Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-6 - SPECIAL PROGRAMS I › Section 6A-6.0576 - CAPE Industry Certification Funding List

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to
				specify the procedures and timelines for implementation of an industry
				certification process and adoption of the CAPE Industry Certification Funding
				List.
(2) Definitions. The
				following definitions must be used in this rule and incorporated documents:
(a) "CAPE" means career and professional
				education.
(b) "CAPE Industry
				Certification Funding List" or "Funding List" means the list of industry
				certifications and certificates adopted by the State Board of Education for
				implementation of the Florida Career and Professional Education Act.
				Certifications and certificates identified on the Funding List are assigned
				additional full-time equivalent (FTE) membership funding, as specified in
				Sections 1008.44 and
				1011.62(1),
				F.S.
(c) "CAPE Acceleration
				Industry Certifications" means certifications identified on the Funding List
				pursuant to the requirements in Sections
				1003.4203(4)
				and 1008.44(1)(e),
				F.S. These certifications have statewide articulation agreements for fifteen
				(15) or more college credits in a related postsecondary associate degree
				program.
(d) "CAPE Digital Tool
				Certificates" means certificates identified on the Funding List pursuant to the
				requirements in Sections
				1003.4203(2)
				and 1008.44(1)(b),
				F.S. These certificates assess digitals skills that are necessary for a
				student's academic work and are appropriate for elementary school and middle
				grades students.
(e) "CAPE Industry
				Certifications" means certifications identified on the Funding List pursuant to
				the requirements in Sections
				1003.4203(3)
				and 1008.44(1)(a),
				F.S. An industry certification is a voluntary process through which students
				are assessed by an independent, third-party certifying entity using
				predetermined standards for knowledge, skills, and competencies, resulting in
				the award of a credential. These certifications either do not have a statewide
				articulation agreement for college credit or have a statewide articulation
				agreement for no more than fourteen (14) college credits in a related
				postsecondary associate degree program.
(f) "Career-themed course" means a course as
				defined in Section 1003.493(1)(b),
				F.S., offered in secondary schools which meets the requirements in Section
				1003.493(4),
				F.S. This may be any course available to students in grades 6-12 with career
				education content related to an industry certification.
(g) "Career and professional academy" means a
				program as defined in Section
				1003.493(1)(a),
				F.S., offered in secondary schools which meets the requirements in Section
				1003.493(4),
				F.S. An academy is a research-based program with rigorous academic and
				industry-specific curriculum aligned to the priority workforce needs.
(h) "Career and technical education program
				or program of study" means a career preparatory, technology education
				apprenticeship, or pre apprenticeship program with a curriculum framework
				adopted by the State Board of Education in Rule
				6A-6.0571, F.A.C. The courses
				for this program are identified in each curriculum framework with a course
				sequence. Career and technical education programs or programs of study, along
				with dual enrollment courses that may be substituted for these programs are
				included on the Secondary Career and Technical Education Programs and
				Associated Courses with Dual Enrollment Course Substitutions List.
(i) "Master Credentials List" means the
				industry certification and digital tool certificate list adopted by Credentials
				Review Committee and CareerSource Florida and transmitted to the Department in
				accordance with Section
				445.004, F.S. This list includes
				industry certifications and digital tool certificates, which must be used to
				determine eligibility for inclusion on the Funding List.
(j) "Monitor" is the individual assigned to
				independently observe the administration of an industry certification
				exam.
(k) "Proctor" is the
				individual assigned to administer industry certification exams.
(l) "Remote proctoring" is the process of
				taking an exam while the test taker is in one location and the virtual proctor
				is in another location.
(m)
				"Virtual proctor" is a live human who remotely watches the test taker during
				the exam. This person must see the test candidate and the exam synchronously,
				as well as the environment in which the test is taken.