The rain is steady and committees will fire up at 9am. See full calendars and highlights below. Tune into the Florida Channel to watch live. House Calendar Senate Calendar 9am House Judiciary * HB 0311 by Massullo, Jr. – Threats 9am House Education * HB 0023 by Gottlieb – Panic Alarms in Public Schools *…
FSBA Session Spotlight – February 25, 2020
Several bills to be considered today in the Florida Capitol. See full calendars and highlights below. Tune into the Florida Channel to watch live. House Calendar Senate Calendar 9:00 am Senate Education Appropriations SB 0070 by Book – Panic Alarms in Public Schools SB 1220 by Diaz – Education SB 1568 by Hutson – Education…
*VIDEO* FSBA Legislative Session Update – Week Six
*VIDEO* FSBA Legislative Session Update – Week Six from Florida School Boards Assoc on Vimeo.
FSBA Session Spotlight – February 18, 2020
See below for the Senate and House Ed Appropriations agendas. In addition, at 4pm the Senate Finance and Tax Committee will take up SB 1066 by Gruters – Impact Fees. A strike all has been filed and part of that amendment now includes employees of a school district to be on the impact fee review…
*VIDEO* FSBA Legislative Update – Week 6
*VIDEO* FSBA Legislative Update – Week 6 from Florida School Boards Assoc on Vimeo.
*VIDEO* FSBA Legislative Session Update – Week Four
*VIDEO* FSBA Legislative Update – Week 4 from Florida School Boards Assoc on Vimeo.
FSBA Session Spotlight – February 10, 2020
Today, the House PreK-12 Appropriations and Senate Education Committees both meet at 1:30. Among other bills, the committees will take up: HB 7079 Education (PreK-12 Innovation Committee, Aloupis) – This bill is the Assessment & Accountability bill we discussed Friday and in last week’s report HB 1013 Early Learning and Early Grades Success (Grall) HB 1207…
FSBA Session Spotlight – February 5, 2020
Today, both House and Senate Appropriations will meet and the House will also meet on the floor. See full daily schedules below and watch live on the Florida Channel. House Calendar – February 5, 2020 Senate Calendar – February 5, 2020
FSBA Session Spotlight – February 4, 2020
Today’s schedule starts at 8am with House PreK-12 Innovation. The committee will hear bills on assessment, VAM score reporting, mental health days, moments of silence in schools and will consider three committee bills— one on charters and the other on student mental health. See full House and Senate calendars below and be sure to watch…
FSBA Session Spotlight – February 3, 2020
Happy Monday from Florida’s capital. Meetings begin today at noon and on the docket are several bills covering Impact Fees, vaping, apprenticeships and more. Senate Education will meet at 1:30 (access the meeting packet HERE), and this afternoon the Senate will also take up bills on sovereign immunity (SB 1302, Flores) in the Community Affairs…