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By the Committee on Education; and Senator Bullard
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to educational personnel;
3 amending s. 1012.56, F.S.; revising the
4 requirements for mastery of general knowledge,
5 mastery of subject area knowledge, and mastery
6 of professional preparation and education
7 competence for a valid standard teaching
8 certificate issued by another state; providing
9 an effective date.
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11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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13 Section 1. Subsections (3), (4), and (5) of section
14 1012.56, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
15 1012.56 Educator certification requirements.--
16 (3) MASTERY OF GENERAL KNOWLEDGE.--Acceptable means of
17 demonstrating mastery of general knowledge are:
18 (a) Achievement of passing scores on basic skills
19 examination required by state board rule;
20 (b) Achievement of passing scores on the College Level
21 Academic Skills Test earned prior to July 1, 2002;
22 (c) A valid standard teaching certificate issued by
23 another state that requires an examination of mastery of
24 general knowledge; or
25 (d) A valid standard teaching certificate issued by
26 another state and valid certificate issued by the National
27 Board for Professional Teaching Standards.; or
28 (e) A valid standard teaching certificate issued by
29 another state and documentation of 2 years of continuous
30 successful full-time teaching or administrative experience
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1 during the 5-year period immediately preceding the date of
2 application for certification.
3 (4) MASTERY OF SUBJECT AREA KNOWLEDGE.--Acceptable
4 means of demonstrating mastery of subject area knowledge are:
5 (a) Achievement of passing scores on subject area
6 examinations required by state board rule;
7 (b) Completion of the subject area specialization
8 requirements specified in state board rule and verification of
9 the attainment of the essential subject matter competencies by
10 the district school superintendent of the employing school
11 district or chief administrative officer of the employing
12 state-supported or private school for a subject area for which
13 a subject area examination has not been developed and required
14 by state board rule;
15 (c) Completion of the graduate level subject area
16 specialization requirements specified in state board rule for
17 a subject coverage requiring a master's or higher degree and
18 achievement of a passing score on the subject area examination
19 specified in state board rule;
20 (d) A valid standard teaching certificate issued by
21 another state that requires an examination of mastery of
22 subject area knowledge; or
23 (e) A valid standard teaching certificate issued by
24 another state and valid certificate issued by the National
25 Board for Professional Teaching Standards.; or
26 (f) A valid standard teaching certificate issued by
27 another state and documentation of 2 years of continuous
28 successful full-time teaching or administrative experience
29 during the 5-year period immediately preceding the date of
30 application for certification.
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1 (5) MASTERY OF PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION AND EDUCATION
2 COMPETENCE.--Acceptable means of demonstrating mastery of
3 professional preparation and education competence are:
4 (a) Completion of an approved teacher preparation
5 program at a postsecondary educational institution within this
6 state and achievement of a passing score on the professional
7 education competency examination required by state board rule;
8 (b) Completion of a teacher preparation program at a
9 postsecondary educational institution outside Florida and
10 achievement of a passing score on the professional education
11 competency examination required by state board rule;
12 (c) A valid standard teaching certificate issued by
13 another state that requires an examination of mastery of
14 professional education competence;
15 (d) A valid standard teaching certificate issued by
16 another state and valid certificate issued by the National
17 Board for Professional Teaching Standards;
18 (e) A valid standard teaching certificate issued by
19 another state and documentation of 2 years of continuous
20 successful full-time teaching or administrative experience
21 during the 5-year period immediately preceding the date of
22 application for certification;
23 (e)(f) Completion of professional preparation courses
24 as specified in state board rule, successful completion of a
25 professional education competence demonstration program
26 pursuant to paragraph (7)(b), and achievement of a passing
27 score on the professional education competency examination
28 required by state board rule; or
29 (f)(g) Successful completion of a professional
30 preparation alternative certification and education competency
31 program, outlined in paragraph (7)(a).
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1 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
2 law.
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4 STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
5 Senate Bill 2380
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7 The committee substitute provides that an acceptable means of
demonstrating general and subject area knowledge and
8 professional competence for educator certification is:
9 Holding a valid standard teaching certificate from another
state; or
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Holding a valid certificate from the National Board for
11 Professional Teaching Standards.
12 The committee substitute deletes the provisions related to the
Commissioner of Education's authority for certification of
13 educational personnel from other states.
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