The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1917-07-27


sec All laws and parts Of laws in
conflict herewith be and the same are hereby
repealed
Sec. g. This Act shall become a law upon
Its passage and approval by the Governor,
or without his approval
Approved June 8, 1917.
CHAPTER 7372-(No. 1l4.
AN ACT Providing for the Certifcation and
Examination of Teachers Prescribing the
Requirements for the Different Teachers
Certificates; Creating a State Board of Ex-
amincrs. Prescribing Their Duties and Pro-
viding for Their Compensation and Ex-
penses.
Be 1t Enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Florida.
Section l. No person shall be permitted
to teach in the public schools of this State
who does not hold teachers certificate
granted under this Act nor shall any Coun-
ty Board Of Public Instruction employ, con-
tract with, or pay any person salary for SER
vices as a teacher who does not hold valid
teachers certificate granted under this Act
Provided. that the validity of no certificate
issued under the laws Of this State since
A, D, 1891. shall be rendered invalid hereby;
Provided further that nothing in this Act
shall operate to repeal Chapter $50, Acts
of 1913,
Sec. 2 There shall be ten grades of
teachers certificates issued, the requirements
for each being as hereinafter specified. ana
such certificates shall be known and named
as follows temporary, primary, third grade,
second grade first grade special, State, life
primary, life first grade, life State certificate.
Sec. 3. No certificate, except as otherwise
provided in this Act shall be issued except
upon oral and written examination.
Sec. 4. No person shall teach any subject
in a public school unless he holds valid
certificate covering the subject taught,
See. D. Any applicant for any ccrthcate,
before being eligible for examination, shall
present to the Board Of Examiners a written
endorsement Of good moral character, signed
by two responsible persons and shall pay the
following examination fee; Applicants for
third grade ST. for second grade Sl5O, Tor
first grade ST. for primary 50. for special
So So for State So, which fees shall be ap-
piled ms hereinafter provided
Sec. c. A temporary certificate shall be
issued without examination by the state
Superintendent upon the request and rec
nnmendation Of a County Sdperint endent of
Public INSTRUCTION in an emergency when
emergency must he clearly set forth IN said
request for temporary certificate; SAID GER
tifcate shall be valid for teaching only uhtll
the State Board Of Examiners shall hold an
examination within the County or an adloln-
Ing County in which the holder Of said tenn
porary certificate is employed. .,
ANY person desiring to teach upon q d.
pIoma awarded outside of this State shall
obtain d certificate before teaching as mere
matter provided in this Act
Sec. :. primary certificate shall be 49,
surd to any eligible applicant meeting the
following requirements; First, who presents
satisfactory evidence Of having received
either special instruction for one year or
more in primary methods anu ,h PaaI''o 90
teaching in a recognized normal scnUoi ,. vi
its equivalent; second VINO pasSTS q" aritbl
and written examination On it"G.ns 90
mctc, English grammar coinposleUi h , SeVe
rlphy and United states history, a"u LII a
an average grade OF 81 per &c ee"., "' en,t.
grade on no subject oelo" oV per en-
thtrd who makes an average Eraut vi 9U
per cent. with grade on no suoJytV .s'o Nv
60 per cent upon the Following suoJeL'S ,,, ro
they relate to primary teatninE' t s'tooI
study drawing manual t'a.u, .ttS,,,,r,,
Singing ANA the clements OF pSycito.oss, a
primary certificate shan be Naliu LOT 'e@I I4o
ing only in the first second OF tnitu rs 800 ~
of regular gradcd schools of four teaCHg'S ut
more. and shah be valid for only tour Es"'s
except as otherwise provided IN TINS +el'.
Soc. 5. Any eligible applicant pasf,,5
satisfactory oral and written eAamIhatlon on
urthoGraphy reading, arithmetie, EH 2E.tsti
states history physiology, ana Iheoty "Gu
Theory and Practice of Teaching, and max max,
inr an average grade of ~ per cent, WIN q