TODAY’S HAPPENINGS In the Senate Session: Bills on 2nd Reading SB 1512 – Education / Scholarship Programs by Stargel – READ 2ND TIME; RETAINED ON CALENDAR Authorizing the Auditor General to conduct audits of the accounts and records of nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations; establishing the Florida Personal Learning Scholarship Accounts; revising eligibility requirements for the Florida…
BUDGET UPDATE The Conference Report on the 2014-2015 state budget was delivered to legislators last night at about 8:30 pm. The budget totals more than $77 billion and provides more than $18.88 billion in total FEFP funding (an increase of 3.14% over the current year). This will provide total FEFP funding per student of $6,937.23…
TODAY’S HAPPENINGS In the Senate Session: Bills on 2nd Reading SB 790 – Education Technology by Legg – TEMPORARILY POSTPONED ON 2ND READING Providing the purpose for the Florida digital classrooms allocation; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt a Florida digital classrooms plan that establishes certain protocols, parameters, requirements, and digital tools; repealing…
LAST WEEK OF SESSION NOTES During the last week of the Legislative Session bills and amendments – both on the floor of each chamber and between the two chambers — can move very quickly and, sometimes, unexpectedly. We will make every effort to keep you informed of what is happening and will continue to provide…
Today, HB 921 and its Senate companion SB 864 relating to Adoption of Instructional Materials will be considered on 2nd Reading by the full House of Representatives. As we have reported, when these bills were originally filed, both would have repealed the state-level instructional materials review and adoption process and mandate, rather than authorize, the transfer…
TODAY’S HAPPENINGS In the Senate Session: Bills on 2nd Reading SB 790 – Education Technology by Legg – TEMPORARILY POSTPONED; RETAINED ON CALENDAR ON 2ND READING Providing the purpose for the Florida digital classrooms allocation; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt a Florida digital classrooms plan that establishes certain protocols, parameters, requirements, and…
BUDGET UPDATE — ACTION REQUESTED Last night, the Senate presented their second counter-offer that would have cleared several remaining differences between the House and Senate education budgets. This Senate offer was contingent upon the House’s agreement to certain stipulations in the offer. However, when the House returned later in the evening with their responding 3rd…
TODAY’S HAPPENINGS In the Senate Session: Bills on 3rd Reading SB 160 – Food Distributed Free of Charge by Bullard – READ 3RD TIME; SUBSTITUTED FOR HB 23; SB 160 LAID ON THE TABLE HB 23 – Food Distributed Free of Charge by Rogers – READ 2ND TIME; SUBSTITUTED FOR SB 160; READ 3RD TIME;…
BUDGET ALERT – YOUR ACTION REQUESTED The Education Budget Conference Committee held its first meeting last night. The House presented its first offer on the education budget and budget proviso language. Elements of the House offer, coupled with adjustments to align the budget with approved allocations and with adjustments to align with the 4th Calculation…
BUDGET UPDATE The House announced their budget conferees today and the first organizational meeting was held this evening. House members that will serve on the Education Budget Conference Committee are Representatives Erik Fresen (chair), Janet Adkins, Larry Ahern, Gwyndolen Clarke-Reed, Karen Castor Dentel, Heather Fitzenhagen, Jeanette Nunez, Keith Perry, Jake Raburn, Betty Reed, Charlie Stone,…