Notice of Proposed Rule

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
State Board of Education
Rule No.: RULE TITLE
6A-1.0014: Comprehensive Management Information System
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this rule amendment is to revise existing requirements of the statewide comprehensive management information system which are necessary in order to implement changes recommended by school districts and to make changes in state reporting and local recordkeeping procedures for state and/or federal programs. The effect is to maintain compatibility among state and local information systems components.
SUMMARY: The rule incorporates revisions to selected data elements, procedures and timelines for state reporting, local recordkeeping, and statewide records transfer which are to be implemented by each school district and the Department of Education within the automated statewide comprehensive management information system. The rule contains the security, privacy and retention procedures to be used by the Department of Education for school district, student, staff and finance records collected and maintained at the state level.
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: 120.536(1), 120.54, 1001.02(1), 1002.22(3)(a), 1008.385(3) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1002.22, 1008.385(2), 1010.305 FS.
A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: December 17, 2010, 11:00 a.m.
PLACE: Miami Dade College – Wolfson Campus, 300 N.E. 2nd Avenue, Building 2000, Room 2106, Miami, Florida
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Lavan Dukes, Education Information and Accountability Services Section, Department of Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Room 852, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400, (850)245-0400

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

6A-1.0014 Comprehensive Management Information System.

(1) No change.

(2) The data elements, procedures and timelines for state reporting, local recordkeeping and statewide records transfer to be implemented by each school district and the Department within its automated information system component as prescribed in the publications entitled “DOE Information Data Base Requirements: Volume I – Automated Student Information System, 2010 2009,” “DOE Information Data Base Requirements: Volume II – Automated Staff Information System, 2010 2009,” and “DOE Information Data Base Requirements: Volume III – Automated Finance Information System, 1995.” These publications which include the Department procedures for the security, privacy and retention of school district student and staff records collected and maintained at the state level are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this rule. Copies of these publications may be obtained from Education Information and Accountability Services, Department of Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399.

(3) No change.

Rulemaking Authority 1001.02(1), 1008.385(3) FS. Law Implemented 1001.23, 1002.22(3)(d)3., 1008.385(2) FS. History– New 2-19-87, Amended 12-21-87, 12-13-88, 3-25-90, 3-24-91, 3-17-92, 12-23-92, 2-16-94, 3-21-95, 7-3-96, 5-20-97, 10-13-98, 10-18-99, 10-17-00, 5-19-03, 7-20-04, 4-21-05, 3-1-07, 3-24-08, 11-26-08, 12-15-09,________.


NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Kris Ellington, Deputy Commissioner, Accountability, Research, and Measurement
NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Dr. Eric Smith, Commissioner, Department of Education
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: November 1, 2010
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: August 20, 2010