Notice of Change/Withdrawal

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
State Board of Education
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
6A-6.0970: John M. McKay Scholarship for Students with Disabilities Program
NOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 35 No. 32, August 14, 2009 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

Subparagraph (5)(c)3. was amended to read:

3. Prior to receiving a scholarship payment, all parents of participating students must have on file with the Department Form IEPC – AFF1, Affidavit, signed and notarized affirming the validity of the parent’s signature that the parent understands and agrees to uphold the responsibilities of the parent and the student as outlined in Section 1002.39(9), F.S., including restrictive endorsement of the scholarship warrants. Form IEPC – AFF1 is hereby incorporated by reference in this rule to become effective with the effective date of this rule and may be obtained from the Department’s website at http://www.floridaschoolchoice.org/.

In addition the Affidavit as incorporated by reference was substantially rewritten to read:

AFFIDAVIT

STATE OF FLORIDA

COUNTY OF _________

Before me this day personally appeared ________________ (Name of Parent), who being duly sworn, attests that he or she is the parent or legal guardian of __________________(Name of Student), and that the signature below is his or her true and correct signature and is the signature that will be used to endorse warrants issued on behalf of the above-named student under the McKay Scholarship Program.

                                                                                                                                _________________________

                                                                                                                                (SIGNATURE OF PARENT)

Sworn to (or affirmed) and subscribed before me this ______ day of ______, 20__, by _________ (Name of Parent).

Personally Known or Produced Identification

Type of Identification Produced __________________

NOTARY SEAL

                                                                                                                                _______________________________

 

                                                                                                                                (SIGNATURE OF NOTARY)

                                                                                                                                ________________________________

                                                                                                                                (PRINTED NAME OF NOTARY)

Parent’s Address _________________________________

Parent’s Home Telephone ___-___-_____

Parent’s Work Telephone ___-_____-____

Please review the statutory parent and student responsibilities pursuant to Section 1002.39, Florida Statutes, which include, but are not limited to:

Any student participating in the program must remain in attendance at a McKay approved school a minimum of 170 actual school days at the school’s physical location, unless excused by the school for illness or other good cause.

Each parent and each student has an obligation to comply with the private school’s published policies.

The parent to whom the scholarship warrant is made must endorse the warrant to the private school for deposit into the account of the private school. The parent may not designate any entity or individual associated with the participating private school as the parent’s attorney in fact to endorse a scholarship warrant.