Chapter 6A-14 — Community Colleges
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| 6A-14.001 | Limitations of Rules | |
| 6A-14.002 | Definitions | 7/26/1984 |
| 6A-14.003 | Uniform Policy | |
| 6A-14.004 | Uniform Policy | |
| 6A-14.005 | Requirements for Participation in Community College Program Fund | |
| 6A-14.0061 | Campus, Center, Special Purpose Center and Instructional Site Designations | 8/3/2026 |
| 6A-14.00612 | Designation of Restrooms and Changing Facilities in Postsecondary Institution Facilities | 9/26/2023 |
| 6A-14.007 | Forms to Be Provided | |
| 6A-14.0071 | Forms and Instructions | |
| 6A-14.008 | Facsimle Signatures | |
| 6A-14.009 | Facsimile Signatures on Personnel Contracts | |
| 6A-14.010 | Reproduction and Destruction of Records | |
| 6A-14.011 | Equipment for Reproduction of Records | |
| 6A-14.020 | Responsibilities of Division of Community Colleges | |
| 6A-14.021 | Sanitation, Safety, Plant Maintenance and Operations | |
| 6A-14.022 | Organization of the State Community College Council | |
| 6A-14.0221 | Responsibilities of the State Community College Council | |
| 6A-14.0222 | Financing the Activities of the Council | |
| 6A-14.023 | Establishing Community Colleges (Repealed) | |
| 6A-14.024 | Composition of Boards of Trustees (Repealed) | 12/22/2019 |
| 6A-14.0241 | Board to Constitute a Corporation | |
| 6A-14.0242 | Reports of Annual Meetings of Boards of Trustees | |
| 6A-14.0243 | Meetings of Boards of Trustees (Repealed) | |
| 6A-14.0244 | Place of Meeting | |
| 6A-14.0245 | Majority a Quorum | |
| 6A-14.0246 | Bonds Required for Community College Officials and Contractors | |
| 6A-14.0247 | Powers and Duties of the Boards of Trustees | |
| 6A-14.0248 | Sanitation and Maintenance of College Facilities | |
| 6A-14.0249 | Responsibilities of Board and President for Plant Maintenance and Sanitation | |
| 6A-14.025 | Engergy Conservation Program | |
| 6A-14.026 | Employment of a President | 7/20/2004 |
| 6A-14.0261 | General Powers of the President (Repealed) | 1/7/2016 |
| 6A-14.0262 | Duties and Responsibilities of the President | |
| 6A-14.0263 | President to Keep Records of Absences | |
| 6A-14.027 | Reports on Utilizaton of Instructional and Administrative Staff | |
| 6A-14.028 | Area Vocational Education Schools | |
| 6A-14.029 | Staff and Program Development | 7/20/2004 |
| 6A-14.030 | Postsecondary Instructional Unit Definitions and Awards in Florida College System Institutions | 8/27/2024 |
| 6A-14.0301 | Withdrawal and Forgiveness | 6/23/2016 |
| 6A-14.0302 | Credit for Military Service (Repealed) | 9/20/2022 |
| 6A-14.0303 | General Education Course Options | 8/27/2024 |
| 6A-14.0304 | Online Courses | 12/23/2014 |
| 6A-14.0305 | Out-of-State Fee Waiver for Veterans and Other Eligible Students | 10/30/2016 |
| 6A-14.0306 | Death Benefits for Survivors of First Responders and Military Members | 8/18/2020 |
| 6A-14.031 | Acceleration Mechanisms for Program Completion (Repealed) | 10/25/2011 |
| 6A-14.032 | Report on Instructional Programs | |
| 6A-14.033 | Vocational and Adult General Education Programs | |
| 6A-14.034 | Vocational Education Definitions | |
| 6A-14.0341 | Responsibilities of Community Colleges for Vocational Education | |
| 6A-14.0342 | Direct Job Related Vocational Offerings Required for Each Community College Board | |
| 6A-14.0343 | Scope of Vocational Education | |
| 6A-14.0344 | Types of Vocational Education Courses and Activites | |
| 6A-14.0345 | Instructional Components of Vocational Education | |
| 6A-14.035 | Preapprenticeship Training | |
| 6A-14.036 | Administrators of Vocational Education | |
| 6A-14.037 | Coordinating Council for Vocational Education, Adult General Education, and Community Instructional Services | |
| 6A-14.038 | Business and Industry Liaison | |
| 6A-14.039 | Drug Abuse Education | |
| 6A-14.040 | Time of Service Computation | |
| 6A-14.041 | Personnel Contracts | 7/20/2004 |
| 6A-14.0411 | Employment Contracts for Full-Time Faculty | 4/23/2013 |
| 6A-14.0412 | Annual Contracts Under Certain Conditions | |
| 6A-14.0413 | Form and Content of Contracts for Instructional and Administrative Personnel and Other Personnel | |
| 6A-14.0414 | Certification of Personnel | |
| 6A-14.0415 | Certificates for Community College Personnel | |
| 6A-14.0416 | Revocational of Certificates | |
| 6A-14.0417 | Procedures to Revoke or Suspend Certificates | |
| 6A-14.042 | Absence from Duty | |
| 6A-14.0421 | Leave of Absence | |
| 6A-14.0422 | Leave Credit | |
| 6A-14.0423 | All Proper Absence from Duty to Be Covered by Leave | |
| 6A-14.0424 | Other Leave Granted by the Board | |
| 6A-14.0425 | Leave to Be Used for the Purposes Set Forth in Application | |
| 6A-14.0426 | Extent of Leave | |
| 6A-14.0427 | Court Related Leave | |
| 6A-14.043 | Professional Leave | |
| 6A-14.0431 | Vacation Leave | |
| 6A-14.0432 | Military Leave (Repealed) | 1/7/2016 |
| 6A-14.0433 | Personal Leave | |
| 6A-14.0434 | Absence Without Leave | |
| 6A-14.0435 | Sick Leave | |
| 6A-14.0436 | Illness-in-Line-of-Duty Leave | |
| 6A-14.0437 | Maternity Leave | |
| 6A-14.044 | Temporary Duty | |
| 6A-14.0441 | Substitute Personnel | |
| 6A-14.0442 | Other Absences of Personnel | |
| 6A-14.045 | Provisions Relating to Florida Workmen’s Compensation Law | |
| 6A-14.046 | Salary Schedules | |
| 6A-14.047 | Personnel Records | 3/25/2013 |
| 6A-14.048 | Employment of Professional Services | |
| 6A-14.049 | Legal Services for Employees | |
| 6A-14.0491 | Instructional Personnel - Availability to Students (Repealed) | 11/23/2021 |
| 6A-14.050 | Requirements for Admission | |
| 6A-14.051 | Student Records | |
| 6A-14.052 | Florida Student Definition | |
| 6A-14.0521 | Waiver of Florida Residency Requirement for Viotnamese Refugees | |
| 6A-14.053 | Student Fees and Tuition in Community Colleges | |
| 6A-14.054 | Student Fees | 6/23/2016 |
| 6A-14.0541 | Student Fee Refunds | 7/20/2004 |
| 6A-14.0542 | Tuition Waiver for Classroom Teachers | 6/21/2011 |
| 6A-14.055 | Placement and Follow-up | |
| 6A-14.056 | Control and Discipline of Students | |
| 6A-14.057 | Student Activities | 7/20/2004 |
| 6A-14.0571 | Religious Observance by Students (Repealed) | 1/7/2016 |
| 6A-14.058 | Athletics (Repealed) | 11/23/2021 |
| 6A-14.0582 | Florida College System Intercollegiate Student-Athletes | 9/26/2023 |
| 6A-14.060 | Accountability Standards | 7/20/2004 |
| 6A-14.061 | Standards for Community Colleges | |
| 6A-14.0611 | Responsibilities of the Director Concerning Standards | |
| 6A-14.062 | Specialized Accreditation of Community College Programs | |
| 6A-14.063 | Accreditation (Repealed) | 8/2/2004 |
| 6A-14.064 | College Credit Dual Enrollment | 11/23/2022 |
| 6A-14.065 | Meta-Major Academic Pathways | 3/26/2026 |
| 6A-14.070 | Budget Preparation | |
| 6A-14.071 | Budget Examination | |
| 6A-14.0711 | Budget Approval | |
| 6A-14.0712 | Budget Execution | |
| 6A-14.0713 | Budget Amendments | |
| 6A-14.0714 | Expenditures Until Budget Approval | |
| 6A-14.0715 | Transfer of Funds | 4/30/1985 |
| 6A-14.0716 | Florida College System Institution Budgets | 6/23/2016 |
| 6A-14.0718 | Prohibited Expenditures for Florida College System (FCS) Institutions | 8/25/2026 |
| 6A-14.072 | Financial Records and Reports | 8/25/2026 |
| 6A-14.0721 | Cost Analysis Required | |
| 6A-14.073 | Expenditures | |
| 6A-14.0731 | Minimum Expenditures for Occupational Programs | |
| 6A-14.0732 | Travel | |
| 6A-14.0733 | Payment of Premium of Group Employee Insurance | |
| 6A-14.0734 | Procurement Requirements | 6/20/2007 |
| 6A-14.0735 | Petty Cash Fund | |
| 6A-14.074 | Administration and Use of Capital Outlay and Debt Service Funds and State Board of Education Bonds for Community Colleges | |
| 6A-14.0741 | Approval of capital Outlay Projects | |
| 6A-14.0742 | Use of Community College Construction Funds | |
| 6A-14.0743 | Release of Community College Construction | |
| 6A-14.075 | Receipt, Deposit, and Withdrawal of Funds | 7/20/2004 |
| 6A-14.0751 | Bank Depository | |
| 6A-14.0752 | Depository Transactions | |
| 6A-14.076 | FTE Calculation for the Community College Program Fund | 9/20/2004 |
| 6A-14.0761 | Classification of Instructional Programs and Courses | |
| 6A-14.0762 | Computation for Generation and Allocation of the Community College Program Fund | |
| 6A-14.07621 | Performance-Based Incentive Program | 8/20/2017 |
| 6A-14.0763 | Transportatoin Density Index for Community Colleges | |
| 6A-14.0764 | Capital Outlay and Debt Service | 6/27/1985 |
| 6A-14.0765 | Investment of Funds | 7/20/2004 |
| 6A-14.0766 | Current Loans | |
| 6A-14.0767 | Special Teacher Units and Supervisor Units for Occupational Education Programs in Community Colleges | |
| 6A-14.0768 | Student Enrollment and Related Financial Records | |
| 6A-14.077 | Auxiliary Services and Enterprises and Undesignated Gifts | 7/20/2004 |
| 6A-14.0771 | Use of Auxiliary Enterprise Funds and Undesignated Gifts | |
| 6A-14.0772 | Auxiliary Funds and Funds Received in Trust | |
| 6A-14.0773 | Florida Academic Improvement Trust Fund for Community Colleges | |
| 6A-14.078 | Delinquent Accounts | |
| 6A-14.079 | Educational Plant | |
| 6A-14.080 | Definitions | |
| 6A-14.0801 | General Provisions | |
| 6A-14.0802 | Minimum Standards for Sites | |
| 6A-14.0803 | Student Housing | |
| 6A-14.0804 | Campus Development Plans Required | |
| 6A-14.0805 | Selecting Professional Services | |
| 6A-14.0806 | Preparation of Documents | |
| 6A-14.0807 | Responsibility, Architects and Engineers | |
| 6A-14.0808 | Preparatory Planning | |
| 6A-14.0809 | Educational Planning and Specifications | |
| 6A-14.081 | Preliminary Plans | |
| 6A-14.0810 | Emergency Opioid Antagonists in Florida College System Institution Housing | 12/21/2025 |
| 6A-14.0811 | Final Plans and Specifications Shall Include | |
| 6A-14.0812 | Filing of Contract Amounts | |
| 6A-14.0813 | Advertising and Contracting for Building or Improvements to College Property | |
| 6A-14.0814 | Day Labor Projects | |
| 6A-14.0815 | Awarding Contract to Other Than the Lowest Bidder | |
| 6A-14.0816 | Changes in Construction after Award of Contract | |
| 6A-14.0817 | Payments during Construction | |
| 6A-14.0818 | Inspection of New Construction and Release of Final Payment | |
| 6A-14.0819 | Exceptions for Experimentation | |
| 6A-14.082 | Acquisition and Use of Buildings for College Purposes | |
| 6A-14.0821 | Returning Building to College Purposes | |
| 6A-14.0822 | Lease-Purchase Contracts for Grounds and Buildings | |
| 6A-14.0823 | Portable Buildings | |
| 6A-14.0824 | Mobile Facilities | |
| 6A-14.0825 | General Provisions | |
| 6A-14.0826 | Educational Occupancies | |
| 6A-14.0827 | Construction and Repair Operations | |
| 6A-14.0828 | Classification of Hazard of Contents | |
| 6A-14.0829 | Segregation and Protection of Hazards | |
| 6A-14.083 | Special Safety Provisions | |
| 6A-14.0831 | Means of Egress | |
| 6A-14.0832 | Exit Doors, Fire Doors and Smokestop Doors | |
| 6A-14.0833 | Interior Stairs, Outside Stairs and Smokeproof Towers | |
| 6A-14.0834 | Places of Assembly | |
| 6A-14.0835 | Separation of Spaces | |
| 6A-14.0836 | Open Plan Buildings | |
| 6A-14.0837 | Air Conditioned Buildings | |
| 6A-14.0838 | Interior Finishes | |
| 6A-14.0839 | Exit Illumination | |
| 6A-14.084 | Exit Marking | |
| 6A-14.0841 | Alarm and Fire Detection Systems | |
| 6A-14.0842 | Automatic Sprinklers and Other Extinguishing Equipment | |
| 6A-14.0843 | Building Service Equipment | |
| 6A-14.0844 | Portable Buildings | |
| 6A-14.0845 | Mobile Facilities | |
| 6A-14.0846 | General Provisions | |
| 6A-14.0847 | Illumination and Lighting | |
| 6A-14.0848 | Ventilation | |
| 6A-14.0849 | Sanitation Facilities Serving Students and Staff | |
| 6A-14.085 | Sanitation Facilities Serving the Public | |
| 6A-14.0851 | Heating and Cooling | |
| 6A-14.0852 | Sanitation Facilities in Food Service Areas | |
| 6A-14.0853 | Thermal Insulation | |
| 6A-14.0854 | Size of Spaces, Minimum Requirements | |
| 6A-14.0855 | Ceiling Heights, Minimum Requirements | |
| 6A-14.0856 | Fixed Teaching Aids, Minimum Requirements | |
| 6A-14.0857 | Floor Surfaces and Coverings | |
| 6A-14.0858 | Acoustics | |
| 6A-14.0859 | Flexibility and Convertibility | |
| 6A-14.086 | General Storage and Custodial Space (Repealed) | |
| 6A-14.0861 | Site | |
| 6A-14.0862 | General Provisions | |
| 6A-14.0863 | Option by Board to Prequalify Bidders on Construction Projects | |
| 6A-14.0864 | Exceptions to Option | |
| 6A-14.0865 | Authority to Proqualify | |
| 6A-14.0866 | Application for Qualification | |
| 6A-14.0867 | Verification of Statements Filed with Applications for Prequalification | |
| 6A-14.0868 | Approval of Application for the Certification of Bidders | |
| 6A-14.0869 | Renewal of Prequalification Certificate | |
| 6A-14.087 | Revision of Prequalification | |
| 6A-14.0871 | Contractors Statements | |
| 6A-14.0872 | Suspension or Revocation of Certificates of Qualification | |
| 6A-14.0873 | Determination of Delinquency Status | |
| 6A-14.0874 | Reports of Prequalifications, Suspensions, Revocations, Reinstatements and Delinquents | |
| 6A-14.0875 | Fees | |
| 6A-14.0876 | General Provisions | |
| 6A-14.0877 | Intent of Rules and Regulations | |
| 6A-14.0878 | Fire Prevention and Protection | |
| 6A-14.0879 | Electrical | |
| 6A-14.088 | Flammables | |
| 6A-14.0881 | Climate Control Equipment | |
| 6A-14.0882 | Additional Hazards | |
| 6A-14.0883 | Fire Control to Be Reasonably Certain That Sufficient Time Is Available for Evacuation, Measures Should Be Taken to Retard the Spread of Fire and Smoke | |
| 6A-14.0884 | Extinguishing Equipment | |
| 6A-14.0885 | Surface Finishes and Decorations | |
| 6A-14.0886 | Combustible Storage | |
| 6A-14.0887 | Separation of Spaces | |
| 6A-14.0888 | Fire and Smoke Barriers | |
| 6A-14.0889 | Evacuation | |
| 6A-14.0890 | Emergency Evacuation | |
| 6A-14.0891 | Detection of Fires | |
| 6A-14.0892 | Notification | |
| 6A-14.0893 | Means of Egress, Exit Access, Exit, Exit Discharge | |
| 6A-14.0894 | Exit Illumination, Lighting, Signs | |
| 6A-14.0895 | Fire Escape Stairs, Stairs, Corridors | |
| 6A-14.0896 | Relocatable Buildings | |
| 6A-14.0897 | Windowless and Open Plan Buildings | |
| 6A-14.0898 | Places of Assembly | |
| 6A-14.0899 | College Property Condemned | |
| 6A-14.090 | Guidelines for Community Instructional Services in Community Colleges | |
| 6A-14.091 | Noncredit Citizenship Instruction | |
| 6A-14.0911 | Recreational and Leisure Time Instruction | |
| 6A-14.0912 | Guidelines for Implementation of Community College Accountability Standards | |
| 6A-14.0913 | Guidelines for Staff and Program Development Plans and Activities | |
| 6A-14.0914 | Dr. Philip Benjamin Matching Program for Community Colleges | 8/20/2007 |
| 6A-14.092 | Textbook and Course Material Affordability and Transparency | 3/4/2026 |
| 6A-14.094 | Site Determined Specialized Associate in Arts Transfer Degree Access | 8/25/2026 |
| 6A-14.095 | Site Determined Baccalaureate Access | 5/21/2026 |
| 6A-14.096 | Site Determined Associate in Applied Science and Associate in Science Degree Access | 7/2/2024 |
| 6A-14.097 | Foreign Influence | 9/26/2023 |
| 6A-14.099 | Failure of Florida College System Administrator or Law Enforcement Agency to Report Child Abuse, Abandonment or Neglect | 3/5/2014 |