The bill amends section 1012.55 of the Florida Statutes to provide an exemption for individuals employed as school social workers from certain educator certification requirements. Specifically, it introduces a new subsection (5) that states school social workers are not required to meet the certification criteria related to mastery of general and subject area knowledge as outlined in section 1012.56(2)(g) and (h). Additionally, the existing subsection (5) is renumbered to subsection (6) to accommodate this change.

The effective date for this legislation is set for July 1, 2025, allowing time for implementation of the new provisions regarding the certification requirements for school social workers.