Notice of Proposed Rule

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
State Board of Education
RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
6A-1.0015: K-20 Data Warehouse
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this rule amendment is to revise existing requirements of the statewide database manuals, which guide the K-20 Data Warehouse data collection and data quality. The effect of the rule will be to incorporate revisions to the database manuals used by the K-20 Data Warehouse.
SUMMARY: All education data collected by the Florida Department of Education and the Board of Governors will be evaluated for inclusion in the K-20 data warehouse. This includes data collected by the Department relating to PK-12, technical centers, and Florida colleges as well as by the Board of Governors related to state universities. This rule outlines the format and timelines for data collected by the Department relating to the PK-12, technical centers, and Florida colleges as well as by the Board of Governors related to the state university system.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS AND LEGISLATIVE RATIFICATION:
The Agency has determined that this will not have an adverse impact on small business or likely increase directly or indirectly regulatory costs in excess of $200,000 in the aggregate within one year after the implementation of the rule. A SERC has not been prepared by the agency.
The Agency has determined that the proposed rule is not expected to require legislative ratification based on the statement of estimated regulatory costs or if no SERC is required, the information expressly relied upon and described herein: 1) no requirement for SERC was triggered under Section 120.541(1), Florida Statutes, and; 2) based on past experiences with database manuals and rules of this nature, the adverse impact or regulatory cost, if any, do not exceed nor would be expected to exceed any one of the economic analysis criteria set forth in Section 120.541(2)(a), Florida Statutes.
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.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 120.53(1)(b), 1008.31, 1008.41 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1008.31 FS.
A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: May 10, 2012, 7:30 a.m.
PLACE: Tampa Airport Marriott, Hillsborough Grand Ballroom, Tampa, Florida
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Kit Goodner, Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Department of Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400, (850)245-0400

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

6A-1.0015 K-20 Data Warehouse.

(1) All education data collected by the Florida Department of Education and the Board of Governors shall be evaluated for inclusion in the K-20 data warehouse. This includes data collected by the Department related to prekindergarten through grade 12 schools, technical centers, and Florida colleges, as well as data collected by the Board of Governors related to state universities.

(2) By July 30 of each year the Department shall review data elements collected from the public education institutions to determine inclusion in the K-20 data warehouse.

(3) K-12 data shall be provided in the same format and within the same timelines as prescribed in Rule 6A-1.0014, F.A.C. Data for the Florida College System shall be provided in the same format as prescribed in the 2011-12 2010-11 Student Data Base (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-01160), 2011-12 2010-11 Personnel Data Base (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-01159), and 2011-12 2010-11 Facilities/Capital Outlay Data Base (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-01158), which are hereby incorporated by reference and may be obtained from the Department’s website at http://www.fldoehub.org/CCTCMIS/c/Pages/default.aspx). Data for Workforce Development shall be in the format prescribed in the 2011-12 2010-11 District WDIS (Workforce Development Information System) Data Base Handbook (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-01162), which is hereby incorporated by reference and may be obtained from the Department’s website at http://www.fldoehub.org/CCTCMIS/wdis/Pages/WDIS.aspx http://www.fldoehub.org/CCTCMIS/wdis/Pages/1011whbk.aspx. Data for the Board of Governors shall be in the format prescribed in the SUDS Data Dictionary, January 2011, which is hereby incorporated by reference and may be obtained from the Board of Governor’s website at https://prod.flbog.net:4445/pls/apex/f?p=112:7:2784797115792819 https://www.boghome.net:4443/pls/apex/f?p=112:7:1615225899807065::NO.

(4) The standards for determining the required data for the K-20 data warehouse are prescribed in the publication entitled “PK20 Education Data Warehouse, January 2011.” This publication is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this rule. Copies of this publication may be obtained from PK-20 Education Data Warehouse, Department of Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399.

Rulemaking Authority 1008.41, 1008.31(4), 1008.41(2) FS. Law Implemented 1008.31 FS. History–New 2-22-11, Amended__________.

 


NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Kris Ellington, Deputy Commissioner, Accountability, Research, and Measurement
NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Gerard Robinson, Commissioner, Department of Education
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: April 04, 2012
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: December 22, 2011