Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) Application
process. To apply for evaluation of eligibility for a Florida Educator's
Certificate, an individual shall submit to the Bureau of Educator Certification
the following:
(a) A completed Form CG-10,
Educator Certification Application and a nonrefundable application fee. Form
CG-10, Educator Certification Application, (
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16017),
effective November 2023, is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of
this rule. The form may be submitted online via the Department of Education,
Educator Certification website at
http://www.fldoe.org/teaching/certification/on-line-application-status-lookup-site.stml,
or may be retrieved from the website and submitted via postal delivery to the
Florida Department of Education, Bureau of Educator Certification, Room 201,
325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400. The nonrefundable
application fee is prescribed below:
1.
Request for evaluation of eligibility for an initial athletic coaching,
temporary or professional certificate (INITIAL) - $75.00 per subject;
2. Request for upgrade to a professional
certificate to include all coverages and endorsements already issued on a
temporary certificate (UPGRADE) - $75.00;
3. Request for addition of a coverage or
endorsement to a valid certificate (ADDTEMP, ADDPRO) - $75.00 per
subject;
4. Request for update to
and a printed copy of a valid certificate solely to reflect a change in name
(NMCHANGE) - $20.00;
5. Request for
a duplicate printed copy of a valid certificate (COPYCERT) - $20.00;
6. Request for deletion of a coverage or
endorsement from a valid certificate (DROPSUBJ) - $20.00 per subject;
7. Request for upgrade to a five-year
athletic coaching certificate (UPGRADE) - $75.00;
8. Request for a new five-year athletic
coaching certificate (REAPPLY) - $75.00;
9. Request for verification of qualifications
for current or expired Florida certificates - $20.00, or
(b) A completed Form CG-10R Renewal or
Reinstatement Application and a nonrefundable application fee. Form CG-10R,
Renewal or Reinstatement Application (
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16018),
effective November 2023, is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of
this rule. The form may be submitted online via the Department of Education,
Educator Certification website at
http://www.fldoe.org/teaching/certification/on-line-application-status-lookup-site.stml,
or may be retrieved from the website and submitted via postal delivery to the
Florida Department of Education, Bureau of Educator Certification, Room 201,
325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400. The nonrefundable
application fee is prescribed below:
1.
Request for renewal of a professional certificate that has not yet expired
(RENEWAL) - $75.00;
2. Request for
renewal of a professional certificate that is received by the Bureau of
Educator Certification or by a district school board office after the
expiration of the professional certificate as specified in Rule
6A-4.0051, F.A.C., shall be
submitted with a $30.00 late fee in addition to the nonrefundable application
fee (LATE RENEWAL) - $105.00; and,
3. Request for reinstatement of an expired
professional certificate (REINSTATEMENT) - $75.00 per subject.
(c) A completed Form CG-10M
Temporary Military Veterans Certificate Application and a nonrefundable
application fee of $75.00 per subject unless eligible for the Military
Certification Fee Waiver per subsection (8) of this rule. Form CG-10M,
Temporary Military Veterans Certificate Application, (
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15907),
effective September 2023, is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part
of this rule. The form may be submitted online via the Department of Education,
Educator Certification website at
http://www.fldoe.org/teaching/certification/on-line-application-status-lookup-site.stml,
or may be retrieved from the website and submitted via postal delivery to the
Florida Department of Education, Bureau of Educator Certification, Room 201,
325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400.
(d) A completed Temporary Teacher Internship
Certificate Application and a nonrefundable application fee of $75.00 per
subject, Form CG-10TI, Temporary Teacher Internship Application, (
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15908),
effective September 2023, is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part
of this rule. The form may be submitted online via the Department of Education
Educator Certification website at
http://www.fldoe.org/teaching/certification/on-line-application-status-lookup-site.stml,
or may be retrieved from the website and submitted via postal delivery to the
Florida Department of Education, Bureau of Educator Certification, Room 201,
325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400.
(e) A completed Temporary Teacher
Apprenticeship Certificate Application and a nonrefundable application fee of
$75.00 per subject, Temporary Apprenticeship Certificate Application Form
CG-10A, (
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16019),
effective November 2023, is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of
this rule. The form may be submitted online via the Department of Education
Educator Certification website at
http://www.fldoe.org/teaching/certification/on-line-application-status-lookup-site.stml,
or may be retrieved from the website and submitted via postal delivery to the
Florida Department of Education, Bureau of Educator Certification, Room 201,
325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400.
(f) A completed Restricted Classical Teaching
Certificate Application and a nonrefundable application fee of $75.00, Form
CG-10C, Restricted Classical Teaching Certificate Application, (
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16832),
effective August 2024, is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of
this rule. The form may be submitted online via the Department of Education
Educator Certification website at
http://www.fldoe.org/teaching/certification/on-line-application-status-lookup-site.stml,
or may be retrieved from the website and submitted via postal delivery to the
Florida Department of Education, Bureau of Educator Certification, Room 201,
325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400.
(g) A completed Inactive Status Certificate
Application and a nonrefundable application fee of $75.00, Form CG-10IS,
Inactive Status Certificate Application, (
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16833),
effective August 2024, is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of
this rule. The form may be submitted online via the Department of Education
Educator Certification website at
http://www.fldoe.org/teaching/certification/on-line-application-status-lookup-site.stml,
or may be retrieved from the website and submitted via postal delivery to the
Florida Department of Education, Bureau of Educator Certification, Room 201,
325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400.
(h) A completed Reactivation Certificate
Application and a nonrefundable application fee of $75.00, Form CG-10RS,
Reactivation Certificate Application, (
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16834),
effective August 2024, is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of
this rule. The form may be submitted online via the Department of Education
Educator Certification website at
http://www.fldoe.org/teaching/certification/on-line-application-status-lookup-site.stml,
or may be retrieved from the website and submitted via postal delivery to the
Florida Department of Education, Bureau of Educator Certification, Room 201,
325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400.
(2) College transcripts. Each college
transcript filed for certification purposes shall bear the seal of the
institution and the signature of the registrar or other official designated by
the president of the institution and shall include descriptive titles, credits,
and grades for all courses listed. Transcripts from institutions outside the
United States shall include an English translation. Transcripts shall not be
returned after the application has been processed and the applicant has been
advised regarding eligibility for certification.
(3) Completed applications.
(a) A completed application shall consist of
the completed web-based or hardcopy application form, nonrefundable application
fee, official documentation of academic preparation as specified in Rule
6A-4.003, F.A.C., and other
documents required by rule or law to process the application. The applicant
shall be advised of additional information that is required to complete the
application.
(b) If the information
required to complete the application has not been received in the Bureau of
Educator Certification, Florida Department of Education, or in the district
school board office within twelve (12) months from the date of receipt of the
application, the application shall expire and the fee shall be
forfeited.
(4) Funding
for the recovery network program for educators. Two (2) dollars of each
seventy-five (75) dollar certification fee shall be designated to fund the
recovery network program for educators.
(5) District application process. Form
CG-10D, Online Educator Certification Application - District Version, (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16020),
effective November 2023, is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of
this rule. Each district school board office shall process requests prescribed
in paragraphs (a)-(e), submitted via Form CG-10D, Online Educator Certification
Application-District Version for the issuance of certificates for employees of
the school district via the Department of Education, Educator Certification
web-based system at https://webnetwork.fldoe.org/ as
follows:
(a) An application for renewal of a
professional certificate. School district employees shall submit a completed
online application, Form CG-10D, Renewal Application, at
http://www.fldoe.org/teaching/certification/on-line-application-status-lookup-site.stml,
and the nonrefundable application fee prescribed in paragraph (1)(b) of this
rule, to their employing district school board office.
(b) An application for an addition of a
subject to a valid professional certificate based upon a passing score earned
after July 1, 2002, on the bachelor's degree level Florida subject area test.
School district employees shall submit a completed online application, Form
CG-10D, Addition of Subject via District Application, at
http://www.fldoe.org/teaching/certification/on-line-application-status-lookup-site.stml,
and the nonrefundable application fee prescribed in subparagraph (1)(a)3. of
this rule, to their employing district school board office.
(c) An application for an addition of an
endorsement area to a valid certificate based on the completion of approved in
service core components or a district add-on endorsement program. School
district employees shall submit a completed online application, Form CG-10D,
Addition of Endorsement via District Application, at
http://www.fldoe.org/teaching/certification/on-line-application-status-lookup-site.stml,
and the nonrefundable application fee prescribed in subparagraph (1)(a)3. of
this rule to their employing district school board office.
(d) An application for a valid certificate
printed solely to reflect a change in name. School district employees shall
submit a completed online application, Form CG-10D, Request Name Change, at
http://www.fldoe.org/teaching/certification/on-line-application-status-lookup-site.stml,
and the nonrefundable application fee prescribed in subparagraph (1)(a)4. of
this rule to their employing school district; and,
(e) An application for a duplicate printing
of a valid certificate. School district employees shall submit a completed
online application, Form CG-10D, Request Copy of Certificate Application, at
http://www.fldoe.org/teaching/certification/on-line-application-status-lookup-site.stml,
and the nonrefundable application fee prescribed in subparagraph (1)(a)5. of
this rule to their employing district school board office.
(6) The employing school district shall remit
on a monthly basis to the Department of Education thirty (30) dollars of each
seventy-five (75) dollar fee and seven (7) dollars of each twenty (20) dollar
fee collected for processing application requests for the issuance of
certificates for costs to maintain the Department of Education, Educator
Certification electronic database, web-based application processing systems,
and the official personnel records of persons to whom certificates are
issued.
(7) The employing school
district is responsible for retention of all documentation of each application
request it processes for the issuance of a certificate for any individual
employed by the school district and maintaining custody of the documentation as
records in the employee personnel file. The documentation shall include, but
need not be limited to, the employee's completed application request form and
documentation of academic preparation, professional development training, or
other evidence establishing the successful completion of applicable educator
certification eligibility requirements. Upon request or as required by law, the
documentation of educator certification application requests incorporated in
the employee personnel file shall be made available to authorized Department of
Education personnel in the course of conducting an investigation of any legally
sufficient complaint filed against such employee.
(8) Military Fee Waivers.
(a) An individual is eligible for a waiver
from the Department for the application fees prescribed in subparagraph
(1)(a)1., 2., or 3. of this rule if he or she:
1. Is a member of the U.S. Armed Forces or a
reserve component who is serving, or who has served, on active duty or is the
spouse of such a service member;
2.
Is an honorably discharged veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces or an honorably
discharged veteran of a reserve component or is the spouse or surviving spouse
of such veteran; or
3. Is the
surviving spouse of a member of the U.S. Armed Forces or reserve component who
was serving on active duty at the time of death.
(b) To apply for a military fee waiver, a
request must be submitted via the Department of Education, Educator
Certification website at
https://web03.fldoe.org/TeacherCertFeeWaiver
along with documentation establishing that the applicant meets the requirements
for a fee waiver under subparagraph (8)(a)1., 2., or 3., of this rule. The
following chart lists the required documentation:
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BASIS FOR WAIVER OF FEE
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DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
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Member of Armed Forces
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Military ID card
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Spouse of member of Armed Forces
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Military dependent ID card (DD Form 1173)
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Member of reserves
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Military ID card or NGB22 Form or DD 256A Form
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Spouse of member of reserves
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Military dependent ID card (DD Form 1173) or Military
dependent ID card (DD Form 1173-1)
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Honorably discharged veteran
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Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty
(DD Form 214 Member 4)
|
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Spouse or surviving spouse of honorably discharged
veteran
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DD Form 214 Member 4 of spouse and marriage
certificate
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Honorably discharged veteran of reserves
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DD Form 214 Member 4, NGB22 Form or DD 256A
Form
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Spouse of honorably discharged veteran of
reserves
|
DD Form 214 Member 4, NGB22 Form or DD 256A Form of
spouse and marriage certificate
|
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Surviving spouse of member of armed forces on active
duty at time of death
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Official documentation from Department of
Defense
|
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Surviving spouse of member of reserves at time of
death
|
Official documentation from Department of
Defense
|
(c)
Additional documentation. Where the required documentation submitted does not
establish eligibility, due to a name change or other circumstance, the
applicant will be notified by the Department within ninety (90) days and
afforded the opportunity to submit additional documentation to verify
eligibility.
(d) Individuals
eligible for veterans and military fee waivers shall not be responsible for
payment of the following initial certification fees as per paragraphs (1)(b)
and (1)(c) of this rule:
1. Request for
evaluation of eligibility for an initial athletic coaching, temporary or
professional certificate (INITIAL) - $75.00 per subject;
2. Request for upgrade to a professional
certificate to include all coverages and endorsements already issued on a
temporary certificate (UPGRADE) - $75.00;
3. Request for addition of a coverage or
endorsement to a valid certificate (ADDTEMP, ADDPRO) - $75.00 per
subject;
4. Request for evaluation
of eligibility for an initial temporary military veterans certificate (INITIAL)
- $75.00 per subject.
(e)
All documents submitted to verify eligibility for military fee waivers will be
retained in the certification record maintained by the Department and will not
be returned to the applicant. Approval for military fee waivers remain valid
for five (5) years from the date issued unless a document used to verify
eligibility indicates an earlier expiration date or end date of its validity
and in that case, validity of the military fee waiver expires when the
verifying document expires. In no case, shall a person use or attempt to use a
fee waiver if the person does not meet the eligibility criteria set forth in
Section 1012.59(3),
F.S.
(9) Retired First
Responder Fee Waivers. professional certificate (INITIAL) - $75.00 per subject;
(a) An individual is eligible for a retired
first responder fee waiver from the Department for the application fees
prescribed in subparagraph (1)(a)1., 2., or 3. and fees under (1)(b) and (d) of
this rule if he or she:
1. Is a retired law
enforcement officer as defined in Section
943.10(1),
F.S.;
2. Is a retired firefighter
as defined in Section
633.102(9),
F.S.; or
3. Is a retired emergency
medical technician or paramedic as defined in Section
401.23, F.S.
(b) To apply for a retired first
responder fee waiver, a request must be submitted via the Department of
Education Educator Certification website at
https://web03.fldoe.org/TeacherCertFeeWaiver
along with documentation establishing that the applicant meets the requirements
for a retired first responder fee waiver under subparagraph (9)(a)1., 2., or
3., of this rule.
(c) Where the
required documentation submitted does not establish eligibility, due to a name
change or other circumstance, the applicant will be notified by the Department
within ninety (90) days and afforded the opportunity to submit additional
documentation to verify eligibility.
(d) All documents submitted to verify
eligibility for retired first responder fee waivers will be retained in the
certification record maintained by the Department and will not be returned to
the applicant. Approval for retired first responder fee waivers remain valid
for five (5) years from the date issued unless a document used to verify
eligibility indicates an earlier expiration date or end date of its validity
and in that case, validity of the fee waiver expires when the verifying
document expires. In no case shall a person use or attempt to use a retired
first responder fee waiver if the person does not meet the eligibility criteria
set forth in Section 1012.59(3),
F.S., and this rule.
(10)
Exceptional Student Education K-12/Elementary Education K-6 Waivers.
(a) An individual is eligible for a waiver
from the Department for the application fees prescribed in subparagraph
(1)(a)1.-3. of this rule if he or she is a teacher who:
1. Holds a valid active Temporary or
Professional Certificate in Exceptional Student Education K-12 and applies to
add a subject coverage in Elementary Education K-6; or
2. Holds a valid active Temporary or
Professional Certificate in Elementary Education K-6 and applies to add a
subject coverage in Exceptional Student Education K-12.
(b) To apply for an Exceptional Student
Education K-12 or Elementary Education K-6 fee waiver, submit via the
Department of Education Educator Certification website at
https://web03.fldoe.org/TeacherCertFeeWaiver
along with documentation establishing that the applicant meets the requirements
for a certification fee waiver per paragraph (10)(a) of this rule.
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BASIS FOR WAIVER OF FEE
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DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
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Holds a Temporary or Professional Certificate in
Exceptional Student Education K-12 and applies to add a subject coverage in
Elementary Education K-6
|
Valid active certificate in ESE K-12
|
|
Holds a Temporary or Professional Certificate in
Elementary Education K-6 and applies to add a subject coverage in Exceptional
Student Education K-12
|
Valid active certificate in K-6
|
(c)
Additional documentation. Where the required documentation submitted does not
establish eligibility due to a name change or other circumstance, the applicant
will be notified by the Department within ninety (90) days and afforded the
opportunity to submit additional documentation to verify eligibility.
(d) All documents submitted to verify
eligibility for the Exceptional Student Education K-12/Elementary Education K-6
fee waivers will be retained in the certification record maintained by the
Department and will not be returned to the applicant. Approval for fee waivers
remains valid for five (5) years from the date issued unless a document used to
verify indicates an earlier expiration date or end date of its validity and, in
that case, validity of the fee waiver expires when the verifying document
expires. In no case shall a person use or attempt to use a Exceptional Student
Education K-12/Elementary Education fee waiver if the person does not meet the
eligibility criteria set forth in Section
1012.59(4),
F.S., and this rule.
Rulemaking Authority
1001.02,
1012.55,
1012.56,
1012.586,
1012.59 FS. Law Implemented
1012.31,
1012.32,
1012.55,
1012.56,
1012.586,
1012.59,
1012.798
FS.
New 7-6-82, Amended 9-27-83, Formerly 6A-4.012, Amended
12-25-86, 10-26-88, 5-2-90, 4-24-91, 7-7-92, 5-3-94, 7-18-95, 9-17-01,
11-25-03, 12-27-04, 1-1-08, 10-21-09, 12-31-14, 11-21-17, 11-28-18, 9-20-22,
9-26-23, 11-21-23.
