FSBA LEGISLATIVE VIDEO UPDATE #2 Our Video Update for the 5th week of the 2015 Legislative Session has been posted on the FSBA website at www.fsba.org – you may access the video by clicking on the link to 2015 Legislative Session Video Update 5 under “Legislative Session Updates” (located below the pictures on our main page)…
This Video Update features Bill Graham discussing the legislative process as we enter the second half of the legislative session. In addition, there is a brief update on the education budget and some of the obstacles outside the education funding areas that legislators will need to negotiate before they can agree on a state budget. Finally,…
TODAY’S HAPPENINGS In the House Judiciary Committee: HB 19 – School Safety by Steube — PASSED Permits school superintendent, with approval of the school board, to authorize school safety designee to carry concealed weapon or firearm on school property; provides requirements for school safety designees; provides exception to prohibition on possession of firearms or other…
TODAY’S HAPPENINGS In the House Education Committee: HB 41 – Hazardous Walking Conditions by Metz – AMENDED AND PASSED WITH A COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE (CS) Revises criteria that determine hazardous walking conditions for public school students; revises procedures for inspection & identification of hazardous conditions; authorizes district school superintendents to initiate formal request for correction of…
TODAY’S HAPPENINGS In the House Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee: HB 1083 – Employment of Individuals With Disabilities by Rooney — PASSED Provides legislative findings & purpose; requires specified state agencies & organizations to develop & implement interagency cooperative agreement for certain purposes. In the Senate Community Affairs Committee: SB 1372 – Government Accountability by D.…
FSBA LEGISLATIVE VIDEO UPDATE #4 Our Video Update for the 4th week of the 2015 Legislative Session has been posted on the FSBA website at www.fsba.org – you may access the video by clicking on the link to 2015 Legislative Session Video Update 4 under “Legislative Session Updates” (located below the pictures on our main page) or by using…
This Video Update features FSBA Interim Executive Director Bill Graham providing an overview of the main charter school bills — HB 7037 and SB 1552 – particularly with regard to the use of local district millage revenue for charter capital outlay funding. In addition, the video provides an update on the Senate and House budgets – SB…
TODAY’S HAPPENINGS In the House Education Committee: EDC2 – Extracurricular Activities by Education – AMENDED AND SUBMITTED AS A COMMITTEE BILL Provides that special event fees, sanctioning fees, and gate receipts annually collected by FHSAA must reflect its actual cost; repeals provisions requiring FHSAA to have a board of directors, representative assembly, committees on appeals,…
TODAY’S HAPPENINGS In the House Local Government Affairs Subcommittee: HB 63 – Public-Private Partnerships by Steube — PASSED Deletes Public-Private Partnership Guidelines Task Force; revises provisions regarding responsible public entities & unsolicited proposals submitted for qualified projects; revises provisions regarding comprehensive agreements entered into between responsible public entities & private entities; deletes provisions relating to notice to…
In the House Government Operations Subcommittee: HB 585 – Holidays & Observances / Sir Lancelot Jones by Raschein — PASSED Designates second Monday in October of each year as “Sir Lancelot Jones Day”; authorizes Governor to issue proclamations commemorating occasion; encourages public officials, schools, private organizations, & citizens to commemorate occasion. HB 599 – Exemption…