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Subpart A - Department of Education, District SchoolBoard, District School Superintendent, andSchool Principal Duties;Public School Personnel
1012.21 - Department of Education duties; K-12 personnel. - (1) PERIODIC CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS.—In cooperation with the Florida...
1012.22 - Public school personnel; powers and duties of the district school board. - (1) Designate positions to be filled, prescribe qualifications for those...
1012.23 - School district personnel policies. - (1) Except as otherwise provided by law or the State...
1012.2315 - Assignment of teachers. - (1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.—The Legislature finds disparities between teachers...
1012.24 - Employment and compensation of instructional personnel during specific emergencies. - History.—s. 699, ch. 2002-387.
1012.25 - School officers to turn over money and property to successors. - History.—s. 700, ch. 2002-387.
1012.26 - Legal services for employees; reimbursement for judgments in civil actions. - History.—s. 701, ch. 2002-387.
1012.27 - Public school personnel; powers and duties of district school superintendent. - (1) POSITIONS, QUALIFICATIONS, AND NOMINATIONS.— (a) Recommend to the district...
1012.28 - Public school personnel; duties of school principals. - (1) Public school principals shall supervise public school personnel as...
Subpart B - Personnel Files, Qualifications,Contracts, Assessment for Public Schools
1012.31 - Personnel files. - (1)(a) Except for materials pertaining to work performance or such...
1012.315 - Screening standards. - (1) Any felony offense prohibited under any of the following...
1012.32 - Qualifications of personnel. - (1) To be eligible for appointment in any position in...
1012.321 - Exceptions for certain instructional personnel from background screening requirements. - (1) Have completed the criminal history check within 5 years...
1012.33 - Contracts with instructional staff, supervisors, and school principals. - (1)1(a) Each person employed as a member of the instructional...
1012.335 - Contracts with instructional personnel hired on or after July 1, 2011. - (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: (a) “Annual...
1012.34 - Personnel evaluation procedures and criteria. - (1) EVALUATION SYSTEM APPROVAL AND REPORTING.— (a) For the purpose...
Subpart C - Personnel, Instructionaland Noninstructional; Authorization;Requirements
1012.35 - Substitute teachers. - (1) Each district school board shall adopt rules prescribing the...
1012.36 - Part-time teachers. - (1) District school boards may hire certified and qualified personnel...
1012.37 - Education paraprofessionals. - History.—s. 712, ch. 2002-387.
1012.38 - Education paraprofessional career development. - (1)(a) Each school district may adopt a program for the...
1012.39 - Employment of substitute teachers, teachers of adult education, nondegreed teachers of career education, and career specialists; students performing clinical field experience. - (1) Notwithstanding ss. 1012.32, 1012.55, 1012.56, and 1012.57, or any...
1012.40 - Educational support employees. - (1) As used in this section: (a) “Educational support employee”...
1012.42 - Teacher teaching out-of-field. - (1) ASSISTANCE.—Each district school board shall adopt and implement a...
1012.43 - Career teachers. - (1) Career teachers and other teachers who qualify for certificates...
1012.44 - Qualifications for certain persons providing speech-language services. - History.—s. 719, ch. 2002-387; s. 14, ch. 2006-27; s. 95,...
1012.45 - School bus drivers; requirements and duties. - (1) Each school bus driver must be of good moral...
1012.46 - Athletic trainers. - (1) School districts may establish and implement an athletic injuries...
1012.465 - Background screening requirements for certain noninstructional school district employees and contractors. - (1) Except as provided in s. 1012.467 or s. 1012.468,...
1012.467 - Noninstructional contractors who are permitted access to school grounds when students are present; background screening requirements. - (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Noninstructional...
1012.468 - Exceptions to certain fingerprinting and criminal history checks. - (1) As used in this section, the term “noninstructional contractor”...
Subpart D - Educator Certificationfor Public Schools; Renewal; Duties
1012.51 - Legislative intent; declaration. - History.—s. 723, ch. 2002-387.
1012.53 - Duties of instructional personnel. - (1) The primary duty of instructional personnel is to work...
1012.54 - Purpose of instructional personnel certification. - History.—s. 726, ch. 2002-387.
1012.55 - Positions for which certificates required. - (1)(a) The State Board of Education shall classify school services,...
1012.56 - Educator certification requirements. - (1) APPLICATION.—Each person seeking certification pursuant to this chapter shall...
1012.561 - Address of record. - History.—s. 17, ch. 2004-295; s. 96, ch. 2014-39.
1012.562 - Public accountability and state approval of school leader preparation programs. - (1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of school leader preparation programs is to:...
1012.565 - Educator certification for blind and visually impaired students. - History.—s. 729, ch. 2002-387.
1012.57 - Certification of adjunct educators. - (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of ss. 1012.32, 1012.55, and 1012.56,...
1012.575 - Alternative preparation programs for certified teachers to add additional coverage. - History.—s. 731, ch. 2002-387; s. 7, ch. 2021-228.
1012.582 - Continuing education and inservice training for teaching students with developmental and emotional or behavioral disabilities. - (1) The Commissioner of Education shall develop recommendations to incorporate...
1012.583 - Continuing education and inservice training for youth suicide awareness and prevention. - (1) By July 1, 2019, the Department of Education, in...
1012.584 - Continuing education and inservice training for youth mental health awareness and assistance. - (1) Beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, the Department of...
1012.585 - Process for renewal of professional certificates. - (1)(a) District school boards shall renew state-issued professional certificates as...
1012.586 - Additions or changes to certificates; duplicate certificates; reading endorsement pathways. - (1) A school district may process via a Department of...
1012.59 - Certification fees. - (1) The State Board of Education shall establish by rule...
Subpart E - Leave, Retirement, Workers’ Compensationin Public Schools
1012.61 - Sick leave. - (1) ELIGIBILITY.—Any member of the instructional staff or any other...
1012.62 - Transfer of sick leave and annual leave. - History.—s. 738, ch. 2002-387; s. 71, ch. 2004-41; s. 381,...
1012.63 - Illness-in-line-of-duty leave. - (1) DURATION OF LEAVE AND COMPENSATION.—Leave of the district school...
1012.64 - Sabbatical leave. - (1) Any member of the instructional staff of any school...
1012.65 - Terminal pay for accrued vacation leave. - History.—s. 741, ch. 2002-387.
1012.66 - Provisions for leaves of absence. - History.—s. 742, ch. 2002-387.
1012.67 - Absence without leave. - History.—s. 743, ch. 2002-387.
1012.68 - Records of absences. - History.—s. 744, ch. 2002-387.
1012.685 - Retirement; annuities authorized. - (1) District school boards may purchase annuities for all school...
1012.69 - Provisions relating to Workers’ Compensation Law. - History.—s. 746, ch. 2002-387.
1012.695 - Local civil service system laws not superseded. - History.—s. 747, ch. 2002-387.
Subpart F - Educator Benefits; Liability Protection;Awards in Public Schools
1012.71 - The Florida Teachers Classroom Supply Assistance Program. - (1) For purposes of the Florida Teachers Classroom Supply Assistance...
1012.72 - Dale Hickam Excellent Teaching Program. - (1) The Legislature recognizes that teachers play a critical role...
1012.75 - Liability of teacher or principal; excessive force. - (1) Except in the case of excessive force or cruel...
1012.77 - Christa McAuliffe Ambassador for Education Program. - (1) The Legislature recognizes that Florida continues to face teacher...
Subpart G - Personnel Discipline and Assistancein Public Schools
1012.79 - Education Practices Commission; organization. - (1) The Education Practices Commission is composed of the following...
1012.795 - Education Practices Commission; authority to discipline. - (1) The Education Practices Commission may suspend the educator certificate...
1012.796 - Complaints against teachers and administrators; procedure; penalties. - (1)(a) The Department of Education shall cause to be investigated...
1012.797 - Notification of certain charges against employees. - History.—s. 759, ch. 2002-387; s. 130, ch. 2006-120; s. 12,...
1012.798 - Recovery network program for educators. - (1) RECOVERY NETWORK ESTABLISHED.—There is created within the Department of...
1012.799 - Reporting certain offenses. - History.—s. 761, ch. 2002-387.