Florida School Boards Association
TAMPA — Semiretired builder Jerry Tetro put a son through the University of Florida on a prepaid college plan a dozen years ago. Now, the grandkids stand to benefit from the same program. “To me, it makes a heck of a lot of sense,” said Tetro, from the Seminole. “It’s a great program.” The grandchildren…
School districts would have to share local school construction and maintenance money with charter schools, according to an amendment filed by an influential state senator. Sen. Don Gaetz, former Senate president, filed the amendment Tuesday. The amendment would require half of the money raised by an optional local property tax to be split between charter…
House budget writers unveiled an education spending plan Monday that would provide public schools with almost $47 less per student than Gov. Rick Scott proposed, and a key senator said his chamber was also unlikely to meet the governor’s number when a Senate blueprint is released Tuesday. The two developments cast increasing doubt on one…
Worried the late Labor Day this year won’t leave enough time for school districts to finish their Fall curriculum, Florida lawmakers seek to tweak a law so schools can get an early jump on the school year. School districts can open no later than 14 days before Labor Day, but this year, the holiday falls…
In the House Government Operations Subcommittee: HB 583 – Single-Sex Public Facilities by Artiles – AMENDED AND PASSED WITH A COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE (CS) Provides purpose & legislative findings; requires that use of single-sex public facilities be restricted to persons of sex for which facility is designated; prohibits knowingly & willfully entering single-sex public facility designated…