No. CS/HB 561
Filed under Education.
Educator Preparation and Certification; Authorizing an educator preparation institute to allow certain program participants to enroll in introductory coursework; revising the criteria for the award of a temporary educator certification to include certain persons with expired professional certificates; requiring that subject area coverages and endorsements for a certificateholder be reinstated with the certificateholder's professional certificate; revising requirements for reinstatement of a professional certificate; providing that certain requirements for reinstatement of a professional certificate may not be satisfied using specific inservice points; requiring the Florida Center for Teaching Excellence to collaborate with the David C. Anchin Center for the Advancement of Teaching for specified purposes; requiring, rather than authorizing, the center to submit a specified professional learning system for approval by the department; requiring the center to allow certain certified educators to use such professional learning system for specified purposes at no cost to the educator; requiring the center to submit inservice points for such educators to the department; requiring the center to provide information on certain school district professional learning systems to certain certified educators, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDThe Florida Center for Teaching Excellence must now submit its professional learning system for department approval. This changes a previous option into a mandatory requirement for the center.
Certified educators seeking to renew or reinstate their certificates can use the center's system at no cost. The center must also submit any inservice points earned by the educator to the department on their behalf.
The center must provide educators with information on school district professional learning systems that offer inservice training to non-employees. This ensures educators have access to necessary training resources for their certification status.
Educator preparation institutes may now allow participants to enroll in and complete coursework while they are still working to obtain an eligible statement of status of eligibility.
AIAdds a new pathway for individuals with expired professional certificates to obtain a temporary educator certificate.
AIRequires that all subject area coverages and endorsements held at the time of expiration be reinstated with the professional certificate.
AIReplaces the requirement to pass a subject area examination with a requirement to complete specific college credits or inservice points.
AIChanges the Florida Center for Teaching Excellence's submission of a professional learning system from optional to mandatory.
AIRequires the center to allow certified educators seeking renewal or reinstatement to use the professional learning system at no cost.