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| 2 | Representative Simmons offered the following: |
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| 4 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 5 | Between line(s) 555 and 556, insert: |
| 6 | Section 15. Section 1012.35, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 7 | to read: |
| 8 | 1012.35 Substitute teachers.-- |
| 9 | (1)(a) Each district school board shall adopt rules |
| 10 | prescribing the compensation of, and the procedure for |
| 11 | employment of, substitute teachers. Such procedure for |
| 12 | employment shall include, but is not limited to, the background |
| 13 | screening filing of a complete set of fingerprints as required |
| 14 | in s. 1012.32; documentation of a minimum education level of a |
| 15 | high school diploma or its equivalent as described in s. |
| 16 | 1003.429, s. 1003.43, or s. 1003.435; and completion of an |
| 17 | initial orientation/training program in school district policies |
| 18 | and procedures addressing school safety and security procedures, |
| 19 | educational liability laws, professional responsibilities, and |
| 20 | ethics. |
| 21 | (b) Candidates without prior teaching experience, as |
| 22 | determined by the employing school district, must complete an |
| 23 | additional training program that includes classroom management |
| 24 | skills and instructional strategies prior to employment. |
| 25 | (c) The required training programs for substitute teachers |
| 26 | may be provided by community colleges, colleges of education, |
| 27 | district school boards, educational consortia, or commercial |
| 28 | vendors. |
| 29 | (d) It is recommended that ongoing training and access to |
| 30 | professional development offerings be made available to |
| 31 | substitute teachers by the employing school district. |
| 32 | (2) The Department of Education shall develop web-based |
| 33 | training resources to meet the required training pursuant to |
| 34 | paragraph (1)(b). |
| 35 | (3) School districts shall develop performance appraisal |
| 36 | measures for assessing the quality of instruction delivered by |
| 37 | substitute teachers who provide instruction for 30 or more days |
| 38 | in a single classroom placement. |
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| 42 | Remove line(s) 40 and insert: |
| 43 | certain uses for such funds; amending s. 1012.35, F.S.; |
| 44 | providing standards and training for substitute teachers; |
| 45 | requiring the department to develop training resources and |
| 46 | school districts to develop performance appraisal measures; |
| 47 | amending s. 1012.72, F.S.; |