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ON TAP IN THE CAPITAL: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2020 November 16, 2020 NSF Staff Legislature: HOUSE MEMBERS’ SPOUSES GATHER: The House will hold an orientation session for the spouses of new members, with speakers including Shannon Sprowls, wife of incoming House Speaker Chris Sprowls, R-Palm Harbor. (2 p.m. Old Capitol, House chamber, Tallahassee.) HOUSE REPUBLICANS…
This week the Senate and House released some important documents to assist everyone in planning for the 2021 Legislative Session The Senate and House have both released the Interim Committee Week schedule (same for House and Senate). The dates for committee weeks are located below in the Senate memo. In addition to the schedule, the…
Election 2020, via LobbyTools Morning Edition, et al. (November 4, 2020) Trump Wins Florida, But Other States Still Unclear Florida voters went for President Donald Trump in Tuesday’s presidential election, giving him the state’s electoral votes over Joe Biden, though the overall national race remained undecided. Trump was pulled to a win in Florida mostly…
This article was contributed by Kim McDougal, Senior Government Affairs Consultant, G R A Y | R O B I N S O N and FSBA Advocacy and Legislative Services team member As we approach the General Election and anticipation for the 2021 Legislative Session grows, below are updates from Tallahassee regarding the upcoming session…
FSBA/FADSS Annual Joint Conference goes virtual! ANNOUNCEMENT SAVE THE DATES REGISTRATION OPENS OCTOBER 15 DECEMBER 2-3 FSBA/FADSS Virtual Annual Joint Conference via Accelevents This annual event will include keynote speakers, sessions on chairmanship, new school board training, superintendent training, communications, risk management, and more. You won’t want to miss access to this leadership development…
Courts might decide what Florida’s school reopening looks like A roundup of Florida education news from around the state. Via TampaBay Times Read Full Article
Governor Ron DeSantis Signs the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Budget via Governor’s Press Office Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the state budget for Fiscal Year 2020-2021. The budget totals $92.2 billion, provides over $350 million in tax relief and includes more than $1 billion in vetoed spending. “Despite the present challenges Florida faces due…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Thursday, June 18, 2020 BillieAnne Gay, gay@fsba.org, 850.528.9104 Florida School Boards Association Elects Leadership Slate for 2020-21 Tallahassee, FL – Today, the Florida…