FL S0894

Authorizes the Department of Education to access central abuse hotline information for educator certification discipline and review purposes.

Changes the job fair requirement from mandatory ("shall") to discretionary ("may") and requires the Department of Education to coordinate a best practice community for teacher recruitment and human resources functions.

Eliminates State Board of Education rulemaking authority for teacher assignment to low-performing schools while maintaining district certification requirements.

Creates a new approval process for Level I and Level II school leader preparation programs with specific competency requirements, 5-year approval periods, and performance guarantees for Level I completers.

Revises the Education Practices Commission composition from 25 to 25 members by reducing lay citizens from 7 to 4, law enforcement officials from 5 to 4, and adding authority for the Commissioner to appoint up to five emeritus members to serve 1-year terms.