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2020 Legislative Session

FSBA takes pride in keeping our members well informed of the activities of the Florida Legislature and in assisting you in your legislative advocacy efforts.  This page serves as the main source of 2019 Legislative Session information, our legislative session blog — the FSBA Session Spotlight — provides up-to-the-minute updates on legislative activities and events, and our Resource Room provides more in-depth information and background materials on specific topics.  In addition, after the Legislative Session adjourns, we will conduct a series of Legislative Review Workshops and Webinars that provide a comprehensive review of the education related appropriations and legislation that are passed during the Session.

Interim Committee Meeting Schedules

The Legislature will hold six weeks of Interim Committee Meetings during the months leading up to the opening of the regular 2020 Legislative Session on January 14, 2020.  The schedule for each week will be posted here as soon as available.

  • Week 1 — September 16-20, 2019
  • Week 2 — October 14-18, 2019
  • Week 3 — October 21-25, 2019
  • Week 4 — November 4-8, 2019
  • Week 5 — November 12-15, 2019
  • Week 6 — December 9-13, 2019

2020 Education Appropriations Information

  • FSBA Comparison of Governor’s 2020-2021 Budget Recommendation
    • FEFP Summary
  • 2019-2020 FEFP Funding Summary – 2nd Calculation
  • Florida Long Range Financial Outlook — 9/12/19
  • FDOE 2019-2020 Legislative Budget Request (LBR) — 8/21/19
    • LBR Presentation
    • LBR Funding Summary

2020 Education Legislation Information

  • FSBA Bill Tracking List – Platform Related Bills — 11/14/19
  • Full FSBA Bill Tracking List — 11/8/19

Legislative Delegations and Key Committees

(The links below include membership, phone, and email information)

  • School Board Legislative Delegation
  • Florida House of Representatives
    • House Education Committee
      • House PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee
      • House Higher Education & Career Readiness Subcommittee
    • House Appropriations Committee
      • House PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
      • House Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
  • Florida Senate
    • Senate Education Committee
    • Senate Appropriations Committee
      • Senate Education Appropriations Subcommittee

FSBA Platforms & Positions

  • FSBA 2020 Legislative Platform
  • FSBA 2020 Federal Platform
  • FSBA 2020 Positions on Issues of Continuing Concern

Legislative Advocacy Toolkit

  • Virtual Tour of the Florida Capitol
    • Capitol Floor Maps
  • Understanding the Legislative Process
  • How an Idea Becomes a Law
  • Understanding the FEFP
  • State Budget Development Process
  • Glossary of Legislative Terms
  • 2018-2020 Senate Rules
  • 2018-2020 House Rules
  • 2019 Florida Tax Handbook
  • 2019 Local Government Financial Information Handbook
  • Website Links
    • Florida Governor Website
    • Florida House of Representatives Website
    • Florida Senate Website
    • Florida Department of Education
    • Florida Statutes

For more general information, fast fact sheets, media tips, and other advocacy resources, please also see our Advocacy Tools page

FSBA Legislative Weekly Videos

Legislative Interim Committee Meetings (Coming Soon)

  • FSBA Legislative Video Update
  • FSBA Legislative Video Update
  • FSBA Legislative Video Update
  • FSBA Legislative Video Update
  • FSBA Legislative Video Update
  • FSBA Legislative Video Update

2020 Regular Session (Coming Soon)

  • FSBA Legislative Video Update Week 1 — 1/17/20
  • FSBA Legislative Video Update Week 2 — 1/24/20
  • FSBA Legislative Video Update Week 3 — 1/31/20
  • FSBA Legislative Video Update Week 4 — 2/7/20
  • FSBA Legislative Video Update Week 5 — 2/14/20
  • FSBA Legislative Video Update Week 6 — 2/21/20
  • FSBA Legislative Video Update Week 7 — 2/28/20
  • FSBA Legislative Video Update Week 8 — 3/6/20
  • FSBA Legislative Video Update Week 9 — 3/13/20

 

ARCHIVE: 2019 Legislative Session Materials

Legislation News

  • FSBA Session Spotlight — Governor DeSantis’ Budget Recommendation

    November 20, 2019
  • DeSantis’ budget: $1 billion on teacher pay, millions for elections security

    November 19, 2019
  • FSBA Session Spotlight — November 15, 2019

    November 15, 2019
  • Gov. DeSantis pushes for nearly $1 billion for FL public school teacher pay increases. But will it happen?

    November 15, 2019
  • Ron DeSantis seeks tier-based Best and Brightest replacement

    November 15, 2019
  • U.S. Secret Service Report on School Violence

    November 13, 2019
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