Below are the schedules are for both House and Senate tomorrow. Both Education Appropriations Committees will not be meeting. As always, reach out to our team should you have questions on a specific bill, or need clarification or details to assist your advocacy efforts. Watch live stream and archived videos on the Florida Channel House…
Day 3 brings Rural Counties Day to the Capitol. Bills will continue to move through the process and you can track those using the calendars and links below. As always, reach out to our team should you have questions on a specific bill, or need clarification or details to assist your advocacy efforts. Don’t forget…
Day 2 of the 2020 Legislative Session Today will be another busy day at the Capitol as Session is in full swing. Below you will find the full House and Senate daily calendar, as well as some bills of interest. Check back for bill action updates and votes. House Calendar – January 15 Senate Calendar…
Day 1 – Today marks the first day of the 2020 Florida Legislative Session. House Speaker Jose Oliva, Senate President Bill Galvano, and Governor Ron DeSantis will lay out Session priorities on the floor today. Watch live (archive available later in the day) on the Florida Channel. Senate President Galvano & House Speaker Oliva Opening Day…
Tallahassee – The Legislature will take up several education-related bills on Monday, January 13, covering teacher pay, panic buttons, discretionary sales tax and more. The Florida Education Association is also hosting a “Rally in Tally” convening teachers and public education supporters on Monday. We will keep the updates on bill movement and Tallahassee happenings coming…
Repeal of a controversial teacher bonus program is on a Senate committee agenda Monday. SB 486, filed by Sen. Rob Bradley, would repeal the teacher bonus program known as “Best and the Brightest.” The bill, to be considered by the Education Committee, would fully remove the sections of Florida law defining the program and strike it out…
The Legislature will hold a sixth, and final, round of Interim Committee Meetings this week to lay more groundwork for the 2020 Legislative Session that will convene on January 14, 2020. Several committees/subcommittees will consider bills addressing topics of interest including, among others, health and safety, curriculum, personnel issues, and school choice options. In addition,…
Sen. Manny Diaz, a Hialeah Republican, is putting forward his “starting point” pitch on Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ proposal to raise teacher salaries in the state. But that bill may also divert from the Governor’s goals, detailed in his October announcement, by potentially requiring DeSantis to back off his proposed salary floor. Read More
State law requires the governor to release his/her state budget recommendations at least 30 days before the opening of the legislative session. Governor DeSantis unveiled his state budget recommendation on Monday with time to spare. It is important to keep in mind that the governor’s budget recommendation is exactly that: a recommendation. It is the…