Document Citation: 6A-1.09533, F.A.C.

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FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
TITLE 06 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
6A STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
CHAPTER 6A-1 FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

Date:
08/31/2009

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6A-1.09533 Minimum School Term, Emergencies.

The Commissioner of Education will consider written requests by district school boards to reduce the length of the school term in case of national, state or local emergencies pursuant to Section 1011.60(2), Florida Statutes, and Rule 6A-1.09533, F.A.C., with or without a proportionate reduction in funding, only if one (1) of the following conditions exists:

(1) No teacher planning days, excluding a maximum of three (3) post school planning days, remain in the official school year calendar as approved by the district school board, and no school holidays, other than authorized national or state holidays, remain in the official school year calendar as approved by the district school board, or

(2) The Commissioner may reduce the school term up to a maximum of three (3) school days, for one (1) or more schools provided the net instructional time scheduled to be provided by a school for the school year as defined in Section 1011.60, Florida Statutes, minus the hours scheduled for each day classified as a national, state or local emergency, equals or exceeds nine hundred (900) hours.