TODAY’S HAPPENINGS
In the Senate Session:
Bills on 3rd Reading:
HB 189 – Teacher Certification by Diaz – READ 3RD TIME; PASSED THE SENATE; PASSED THE LEGISLATURE
Providing alternative requirements for earning a professional educator certificate that covers certain grades, etc.
HB 1147 – Character Development Instruction by Latvala — READ 3RD TIME; PASSED THE SENATE; PASSED THE LEGISLATURE
Requiring character education programs to provide certain instruction to students in grades 9-12, etc.
HB 1365 – Competency-Based Innovation Pilot Program by Rodrigues — READ 3RD TIME; PASSED THE SENATE; PASSED THE LEGISLATURE
Establishing a competency-based innovation pilot program within the Department of Education; authorizing certain schools to apply to the department for approval of a competency-based innovation pilot program; providing for expiration of the pilot program, etc.
HB 7019 – Postsecondary Access & Affordability by Higher Education — READ 3RD TIME; PASSED THE SENATE; IN RETURNING MESSAGES TO THE HOUSE
Specifies that instructional material costs are not included in tuition for certain online programs; requires BOG & SBE to submit annual report on college affordability; revises provisions relating to textbook & instructional materials affordability; requires certain universities & institutions to provide public notice relating to tuition and fees; & revises provisions relating to tuition differential.
HB 249 – Culinary Education Programs by Moskowitz — READ 3RD TIME; PASSED THE SENATE; PASSED THE LEGISLATURE
Provides for applicability of DOH sanitation rules to licensed culinary education program; permits culinary education program with public food service establishment license to obtain alcoholic beverage license under certain conditions.
Bills on 2nd Reading:
SB 314 – Juvenile Justice by Diaz de la Portilla – READ 2ND TIME; AMENDED; PLACED ON 3RD READING FOR3/11/16
Revising the circumstances under which a state attorney may file an information when a child of a certain age range commits or attempts to commit specified crimes; revising the crimes and the age of a child who is subject to the jurisdiction of a circuit court; requiring the adult court to render an order including specific findings of fact and the reasons for its decision; removing a provision that requires a court to impose adult sanctions under certain circumstances, etc.
SB 434 – Principal Autonomy Pilot Program by Garcia – READ 2ND TIME; SUBSTITUTED FOR HB 287; SB 434 LAID ON THE TABLE
HB 287 – Principal Autonomy Pilot Program by Diaz – SUBSTITUTED FOR SB 434; READ 2ND TIME; PLACED ON 3RD READING FOR 3/11/16
Creates Principal Autonomy Pilot Program Initiative; provides requirements for participation, exemptions, professional development, funding, rulemaking, & reporting; provides authorization period for participation in program; provides for renewal or revocation of authorization to participate in program; requires district school boards participating in program to provide certain funding allocations; provides additional authority & responsibilities of principal of participating school; provides appropriation.
SB 806 – Homebound & Hospitalized Students by Legg — READ 2ND TIME; SUBSTITUTED FOR HB 585; SB 806 LAID ON THE TABLE
HB 585 – Homebound & Hospitalized Students by Burgess — SUBSTITUTED FOR SB 806; READ 2ND TIME; PLACED ON 3RD READING FOR 3/11/16
Requires school districts to provide instruction to homebound or hospitalized students; provides for student eligibility, methods of providing instruction to homebound or hospitalized students, & initiation of services.
SB 1226 – Administrative Procedures by Ring — READ 2ND TIME; SUBSTITUTED FOR HB 981; SB 806 LAID ON THE TABLE
HB 981 – Administrative Procedures by Richardson — SUBSTITUTED FOR SB 1226; READ 2ND TIME; PLACED ON 3RD READING FOR 3/11/16
Provides additional requirements for calculation of estimated adverse impacts & regulatory costs.
In the House Session:
Bills Received In Messages from the Senate:
HB 7019 – Postsecondary Access & Affordability by Higher Education – RECEIVED IN MESSAGES; CONCURRED WITH AMENDMENT; PASSED THE LEGISLATURE
Specifies that instructional material costs are not included in tuition for certain online programs; requires BOG & SBE to submit annual report on college affordability; revises provisions relating to textbook & instructional materials affordability; requires certain universities & institutions to provide public notice relating to tuition and fees; & revises provisions relating to tuition differential.
HB 7029 – School Choice by Choice & Innovation – RECEIVED IN MESSAGES; AMENDED THE AMENDMENT; PASSED THE HOUSE; IN RETURNING MESSAGES TO THE SENATE
Establishing a collaboration between the state board and the Legislature to designate certain Florida College System institutions as distinguished colleges; requiring each district school board and charter school governing board to authorize a parent to have his or her child participate in controlled open enrollment; revising the purpose of the Credit Acceleration Program; requiring the FHSAA to allow a private school to maintain full membership in the association or to join by sport; revising the calculation for certain supplemental funds for exceptional student education programs, etc. [NOTE: Today the House amended the Senate’s amendment to this bill. In most respects, the House amendment inserted the House’s version of most of the provisions of the Senate amendment relating to charter schools, public school choice, choice in athletics, SREF flexibility, Special Facility Construction Account program, reading instruction, suicide prevention, VPK programs, and other issues. The current version of the bill retains an amendment added yesterday in the Senate that defines “membership association” and provides that dues paid to a membership association which are paid with public funds must be assessed for each elected or appointed public officer and may be paid to a membership association. If a public officer elects not to join the membership association, the dues assessed to that public officer may not be paid to the membership association. Because the House amended the bill, it must return to the Senate for consideration.]
COMING UP TOMORROW
[NOTE: In addition to the bills listed below, the chambers make take up bills that arrive in Messages from the other chamber. Nearly all meetings may be viewed via live webcast or archived videos on the Florida Channel athttp://thefloridachannel.org/.
The Senate will be in Session (10:00 am – 6:00 pm) to consider the following bills and others:
Bills on 3rd Reading:
SB 314 – Juvenile Justice by Diaz de la Portilla
Revising the circumstances under which a state attorney may file an information when a child of a certain age range commits or attempts to commit specified crimes; revising the crimes and the age of a child who is subject to the jurisdiction of a circuit court; requiring the adult court to render an order including specific findings of fact and the reasons for its decision; removing a provision that requires a court to impose adult sanctions under certain circumstances, etc.
HB 287 – Principal Autonomy Pilot Program by Diaz
Creates Principal Autonomy Pilot Program Initiative; provides requirements for participation, exemptions, professional development, funding, rulemaking, & reporting; provides authorization period for participation in program; provides for renewal or revocation of authorization to participate in program; requires district school boards participating in program to provide certain funding allocations; provides additional authority & responsibilities of principal of participating school; provides appropriation.
HB 585 – Homebound & Hospitalized Students by Burgess
Requires school districts to provide instruction to homebound or hospitalized students; provides for student eligibility, methods of providing instruction to homebound or hospitalized students, & initiation of services.
HB 981 – Administrative Procedures by Richardson
Provides additional requirements for calculation of estimated adverse impacts & regulatory costs.
Bills on 2nd Reading:
SB 1360 – Student Assessments by Gaetz
Authorizing a district school board to choose to implement certain rigorous alternative assessment options by a certain school year; requiring each school district to annually notify students and parents of standard high school diploma requirements by a specified date; requiring a classroom teacher’s performance evaluation to be based on the performance of certain students, etc.
SB 1026 – High School Athletics by Simmons
HB 31 – High School Athletics by Spano
Provides requirements regarding fees & contest receipts collected by FHSAA & single- & multi-day passes; provides that school may join FHSAA as full-time member or on per-sport basis; prohibits FHSAA from taking retributory or discriminatory action against specified schools; authorizes Commissioner of Education to identify other associations in compliance with specified provisions; requires certain physical evaluation forms to contain certain information; requires FHSAA to provide certain information to parents.
SB 524 – Education by Gaetz
HB 7043 – Education Funding by Education
Creating a Florida College System Performance-Based Incentive for Florida College System institutions; establishing a collaboration between the state board and the Legislature to designate certain Florida College System institutions as distinguished colleges; revising the academic and research excellence standards for the preeminent state research universities program; requiring the Board of Governors to designate a state university that meets specified requirements as an “emerging preeminent state research university”; requiring a school district to add a specified number of points to the calculation of a matrix of services for a student who is deaf and enrolled in an auditory-oral education program; revising eligibility for the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program; revising the online course requirement; creating a federally connected student supplement for school districts; creating the Principal Autonomy Pilot Program Initiative; providing requirements regarding liability insurance for students performing clinical field experience; establishing the Florida Best and Brightest Teacher Scholarship Program; deleting provisions relating to priorities for charter school capital outlay funding; deleting provisions relating to a charter school’s allocation; providing that a charter school is not eligible for funding unless it meets certain requirements; revising the funding allocation calculation; providing that a school district may not receive funds from the Special Facility Construction Account under certain circumstances; revising the criteria for a request for funding; prohibiting certain consultants from specified employment and compensation; providing an exception to prohibiting the cost per student station from exceeding a certain amount; requiring OPPAGA to conduct a study, in consultation with the department, on cost per student station amounts and on the State Requirements for Education Facilities; providing sanctions for school districts that exceed certain costs; deleting a provision relating to applicability of certain restrictions on the cost per student station of new construction; authorizing a university board of trustees to expend reserve or carry-forward balances for certain projects; establishing a competency-based innovation pilot program within the Department of Education; defining the term “competency-based education”; authorizing certain schools to apply to the department for approval of a competency-based innovation pilot program; requiring the department to compile certain information and provide access to statewide, standardized assessments; etc.
The House will be in Session (10:00 am – completion of business) but has not posted an agenda as of this writing. It is likely that the House will consider bills that are received in Messages from the Senate and consider the Conference Reports on the budget and related bills.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Friday marks the last scheduled day of the 2016 Legislative Session. By the end of the day, we will provide you with a preliminary list of the education related bills that have passed during the session.
I hope you find this information useful. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Ruth
Ruth Haseman Melton
Director of Government Relations
Florida School Boards Association
Office: 850 / 414-2578
Cell: 850 / 509-6411
Email: melton@fsba.org
