Several major issues are still unresolved or stuck in the process. Today, we expect to see action on teacher salary, safety, scholarships and more. Salary in particular has become quite controversial as the chambers decide upon the policy surrounding the allocation. COVID-19 has also shifted prescriptive on all money talks and we expect to see…
Budget negotiations continue to stall in Tallahassee as consideration of additional funding needs for COVID-19 have compounded discussions on a final budget. The House and Senate continued consideration of bills on the floor throughout Monday, complete with some fireworks. The House attempted to pass an amendment on HB 7103 (Sullivan) that spelled out policy surrounding…
“Legislature now at $600 million for teacher raises” via Sarah Mueller of Florida Politics — The House recommended $500 million for teacher pay raises, which was what the Senate originally proposed. Senate leaders instead countered with… READ FULL ARTICLE
Budget Conference The Senate finally made an offer in response to the House at 6:30pm Sunday and no counter was made last evening. It is clear that several items are still in flux as the Senate moved to $600M for teacher salary even after the House Offer #1 had moved to the Senate’s original position…
Budget conference officially began yesterday at 2pm. The subcommittees will meet to exchange offers and close our budget negotiations until 1pm Monday. At that point, all unresolved issues are “bumped up” to the Appropriations chairs. Meetings are called with one hour notice, so our team is staying close to the Capitol this weekend. You can access…
It’s Day 53 in Tallahassee. The House will take on a marathon floor schedule (around 100 bills) as the clock is running out. Of note, 7097 Taxation is on Third Reading. Up on Second Reading are 7067, 7103, 7079, relating to expanding scholarship programs, teacher professional development, and assessment and accountability, respectively. Also up,…
The House and Senate will take up several bills in session today as farewell speeches and negotiations continue. On the docket, HB 7011 K-12 Student Athletes, SB 70 Panic Alarms, HB 7097 Taxation, and more. You can watch live on the Florida Channel and view complete schedules below. House Calendar Senate Calendar Looking ahead, amendments have…
After 5 hours of Senate Appropriations yesterday, the clock ran out and SB 62 was temporarily postponed by the sponsor, Senator Kelli Stargel. Budget conference has still not begun and there are talks of extending Session. Below you will find today’s complete schedules and bills of interest to be heard. You can watch live on…
Yesterday, following an original motion to temporarily postpone the school board term limits bill in the Senate, the bill was brought back up (5 hours later) and passed by one vote (9-8). The vote was on party line plus a NO vote from Senator Flores (R) from Miami. The next stop for the bill will…