1998 Florida Code
TITLE XVI EDUCATION
Chapter 231 Personnel Of School System  
231.15   Positions for which certificates required.

231.15  Positions for which certificates required.--

(1)  The State Board of Education shall classify school services, designate the certification subject areas, establish competencies and certification requirements for all school-based personnel, and prescribe rules in accordance with which the professional, temporary, and part-time certificates shall be issued by the Department of Education to applicants who meet the standards prescribed by such rules for their class of service. Each person employed or occupying a position as school supervisor, principal, teacher, library media specialist, school counselor, athletic coach, or other position in which the employee serves in an instructional capacity, in any public school of any district of this state shall hold the certificate required by law and by rules of the state board in fulfilling the requirements of the law for the type of service rendered. However, the state board shall adopt rules authorizing school boards to employ selected noncertificated personnel to provide instructional services in the individuals' fields of specialty or to assist instructional staff members as education paraprofessionals. Each person who is employed and renders service as an athletic coach in any public school in any district of this state shall hold a valid part-time, temporary, or professional certificate. Each person employed as a school nurse shall hold a license to practice nursing in the state, and each person employed as a school physician shall hold a license to practice medicine in the state. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any athletic coach who renders service in a voluntary capacity and who is not employed by any public school of any district in this state.

(2)  A commissioned or noncommissioned military officer who is an instructor of junior reserve officer training shall be exempt from requirements for teacher certification, except for the filing of fingerprints pursuant to s. 231.02, if he or she meets the following qualifications:

(a)  Is retired from active military duty with at least 20 years of service and draws retirement pay or is retired, or transferred to retired reserve status, with at least 20 years of active service and draws retirement pay or retainer pay.

(b)  Satisfies criteria established by the appropriate military service for certification by the service as a junior reserve officer training instructor.

(c)  Has an exemplary military record.

If such instructor is assigned instructional duties other than junior reserve officer training, he or she shall hold the certificate required by law and rules of the state board for the type of service rendered.

History.--s. 515, ch. 19355, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 892(119); s. 9, ch. 57-249; s. 9, ch. 63-376; s. 55, ch. 65-239; s. 4, ch. 67-387; ss. 15, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 69-300; s. 80, ch. 72-221; s. 6, ch. 75-284; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 11, ch. 80-190; s. 5, ch. 80-325; ss. 1, 10, ch. 80-378; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 30, ch. 82-242; s. 3, ch. 83-265; s. 1, ch. 84-272; ss. 2, 15, ch. 86-156; s. 1, ch. 90-91; s. 5, ch. 90-172; s. 47, ch. 90-288; s. 19, ch. 91-105; s. 1, ch. 91-293; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 1, ch. 92-99; s. 48, ch. 94-232; s. 1533, ch. 95-147; s. 3, ch. 98-281; s. 5, ch. 98-292.