Senate Bill 0920

    Florida Senate - 2000                                   SB 920

    By Senators Mitchell, Horne, Clary, McKay, Kurth and Jones





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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to teacher certification;

  3         amending s. 231.17, F.S.; providing for the

  4         certification of applicants who hold a

  5         bachelor's degree in speech-language

  6         impairment; requiring the adoption of rules;

  7         providing an effective date.

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  9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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11         Section 1.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (6) of section

12  231.17, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

13         231.17  Official statements of eligibility and

14  certificates granted on application to those meeting

15  prescribed requirements.--

16         (6)  EXCEPTIONS FOR ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES.--

17         (b)  The department shall issue one nonrenewable 2-year

18  temporary certificate and one nonrenewable 5-year professional

19  certificate to a qualified applicant who holds a bachelor's

20  degree in the area of speech-language impairment to allow for

21  completion of a master's degree program in speech-language

22  impairment. In order for the services of qualified applicants

23  who hold a bachelor's degree in the area of speech-language

24  impairment and who are not enrolled in a master's degree

25  program in speech-language impairment to be appropriately

26  used, the applicants must be certified and authorized to

27  provide appropriate services under the direction of a

28  speech-language pathologist in accordance with rules adopted

29  by the State Board of Education. By August 1, 2000, the state

30  board shall adopt rules governing certification in the area of

31  speech-language impairment at the bachelor's level.

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  2  The department shall reissue a temporary certificate upon the

  3  written request of the district school superintendent, the

  4  governing authority of a developmental research school, or the

  5  governing authority of a state-supported school or nonpublic

  6  school.

  7         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2000.

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      Provides for the certification of applicants who hold a
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