HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 553
1	CHAMBER ACTION
2	Senate House
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12	Representative Cretul offered the following:
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14	Amendment
15	Remove line(s) 48-70, and insert:
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17	task force that includes representatives from two state
18	universities and one private college or university located
19	within this state which currently offer a 4-year deaf education
20	or sign language interpretation program as a part of their
21	respective curricula, two representatives from the Florida
22	American Sign Language Teachers' Association (FASLTA), and two
23	representatives from community colleges located within this
24	state which have established Interpreter Training Programs
25	(ITPs). This task force shall develop and submit to the
26	Commissioner of Education a report that contains the most up-to-
27	date information about American Sign Language (ASL) and
28	guidelines for developing and maintaining ASL courses as a part
29	of the curriculum. This information must be made available to
30	any administrator of a public or an independent school upon
31	request of the administrator.
32	(b) By January 1, 2005, the State Board of Education shall
33	adopt rules establishing licensing/certification standards to be
34	applied to teachers who teach ASL as part of a school
35	curriculum. In developing the rules, the state board shall
36	consult with the task force established under paragraph (a).
37	(c) An ASL teacher must be certified by the Department of
38	Education by January 1, 2008, and must obtain current
39	certification through the Florida American Sign Language
40	Teachers' Association (FASLTA) by January 1, 2006. New FASLTA
41	certification may be used by current ASL teachers as an
42	alternative certification track.