Notice of Proposed Rule

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
State Board of Education
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
6A-1.09412: Course Requirements - Grades K-12 Basic and Adult Secondary Programs
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the rule amendment is to adopt revised Social Studies Course Descriptions for the 2010-2011 school-year. The effect will be course descriptions aligned with the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards approved by the State Board of Education.
SUMMARY: The rule is amended to adopt revised Florida Course Descriptions for Social Studies to align with the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 1001.03(1), 1011.62(1)(s) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1001.42(9), 1003.42, 1011.62(1)(r) FS.
A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: March 16, 2010, 9:00 a.m.
PLACE: Tallahassee Community College, 444 Appleyard Drive, Building 38, Room 105, Tallahassee, Florida
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Todd Clark, Bureau Chief, Bureau of Curriculum and Instruction, Department of Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Room 432, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

6A-1.09412 Course Requirements – Grades K-12 Basic and Adult Secondary Programs.

A course description directs district personnel by providing the essential content and course requirements for each course in grades K-12 contained in the “Course Code Directory and Instructional Personnel Assignments” adopted by Rule 6A-1.09441, F.A.C. Course requirements approved by the State Board of Education are contained in the publications “2010-2011 2009-2010 Florida Course Descriptions for Grades K-12/Adult, Basic Education,” which is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this rule. District school boards of education are authorized, through local rules, to approve a variance of up to ten (10) percent of the course requirements of each course description. Copies of approved course descriptions may be obtained from K-12 Public Schools, Department of Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399 or online at http://www.floridastandards.org.

Rulemaking Authority 1001.03(1), 1011.62(1)(r) FS. Law Implemented 1001.42(7), 1003.42, 1011.62(1)(r) FS. History–New 2-21-85, Formerly 6A-1.9412, Amended 1-29-86, 1-1-87, 9-6-88, 12-13-88, 12-11-89, 1-15-91, 2-20-92, 6-6-93, 10-18-94, 8-28-95, 5-14-96, 9-15-97, 10-13-98, 5-3-99, 5-3-01, 10-15-01, 12-17-02, 7-26-05, 11-21-05, 7-27-06, 1-18-07, 3-24-08, 10-21-09,_________.


NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Dr. Frances Haithcock, Chancellor, Division of Public Schools
NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Dr. Eric J. Smith, Commissioner of Education
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: February 9, 2010
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: February 12, 2010