*NEW VIDEO* FSBA 2019 Legislative Update – Week 4
FSBA 2019 Legislative Update Video – Week 4 from Florida School Boards Assoc on Vimeo.
When it comes to school safety, the question is: Where are all the school counselors?
In the old days, a guidance counselor would work mostly in high schools, helping students set up their class schedules and decide what they’ll do after graduation. But today’s school counselors have broader responsibilities, including being trained to recognize mental health issues in students before a crisis occurs. The counselors play an integral role, but…
FSBA Session Spotlight — April 1, 2019
We look forward to working with school board members who will be in Tallahassee this week for the FSBA Annual Day in the Legislature. To assist you in making the most of your time in Tallahassee, we urge attendees to carefully review our “Know B4 UGo” information and the materials in the “Preparation Activities and…
Volusia, Flagler closely watch debate over how to divvy education dollars
Local education officials will tell anyone who will listen: The state funding formula favors other school districts and hurts Volusia and Flagler. But even now that the Florida House and Senate are debating a change to that formula, those same officials aren’t holding their breath for a cure-all to their budget woes. Read More
FSBA Session Spotlight — March 28, 2019
Today’s agenda is fairly brief, but several bills of interest will be considered including, among others, bills relating to school board term limits, civics education, early learning, and government accountability. Today’s schedule is posted below and is updated to show the outcome on these bills after each meeting concludes. Please note that all of the…
FSBA Session Spotlight — March 27, 2019
Today, the House and Senate Appropriations committees will take up their proposed budgets, implementing bills, and conforming bills and will consider any amendments to them. We have prepared a side-by-side comparison of the education funding portions of the House and Senate appropriations bills as they stand today before consideration by the Appropriations Committee meetings. Please…
Should parents be able to ‘opt out’ their children from having an armed teacher?
A bill that would allow classroom teachers to carry guns passed yet another committee Tuesday in the Florida Senate along party lines, leaving it with just one more committee in each chamber before it reaches the floor. But amidst the emotional debate surrounding the bill, a new idea emerged that caught the attention of a prominent…
Travis Cummings sees education funding as budget skirmish
Expect money for education to be heavily contested during budget conferencing and negotiations of the later days of Session. That’s according to House Appropriations Chair Travis Cummings, who spoke to Florida Politics about the spending plan he believes his committee will forward on Wednesday to the House floor next week. The House and Senate late last week released initial…
FSBA Session Spotlight — March 26, 2019
As we near the mid-point of the Session, time is growing short for bills that haven’t been heard in their committees/subcommittees of reference so today we see a flurry of activity to consider bills that have been waiting for first hearings while others are completing work in their committees/subcommittees of reference and soon will be…
FSBA Session Spotlight — March 25, 2019
Before diving into the fourth week of the Legislative Session, please be sure to watch our FSBA Weekly Video Update featuring FSBA Executive Director Andrea Messina providing a recap of the main events during the third week of the Session. To date, there have been few, if any, bills of interest on Monday’s schedule but…