Bill > H0875

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An act relating to educator preparation; providing legislative intent; requiring the Department of Education to establish a workgroup to update and revise the Florida Educator Accomplished Practices; requiring the department to submit workgroup findings to the Governor and the Legislature by a certain date; requiring the State Board of Education to consider certain revisions and a specified rule by a certain date; requiring the department to develop a teacher examination; requiring the department to submit to the Governor and the Legislature an implementation plan for teacher preparation programs; creating s. 1004.0982, F.S.; requiring the department to reduce the number of required internship hours for specified students under certain circumstances; requiring the department to establish specified guidelines and programs to provide specified flexibility to studentsin postsecondary school counseling programs; providing requirements for such guidelines and programs; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules and the Board of Governors to adopt regulations for such guidelines and programs; amending s. 1012.39, F.S.; providing requirements for the hiring of certain nondegreed teachers of fine and hb875 -04-e2performing arts; creating s. 1012.551, F.S.; establishing guidelines for teacher preparation program uniform core curricula; requiring certain teacher preparation programs to require teacher candidates to complete specified courses; creating s. 1012.981, F.S.; establishing the Florida Center for Teaching Excellence at Miami Dade College, subject to an appropriation; providing the purpose and duties of the center; authorizing the center to submit a professional learning system for approval and seek specified funding; providing for the supervision, administration, and governance of the center; creating s. 1012.552, F.S.; requiring the department to create a specified alternative certification pathway for teachers; amending s. 1012.555, F.S.; revising the requirements for teachers serving as mentors through a teacher apprenticeship program; conforming cross- references; amending s. 1012.56, F.S.; revising the acceptable means of demonstrating mastery of general knowledge and mastery of professional preparation and education competence for certification as an educator; providing that certain candidates for certification are not required to earn a passing score on a specified examination beginning on a certain date; revising the applicant requirements for the issuance hb875 -04-e2of a professional or temporary educator certificate; revising the requirements for teacher mentors and clinical educators assigned to persons who hold a temporary certificate; amending s. 1012.98, F.S.; updating a reference to educational leadership standards; requiring training on instructional materials; requiring the department to develop criteria for certain mentors' training; providing effective dates.

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Alex Rizo (R)*,  John Snyder (R)*,  Webster Barnaby (R),  Jim Mooney (R),  Michelle Salzman (R),  Dana Trabulsy (R), 

Other Sponsors (2)

Chapter No. 2025-107 (on 06/02/2025)

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