examinations.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 1012.59(1) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1012.59(1) FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: November 19, 2007, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 pm.; November 26, 2007, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon; November 28, 2007, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon
PLACE: November 19, 2007 – Broward County Main Library, 1st Floor Auditorium, 100 South Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
November 26, 2007 – Zora Neale Hurston Complex, Conference Room D, 400 West Robinson Street, Orlando, Florida 32801
November 28, 2007 – Florida Department of Education, 1721 Turlington Building, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399
November 26, 2007 - Zora Neale Hurston Complex, Conference Room D, 400 West Robinson Street, Orlando, Florida 32801
November 28, 2007 - Florida Department of Education, 1721 Turlington Building, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Dr. Mike Jones, Program Director, Postsecondary Assessment, Office of Assessment and School Performance, Accountability, Research, and Measurement, 325 W. Gaines Street, Suite 414, Tallahassee, FL 32399, (850)245-0513

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.