• The Florida Department of Education offers four types of fee waivers.  

    Waivers are limited to initial attempts on exams.  

    If you cannot use the waiver for the exam, you may be eligible to apply the fee waiver to application fees.

    Please be certain to visit Certification Fee Waivers for the most current information and the link to create your online account for waiver access.

     

    Military Waiver

    This new legislative provision introduces the opportunity for active duty military personnel, honorably discharged veterans, and their spouses or surviving spouses to request a waiver of registration fees for initial attempts on examinations required for Educator Certification and/or application fees for initial evaluations of eligibility for Educator Certification. 

     

    First Responder Waiver

    The new legislative provision introduces the opportunity for retired first responders, which includes a law enforcement officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical technician or a paramedic to request a waiver of registration fees for initial attempts for the general knowledge, professional education, and subject area examinations required for Educator Certification and/or application fees for initial evaluation of eligibility for Educator Certification. 

     

    Exceptional Student Education and/or Elementary Education Waiver

    The new legislative provision introduces the opportunity to request waivers of first-time initial certification and certification examination fees for:

    • Educators who hold a temporary or professional certificate in Exceptional Student Education K–12 and apply to add a subject coverage in Elementary Education K–6.
    • Educators who hold a temporary or professional certificate in Elementary Education K–6 and apply to add a subject coverage in Exceptional Student Education K–12.