FSBA Session Spotlight — March 1, 2018

Today, was a fairly light day of committee meetings and floor sessions. The Senate Public Safety bills were expected to be debated on the Senate floor, but that debate has been postponed until tomorrow.  Meanwhile, other bills of interest that were considered, including bills relating to local government ethics, impact fees, and early learning,   Please…

FSBA Session Spotlight — February 28, 2018

Today, both chambers were engaged in floor sessions to move bills forward through the legislative process. The Senate did not consider any education related bills, but the House considered several, including bills relating to local government ethics, impact fees, and early learning,   Please click on the first link below for our report on the outcome…

FSBA Session Spotlight — February 27, 2018

Today marked the last day of regularly scheduled committee meetings during this Session. Although committee meetings may still be called, if needed, the bulk of each of the remaining days of the Session will be devoted to floor sessions where bills will be heard on 2nd and 3rd Reading and will be swapped in Messages…

FSBA Session Spotlight — February 26, 2018

As we enter the 8th week of the Legislative Session, please take a few minutes to review our Legislative Weekly video featuring Andrea Messina providing a recap of events last week and a status report on key bills and issues to be addressed in the final weeks of the Session including legislation to address student…

FSBA Session Spotlight — February 25, 2018

As we enter the 8th week of the Legislative Session, several very important issues are pending including, most notably, legislation to address student safety and school security.  As we alerted you last week, Governor Scott, the Senate, and the House have all recommended legislation on student safety and school security.  We have posted information on…

FSBA Session Spotlight — February 12, 2018

Now that we have started the 6th week of the Legislative Session, please be sure to watch our Legislative Weekly video featuring FSBA Executive Director Andrea Messina providing some highlights of our Day in the Legislature conference and a recap of the progress on the budget and bills that were considered last week.  Today, there…

FSBA Session Spotlight — January 30, 2018

Legislative committees considered several bills of interest today, including, most notably, bills relating school board member term limits and school district accountability. Please click on the link below for our report on the outcome of the consideration of these bills and others that were considered today.  Tomorrow, the Appropriations Committees in both chambers will be…

FSBA Session Spotlight — January 29, 2018

Legislative committees considered several bills of interest today, including bills relating to student safety and health, juvenile justice, public meetings, school funding, early learning, and curriculum. Please click on the link below for our report on the outcome for these bills and others.  Tomorrow, legislators will consider several more bills of interest, most notably, bills…

FSBA Session Spotlight — January 28, 2018

As we begin this fourth week of the 2018 Legislative Session, we encourage you to view our Legislative Weekly video that features Andrea Messina providing a recap of the major bills and meetings last week.  This will be a busy week with several bills of interest under consideration throughout the week, consideration of the House…