April 21, 2025 We have completed Week 7, and we continue to wait for the notice of the start of budget conferencing. We do not expect anything earlier than mid-week, due to all legislators having been home for the holiday weekend. Our team at GrayRobinson is once again providing us with our bill tracker. All of…
Week 6 saw the passage of the proposed House and Senate budgets being passed off of their respective chambers. The bills are now in the proper posture for budget conferencing. However, we do not expect budget conferencing to begin until after the end of Passover and Easter weekend. We will keep you posted on budget…
We have completed week 5, passing the halfway point of session. In case you have not yet seen it, the side-by-side comparison of the House and Senate Pre-K – 12 budget proposals was sent out last week and is available on our website. Both budget proposals passed out of their respective full committees and are expected…
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE – BUDGET Our team at GrayRobinson has once again put together a side-by-side comparison of the House and Senate proposed K-12 Education Budgets. These proposed budgets were presented in each chamber’s full budget/appropriations committees yesterday. We expect these proposals to pass their respective chamber floors next week. We will then await notification of…
March 31, 2025 We have completed week 4 of the 9 weeks of the Florida Legislative Session. This past week saw the House Pre-K – 12 Budget Subcommittee and Senate Pre-K – 12 Appropriations Committee release their proposed budgets. You may find the proposed implementing bills SB 7030 and SB 2510 as well as HB 5101 and…
Our team at GrayRobinson is once again providing us with our bill tracker. All of the bills we are tracking are listed on the report in numerical order. Bills that align to our platform are highlighted in yellow. A few of the bills to highlight: HB 261 Middle School High School Start Times by Rep…
March 17, 2025 We have completed week 2 of the 9 weeks of the Florida Legislative Session. This past week saw some bills continue to move while some bills were heard in their first committee stop. Our team at GrayRobinson is once again providing us with our bill tracker.All of the bills we are tracking…
March 10, 2025 Welcome to the 2025 session! The legislative session began on Tuesday, March 4 and is scheduled to continue until Friday, May 2. Our team at GrayRobinson is once again providing us with our bill tracker. All of the bills we are tracking are listed on the report in numerical order. Bills that align…
Two Florida legislators have been selected as The Florida School Boards Association’s Legislators of the Year for 2024. The association is set to honor Representative Alex Rizo (R-112) and Senator Shevrin Jones (D-34). “We are proud to recognize Senator Jones and Representative Rizo for their constant efforts to ensure every student in Florida receives a…
The 2024 Session Summary is complete. Bills that have been signed to this point are noted. There are still many that have yet to be sent to the Governor or are awaiting his signature. A special thank you to the members of FELL who contributed to the bill summaries. View 2024 Session Summary