TODAY’S HAPPENINGS
In the House Session (10:00 am – completion of business) to consider the following bills and others:
Bills on 3rd Reading:
SB 7040 – Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act by Commerce & Tourism – READ 3RD TIME; PASSED THE HOUSE; PASSED THE LEGISLATURE
Authorizes county or state official to be granted leave of absence from his or her office to serve in National Guard of any state; revises provisions related to federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998; provides for implementation of federal Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act; provides & revises plan requirements & duties & powers of CareerSource Florida, Inc.; provides membership requirements for board of directors of CareerSource Florida, Inc.; requires CareerSource Florida, Inc., in collaboration with specified boards, agencies, & providers, to establish certain uniform performance accountability measures; revises local workforce development board membership requirements; requires local workforce development boards & specified officials to prepare regional workforce development plan; requires that local workforce development board enter into memorandum of understanding with each mandatory or optional partner for certain purposes; provides that costs will be allocated pursuant to policy established by Governor under certain conditions; revises systems that may be accessed with one-stop delivery system; requires DOE to consult with DEO in preparing, or contracting with entity to prepare, certain economic security reports.
SB 436 – Terroristic Threats by Simpson — READ 3RD TIME; PASSED THE HOUSE; PASSED THE LEGISLATURE
Creating the crime of falsely reporting the use of firearms in a violent manner against a person or persons; defining the terms “family member of a person” and “law enforcement officer”; providing a criminal penalty for a violation of specified provisions under certain circumstances; requiring payment of restitution; reenacting ss. 1006.07(2)(m) and 1006.13(3)(b), F.S., relating to district school board duties relating to student discipline and school safety and a policy of zero tolerance for crime and victimization, respectively, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 790.163, F.S., in references thereto.
SB 752 – Public Records/Agency Inspector General by Abruzzo — READ 3RD TIME; PASSED THE HOUSE; PASSED THE LEGISLATURE
Providing an exemption from public records requirements for certain identifying and location information of current or former personnel employed in an agency’s office of inspector general or internal audit department whose duties include auditing or investigating certain activities that could lead to criminal prosecution or administrative discipline, and the spouses and children thereof; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
SB 1004 – Public Records/Security Systems by Hays — READ 3RD TIME; PASSED THE HOUSE; PASSED THE LEGISLATURE
Revises exceptions to public records exemption for security system plans; provides exceptions to public records exemption for information relating to certain security systems.
SB 124 – Public Procurement Practices by Evers — READ 3RD TIME; PASSED THE HOUSE; PASSED THE LEGISLATURE
Deletes Public-Private Partnership Guidelines Task Force; revises provisions regarding responsible public entities & unsolicited proposals submitted for qualified projects; revises provisions regarding comprehensive agreements entered into between responsible public entities & private entities; deletes provisions relating to notice to affected local jurisdictions; revises provisions regarding responsible public entity compliance with specific financial obligations; provides duties of DMS.
SB 126 – Public Records / Public-Private Partnerships by Evers — READ 3RD TIME; PASSED THE HOUSE; PASSED THE LEGISLATURE
Provides exemption from public records & public meetings requirements for unsolicited proposals held by responsible public entity for specified period; requires that recording be made of closed meeting; provides exemption from public records requirements for records generated during closed meeting for specified period; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemptions; provides statement of public necessity; provides for contingent effect.
SB 7076 – Convening the 2018 Legislative Session by Ethics & Elections — READ 3RD TIME; PASSED THE HOUSE; PASSED THE LEGISLATURE
Fixes date for convening 2018 Regular Session of the Legislature as January 9, 2018.
Bills on 2nd Reading:
SB 7012 – Death Benefits under FRS by Gov. Oversight – READ 2ND TIME; PLACED ON 3RD READING FOR3/9/16
Authorizing payment of death benefits to the surviving spouse or children of a Special Risk Class member killed in the line of duty under specified circumstances; authorizing payment of death benefits to the surviving spouse or surviving children of a Special Risk Class member in the investment plan; requiring the State Board of Administration to transfer moneys to fund survivor benefit payments under specified circumstances, etc.
In the Senate Session:
Bills on 3rd Reading:
HB 7029 – School Choice by Choice & Innovation – TEMPORARILY POSTPONED ON 3RD READING
Establishing a collaboration between the state board and the Legislature to designate certain Florida College System institutions as distinguished colleges; requiring each district school board and charter school governing board to authorize a parent to have his or her child participate in controlled open enrollment; revising the purpose of the Credit Acceleration Program; requiring the FHSAA to allow a private school to maintain full membership in the association or to join by sport; revising the calculation for certain supplemental funds for exceptional student education programs, etc. [NOTE: HB 7029 was extensively amended last week. In addition to adding the substance of SB 1166, some of the content of SB 524 was also added, including charter school provisions, open enrollment provisions, and athletics choice provisions. In addition, several other amendments were adopted, including, among others, provisions relating to the Federally Connected Student Supplement, capital outlay project flexibility with regard to the State Requirements for Educational Facilities, reporting requirements for per student funding for operating and capital funding from all sources, the probationary period for VPK program providers, and charter school eligibility for state capital outlay funding. This lengthy bill now contains all or part of several of the major education related bills that were filed during this session, including several that are highly controversial.]
Bills on 2nd Reading:
SB 1638 – Postsecondary Education for Veterans by Lee – READ 2ND TIME; SUSTITUTED FOR HB 1157; SB 1638 LAID ON THE TABLE
HB 1157 – Postsecondary Education for Veterans by Raburn – SUBSTITUTED FOR SB 1638; READ SECOND TIME; PLACED ON 3RD READING FOR 3/9/16
Directing the Department of Education to award postsecondary course credit for specified examinations and tests; providing that specified programs and test scores meet certain educator certification requirements, etc.
SB 372 – Administrative Procedures by Lee — READ 2ND TIME; SUSTITUTED FOR HB 183; SB 372 LAID ON THE TABLE
HB 183 – Administrative Procedures by Adkins — SUBSTITUTED FOR SB 372; READ SECOND TIME; PLACED ON 3RD READING FOR 3/9/16
Revises requirements related to administrative proceedings regarding rules, proposed rules, unadopted rules, & agency statements; revises authorities of administrative law judges; revises provisions regarding noticing of agency actions; authorizes petitioners to pursue collateral challenges; expands agency reporting requirements of certain minor rules; revises certain timeframes in administrative proceedings; requires certain challenges for regulatory permits for special events to follow summary hearing provisions.
SB 582 – Public Corruption by Gaetz — READ 2ND TIME; SUSTITUTED FOR HB 7071; SB 582 LAID ON THE TABLE
HB 7071 – Public Corruption by Rules, Calendar, & Ethics — SUBSTITUTED FOR SB 582; READ SECOND TIME; PLACED ON 3RD READING FOR 3/9/16
Deleting the definition of the term “corruptly” or “with corrupt intent”; redefining the term “bribery” to include knowing and intentional, rather than corrupt, acts; revising the prohibition against unlawful compensation or reward for official behavior to conform to changes made by the act; revising the prohibition against official misconduct to conform to changes made by the act; revising the prohibition against bid tampering to conform to changes made by the act, etc.
SB 7054 – Persons with Disabilities by Children, Families, Elder Affairs — READ 2ND TIME; SUSTITUTED FOR HB 1083; SB 7054 LAID ON THE TABLE
HB 1083 – Persons with Disabilities by Renner — SUBSTITUTED FOR SB 7054; READ SECOND TIME; PLACED ON 3RD READING FOR 3/9/16
Repeals provisions relating to program for prevention & treatment of severe self-injurious behavior; adds client needs that qualify as extraordinary needs, which may result in increase in client’s allocated funds; requires APD to conduct utilization review; provides for annual reviews for persons involuntarily committed to residential services; abrogates scheduled expiration & reversion of amendments to ss. 393.067(15) & 393.18, F.S.; specifies that AHCA is not required to contract with certain licensed facilities; revises residency limitations for comprehensive transitional education programs.
SB 766 – Ad Valorem Taxation by Flores — READ 2ND TIME; SUSTITUTED FOR HB 499; SB 766 LAID ON THE TABLE
HB 499 – Ad Valorem Taxation by Avila — SUBSTITUTED FOR SB 766; READ SECOND TIME; AMENDED; PLACED ON 3RD READING FOR 3/9/16
Specifying deadlines for value adjustment boards to hear petitions and issue the second tax roll certification; requiring a property appraiser to provide a specified notice to nonhomestead residential property owners who were determined to not be entitled for a certain property assessment limitation; specifying procedures for filing petitions to the value adjustment board; extending the dates for certain counties to hold public hearings and certify non-ad valorem assessment rolls, etc. [NOTE: HB 499 was amended by stripping off the text of HB 499 and replacing it with the text of SB 766.]
SB 1088 – McKay Scholarship Program by Stargel — READ 2ND TIME; SUSTITUTED FOR HB 837; SB 1088 LAID ON THE TABLE
HB 837 – McKay Scholarship Program by Bileca — SUBSTITUTED FOR SB 1088; READ SECOND TIME; AMENDED; PLACED ON 3RD READING FOR 3/9/16
Exempting a foster child from specified eligibility provisions; creating a transition-to-work program for specific students enrolled in the John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program; exempting a John M. McKay Scholarship award from a specified funding calculation for purposes of the Florida Education Finance Program, etc.
SB 1196 – Emergency Allergy Treatment in Schools by Bean — READ 2ND TIME; SUSTITUTED FOR HB 1305; SB 1196 LAID ON THE TABLE
HB 1305 – Student Health / Emergency Allergy Treatment by Eagle — SUBSTITUTED FOR SB 1196; READ SECOND TIME; PLACED ON 3RD READING FOR 3/9/16
Authorizing a public school and a private school, respectively, to enter into certain arrangements with wholesale distributors or manufacturers for epinephrine auto-injectors, etc.
SB 1426 – Membership Associations by Stargel — READ 2ND TIME; SUSTITUTED FOR HB 1155; SB 1426 LAID ON THE TABLE
HB 1155 – Membership Associations by Eisnaugle — SUBSTITUTED FOR SB 1426; READ SECOND TIME; PLACED ON 3RD READING FOR 3/9/16
Requiring membership associations to file an annual report with the Legislature; prohibiting a membership association from using public funds for certain litigation; requiring the Auditor General to conduct certain audits annually, etc. [NOTE: In substituting to the House version of the bill, a provision specifying that the membership association is subject to the provisions of Chapter 119. Even with this change, FSBA remains opposed to this bill.]
COMING UP TOMORROW
[NOTE: In addition to the bills listed below, the chambers make take up bills that arrive in Messages from the other chamber. Nearly all meetings may be viewed via live webcast or archived videos on the Florida Channel athttp://thefloridachannel.org/.
The Senate will be in Session (10:00 am – 6:00 pm) to consider the following bills and others:
Bills on 3rd Reading:
HB 1157 – Postsecondary Education for Veterans by Raburn
Directing the Department of Education to award postsecondary course credit for specified examinations and tests; providing that specified programs and test scores meet certain educator certification requirements, etc.
HB 183 – Administrative Procedures by Adkins
Revises requirements related to administrative proceedings regarding rules, proposed rules, unadopted rules, & agency statements; revises authorities of administrative law judges; revises provisions regarding noticing of agency actions; authorizes petitioners to pursue collateral challenges; expands agency reporting requirements of certain minor rules; revises certain timeframes in administrative proceedings; requires certain challenges for regulatory permits for special events to follow summary hearing provisions.
HB 7071 – Public Corruption by Rules, Calendar, & Ethics
Deleting the definition of the term “corruptly” or “with corrupt intent”; redefining the term “bribery” to include knowing and intentional, rather than corrupt, acts; revising the prohibition against unlawful compensation or reward for official behavior to conform to changes made by the act; revising the prohibition against official misconduct to conform to changes made by the act; revising the prohibition against bid tampering to conform to changes made by the act, etc.
HB 1083 – Persons with Disabilities by Renner
Repeals provisions relating to program for prevention & treatment of severe self-injurious behavior; adds client needs that qualify as extraordinary needs, which may result in increase in client’s allocated funds; requires APD to conduct utilization review; provides for annual reviews for persons involuntarily committed to residential services; abrogates scheduled expiration & reversion of amendments to ss. 393.067(15) & 393.18, F.S.; specifies that AHCA is not required to contract with certain licensed facilities; revises residency limitations for comprehensive transitional education programs.
HB 499 – Ad Valorem Taxation by Avila
Specifying deadlines for value adjustment boards to hear petitions and issue the second tax roll certification; requiring a property appraiser to provide a specified notice to nonhomestead residential property owners who were determined to not be entitled for a certain property assessment limitation; specifying procedures for filing petitions to the value adjustment board; extending the dates for certain counties to hold public hearings and certify non-ad valorem assessment rolls, etc.
HB 837 – McKay Scholarship Program by Bileca
Exempting a foster child from specified eligibility provisions; creating a transition-to-work program for specific students enrolled in the John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program; exempting a John M. McKay Scholarship award from a specified funding calculation for purposes of the Florida Education Finance Program, etc.
HB 1305 – Student Health / Emergency Allergy Treatment by Eagle
Authorizing a public school and a private school, respectively, to enter into certain arrangements with wholesale distributors or manufacturers for epinephrine auto-injectors, etc.
HB 1155 – Membership Associations by Eisnaugle
Requiring membership associations to file an annual report with the Legislature; prohibiting a membership association from using public funds for certain litigation; requiring the Auditor General to conduct certain audits annually, etc.
HB 7029 – School Choice by Choice & Innovation
Establishing a collaboration between the state board and the Legislature to designate certain Florida College System institutions as distinguished colleges; requiring each district school board and charter school governing board to authorize a parent to have his or her child participate in controlled open enrollment; revising the purpose of the Credit Acceleration Program; requiring the FHSAA to allow a private school to maintain full membership in the association or to join by sport; revising the calculation for certain supplemental funds for exceptional student education programs, etc. [NOTE: HB 7029 was extensively amended last week. In addition to adding the substance of SB 1166, some of the content of SB 524 was also added, including charter school provisions, open enrollment provisions, and athletics choice provisions. In addition, several other amendments were adopted, including, among others, provisions relating to the Federally Connected Student Supplement, capital outlay project flexibility with regard to the State Requirements for Educational Facilities, reporting requirements for per student funding for operating and capital funding from all sources, the probationary period for VPK program providers, and charter school eligibility for state capital outlay funding. This lengthy bill now contains all or part of several of the major education related bills that were filed during this session, including several that are highly controversial.]
Bills on 2nd Reading:
SB 432 – Teacher Certification by Hutson
HB 189 – Teacher Certification by Diaz
Providing alternative requirements for earning a professional educator certificate that covers certain grades, etc.
SB 1462 – Character Development Instruction by Latvala
HB 1147 – Character Development Instruction by Latvala
Requiring character education programs to provide certain instruction to students in grades 9-12, etc.
SB 1714 – Competency-Based Innovation Pilot Program by Brandes
HB 1365 – Competency-Based Innovation Pilot Program by Rodrigues
Establishing a competency-based innovation pilot program within the Department of Education; authorizing certain schools to apply to the department for approval of a competency-based innovation pilot program; providing for expiration of the pilot program, etc.
SB 984 – Education Access & Affordability by Legg
HB 7019 – Postsecondary Access & Affordability by Higher Education
Specifies that instructional material costs are not included in tuition for certain online programs; requires BOG & SBE to submit annual report on college affordability; revises provisions relating to textbook & instructional materials affordability; requires certain universities & institutions to provide public notice relating to tuition and fees; & revises provisions relating to tuition differential.
SB 706 – Culinary Education Programs by Altman
HB 249 – Culinary Education Programs by Moskowitz
Provides for applicability of DOH sanitation rules to licensed culinary education program; permits culinary education program with public food service establishment license to obtain alcoholic beverage license under certain conditions.
SB 524 – Education by Gaetz
HB 7043 – Education Funding by Education
Creating a Florida College System Performance-Based Incentive for Florida College System institutions; establishing a collaboration between the state board and the Legislature to designate certain Florida College System institutions as distinguished colleges; revising the academic and research excellence standards for the preeminent state research universities program; requiring the Board of Governors to designate a state university that meets specified requirements as an “emerging preeminent state research university”; requiring a school district to add a specified number of points to the calculation of a matrix of services for a student who is deaf and enrolled in an auditory-oral education program; revising eligibility for the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program; revising the online course requirement; creating a federally connected student supplement for school districts; creating the Principal Autonomy Pilot Program Initiative; providing requirements regarding liability insurance for students performing clinical field experience; establishing the Florida Best and Brightest Teacher Scholarship Program; deleting provisions relating to priorities for charter school capital outlay funding; deleting provisions relating to a charter school’s allocation; providing that a charter school is not eligible for funding unless it meets certain requirements; revising the funding allocation calculation; providing that a school district may not receive funds from the Special Facility Construction Account under certain circumstances; revising the criteria for a request for funding; prohibiting certain consultants from specified employment and compensation; providing an exception to prohibiting the cost per student station from exceeding a certain amount; requiring OPPAGA to conduct a study, in consultation with the department, on cost per student station amounts and on the State Requirements for Education Facilities; providing sanctions for school districts that exceed certain costs; deleting a provision relating to applicability of certain restrictions on the cost per student station of new construction; authorizing a university board of trustees to expend reserve or carry-forward balances for certain projects; establishing a competency-based innovation pilot program within the Department of Education; defining the term “competency-based education”; authorizing certain schools to apply to the department for approval of a competency-based innovation pilot program; requiring the department to compile certain information and provide access to statewide, standardized assessments; etc.
The House will be in Session (12:00 pm – completion of business) to consider the following bill and others:
Bills on 3rd Reading:
SB 7012 – Death Benefits under FRS by Gov. Oversight
Authorizing payment of death benefits to the surviving spouse or children of a Special Risk Class member killed in the line of duty under specified circumstances; authorizing payment of death benefits to the surviving spouse or surviving children of a Special Risk Class member in the investment plan; requiring the State Board of Administration to transfer moneys to fund survivor benefit payments under specified circumstances, etc.
I hope you find this information useful. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Ruth
Ruth Haseman Melton
Director of Government Relations
Florida School Boards Association
Office: 850 / 414-2578
Cell: 850 / 509-6411
Email: melton@fsba.org
