Section 1008.29(5), F.S., and State Board of Education (SBE) Rule 6A-10.0311(6), FAC, provide special consideration for students in public institutions who have a specific learning disability such that they cannot successfully complete one or more CLAST subtests. These students may appeal to an institutional committee for a waiver of the requirement to pass a specific subtest(s) of the CLAST. If the criteria of the statute are met, the ITA will inform the Department of Education in writing of the granting of the waiver. The student's official transcript will show that a waiver was granted. The waiver is transferable to other institutions. Only state universities and community colleges have the authority to grant waivers recognized by public institutions and the Department of Education. Any questions concerning adaptations and waivers for students with disabilities should be directed to the Department of Education.

Section 1008.29(6), F.S., and SBE Rule 6A-10.0311(7-13), FAC, permit an institutional president, under certain conditions,to grant a waiver from one or more of the CLAST subtests to students who repeatedly (at least four times) fail the subtest(s) for which a waiver is requested. Before such a waiver may be approved by an institutional president, the waiver must first have been recommended by majority vote of the institutional committee established to review waiver requests, in accordance with Section 1008.29(6), F.S., and Rule 6A-10.0311(7-13), FAC.

Guidelines and forms to be used for reporting waivers to the Department of Education are available to ITAs from the Office of Assessment and School Performance Section of the Department of Education.

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