| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the certification of public school |
| 3 | educators; creating s. 1012.587, F.S.; specifying |
| 4 | inservice requirements for educators who provide |
| 5 | instruction in English for Speakers of Other Languages; |
| 6 | providing an effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Section 1012.587, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 11 | to read: |
| 12 | 1012.587 Inservice requirements for educators of English |
| 13 | for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL).--To ensure the most |
| 14 | conducive learning environment and the use of appropriate |
| 15 | teaching strategies for students who have limited English |
| 16 | proficiency, inservice requirements for educators who provide |
| 17 | instruction in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) |
| 18 | shall be as follows: |
| 19 | (1) For the primary English instructor (basic ESOL) who is |
| 20 | an English/language arts teacher, 300 inservice hours or the |
| 21 | equivalent, or, if the teacher demonstrates mastery of subject |
| 22 | area knowledge of English for Speakers of Other Languages |
| 23 | through achievement of passing scores on subject area |
| 24 | examinations required by State Board of Education rule, 120 |
| 25 | inservice hours or the equivalent. |
| 26 | (2) For an instructor teaching the basic subject areas of |
| 27 | reading, mathematics, science, social studies, or computer |
| 28 | literacy, 60 inservice hours or the equivalent. |
| 29 | (3) For an instructor teaching subject areas other than |
| 30 | basic ESOL or basic subject areas, 18 inservice hours or the |
| 31 | equivalent. |
| 32 | (4) For a school administrator or guidance counselor, 60 |
| 33 | inservice hours or the equivalent. |
| 34 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |