TODAY’S HAPPENINGS
In the House Education Committee:
HB 343 – Public K-12 Education / Dating Violence by Jones — PASSED
Provides short title for ch. 2010-217, Laws of Florida, relating to requirements for health education curricula & district school board policies on teen dating violence & abuse.
HB 873 – Capital Outlay Funding / Special Facility / Charter Schools by Diaz – AMENDED; PASSED WITH A COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE (CS)
Revises provisions relating to capital outlay funding to charter schools, Special Facility Construction Account relating to receipt of funds, criteria for requests, preapplication review, consultants, & repayment of school district’s share of project costs; revises provisions relating to use of certain funds for certain education plant space construction, & calculation of total cost per student station; requires DOE to conduct study & provide report. [NOTE: This bill contains provisions that would require school districts to allocate revenue from the local capital outlay millage levy for charter school facilities under certain circumstances. Two amendments were approved today. The first was essentially a technical amendment and the second revised criteria to be eligible for the High Growth District Capital Outlay Assistance Grant Program to require, among other things, that a qualifying district must have 10% of its total student population enrolled in various school choice programs, including charter schools, virtual schools, and voucher programs.]
HB 887 – Computer Coding Instruction by Adkins — PASSED
Requires Higher Education Coordinating Council to make recommendations related to computer science instruction & provide report; requires Commissioner of Education to develop certain standards & identify certain courses in Course Code Directory; requires students have access to computer science courses through various means; requires DOE to report certain information to certain entities; requires certain entities to develop strategies relating to computer science educator certification & teacher recruitment; provides appropriation & authorizes a position.
HB 1147 – Educational Instruction / Life Skills by Latvala — PASSED
Requires character-development programs to provide certain instruction to students in grades 9-12.
HB 1359 – Vocational Rehabilitation by Fresen — PASSED
Requires Division of Vocational Rehabilitation to initiate, by specified date, performance improvement plan designed to achieve specified goals; requires division to submit performance report annually to Governor & Legislature which includes specified information.
HB 1403 – Pledge of Allegiance by Broxson — PASSED
Requires written notice of student’s right not to participate in the pledge of allegiance to be included in specific publication; provides student may be excused from certain actions associated with pledge; requires unexcused students to show full respect to flag during pledge.
In the Senate Education Appropriations Subcommittee:
SB 432 – Teacher Certification by Hutson — PASSED
Providing alternative requirements for earning a professional educator certificate that covers certain grades, etc.
SB 442 – Educational Facilities by Flores — PASSED
Providing for school district construction flexibility; authorizing exceptions to educational facilities construction requirements under certain circumstances, etc.
SB 1076 – Education / Acceleration Programs by Legg – AMENDED; PASSED WITH A CS
Prohibiting a district school board from limiting the number of public school students who may enroll in a collegiate high school program; revising the purpose of the Credit Acceleration Program, etc.
SB 1126 – Auditory-oral Education Programs by Detert — PASSED
Requiring a school district to annually add a specified number of points to the total score of all domains on a matrix of services for certain children; specifying that such children are eligible for auditory-oral education grants under certain circumstances, etc.
SB 1196 – Emergency Allergy Treatment in Schools by Hutson — PASSED
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 1356 – Re-employment / School District Personnel by Brandes – TEMPORARILY POSTPONED
Revising provisions relating to reemployment of retirees as instructional personnel on a contract basis; providing legislative intent and findings to clarify authorization to award contracts; providing requirements for a judgment in certain civil actions or administrative proceedings, etc.
SB 1418 – Supplemental Academic Instruction by Simmons – AMENDED; PASSED WITH A CS
Requiring supplemental academic instruction categorical funds and research-based reading instruction allocation funds to be used by a school district that has one or more of the lowest-performing elementary schools for additional intensive reading instruction at the school during the summer program in addition to instruction during the school year, etc. [NOTE: Today’s amendments revised the provisions relating to the summer program to make it applicable to the districts that one or more of the 300 lowest performing schools rather than districts that had one or more of the the 100 lowest performing schools.]
SB 1462 – Educational Instruction / Life Skills by Latvala – TEMPORARILY POSTPONED
Requiring the Commissioner of Education to develop an elective course for certain students which must be included in the Course Code Directory, etc.
SB 1670 – Apprenticeships by Bean — PASSED
Creating the Florida Apprenticeship Grant Program within the Department of Education to provide grants to Florida College System institutions for the creation of new apprenticeship programs or the expansion of existing apprenticeship programs; requiring the Division of Career and Adult Education to administer the program; creating the Rapid Response Grant Program, etc.
SB 1714 – Competency-Based Education by Brandes – AMENDED; PASSED WITH A CS
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. [NOTE: Today’s amendments revised the districts that will participate in the pilot program to include Lake, Palm Beach, Pinellas, and Seminole.]
In the Senate General Government Appropriations Subcommittee:
SB 986 – Workers’ Compensation by Simpson — PASSED
Requiring members of limited liability companies to submit specified notices; requiring that the Department of Financial Services allow an employer who has not previously been issued an order of penalty assessment to receive a specified credit to be applied to the penalty; eliminating the certification requirements when an expert medical advisor is selected by a judge of compensation claims; deleting the requirement that employers notify the department within 24 hours of any injury resulting in death, etc.
SB 1160 – Art in the Capitol Competition by Detert — PASSED
Creating the Art in the Capitol Competition for students in specified grades; specifying procedures for student participation, notification, and the selection and display of winning submissions; authorizing rulemaking, etc.
SB 1440 – Florida Educator Hall of Fame by Montford – TEMPORARILY POSTPONED
Establishing the Florida Educator Hall of Fame; providing procedures for the nomination, selection, and induction of members by the Florida Education Foundation and the Commissioner of Education, etc.
In the Senate Transportation, Tourism, & Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee:
SB 1190 – Growth Management by Diaz de la Portilla — PASSED
Specifying that persons do not lose the right to complete developments of regional impact upon certain changes to those developments; revising the comprehensive plan amendments that must follow the state coordinated review process; authorizing specified parties to amend certain agreements without the submission, review, or approval of a notification of proposed change when a project has been essentially built out; authorizing the exchange of one approved land use for another under certain conditions, etc.
In the House Session:
Bills on 2nd Reading:
HB 7017 – Career and Adult Education by Higher Education – READ 2ND TIME; AMENDED; PLACED ON 3RDREADING FOR 2/18/16
Revises provisions relating to apprenticeships & job-training programs, high school equivalency programs, Higher Education Coordinating Council, applied technology diploma programs, adult general education programs, CAPE digital tool certificates, & career centers; creates Florida Apprenticeship Grant (FLAG) & Rapid Response Grant programs; provides appropriations.
HB 7043 – Education Funding by Education — READ 2ND TIME; PLACED ON 3RD READING FOR 2/18/16
Creates Florida College System Performance-based Incentive for Florida College System institutions & Florida Best and Brightest Teacher Scholarship Program; revises provisions relating to preeminent state research universities program, state university system performance-based incentives, & teacher liability insurance.
HB 119 – Educational Facilities by Bileca — READ 2ND TIME; PLACED ON 3RD READING FOR 2/18/16
Provides for school district construction flexibility; authorizes exceptions to educational facilities construction requirements under certain circumstances.
HB 1171 – Interstate Compact / Military Children by Perry – SUBSTITUTED FOR SB 7016; HB 1171 LAID ON THE TABLE
SB 7016 – Interstate Compact / Military Children by Military Affairs – SUBSTITUTED FOR HB 1171; READ 2NDTIME; PLACED ON 3RD READING FOR 2/18/16
Provides for payment of annual dues for Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children & future repeal of sections relating to compact; abrogates 2016 repeal of sections relating to compact.
HB 7029 – School Choice by Choice & Innovation — READ 2ND TIME; AMENDED; PLACED ON 3RD READING FOR 2/18/16
Revises provisions relating to charter schools, virtual education, Credit Acceleration Program, FEFP, educator professional development, & charter school capital outlay funding; creates High Impact Charter Network & Florida Institute for Charter School Innovation. [NOTE: Today’s amendments added to the list of students to whom a charter school may give enrollment preference to include the employees of certain municipalities and added a requirement that, in order to be eligible for PECO funds, a charter school must be located in the State of Florida.]
HB 669 – Educational Choice by Sprowls — READ 2ND TIME; AMENDED; PLACED ON 3RD READING FOR2/18/16
Provides additional duties of internal auditor for school districts; revises list of public & private educational choice options available to students; requires certain syllabi be provided to parents & contain certain information; requires school districts to provide & publish certain information; revises controlled open enrollment process; requires school district to establish process for parent to request that his or her child be transferred to another classroom teacher; revises components of Credit Acceleration Program; requires DOE to contract with FPU for certain purposes; provides appropriation. [NOTE: The bill was amended to provide that the capacity of a charter school shall be determined by the charter school’s governing board and to remove a provision stating that enrollment preferences provided pursuant to a donation of land or funding agreement executed before July 1, 2016, shall take priority over the enrollment provisions of the bill. This second provision was removed because it was deem duplicative and unnecessary.]
HB 837 – McKay Scholarship Program by Bileca — READ 2ND TIME; PLACED ON 3RD READING FOR 2/18/16
Provides certain students enrolled in John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program are exempt from specific provisions & scholarship awards are not subject to specified funding calculations; creates transition-to-work program for specific students enrolled in program; provides for requirements & participation.
HB 1305 – Student Health / Emergency Allergy Treatment by Eagle — READ 2ND TIME; PLACED ON 3RDREADING FOR 2/18/16
Revises definition of “authorized entity”; authorizes public school or private school to receive for free or purchase at fair market value or at reduced prices supply of epinephrine auto-injectors from certain entities.
HB 287 – Principal Autonomy Pilot Program by Diaz — READ 2ND TIME; PLACED ON 3RD READING FOR 2/18/16
Creates Principal Autonomy Pilot Program Initiative; provides requirements for participation, exemptions, professional development, funding, rulemaking, & reporting; provides authorization period for participation in program; provides for renewal or revocation of authorization to participate in program; requires district school boards participating in program to provide certain funding allocations; provides additional authority & responsibilities of principal of participating school; provides appropriation.
HB 1155 – Membership Associations by Eisnaugle — READ 2ND TIME; PLACED ON 3RD READING FOR 2/18/16
Defines “membership association”; requires membership association to file annual report with Legislature; specifies contents of report; prohibits membership association from expending public funds on litigation against state; requires Auditor General to audit membership associations.
HB 1003 – Re-employment / School District Personnel by Sullivan — READ 2ND TIME; PLACED ON 3RD READING FOR 2/18/16
Revises provisions relating to reemployment of retirees as instructional personnel on contractual basis.
HB 189 – Teacher Certification by Diaz — READ 2ND TIME; PLACED ON 3RD READING FOR 2/18/16
Provides alternative requirements for earning professional educator certificate covering certain grades.
HB 1365 – Competency-Based Education by Rodrigues — READ 2ND TIME; AMENDED; PLACED ON 3RDREADING FOR 2/18/16
Creates Competency-Based Education Pilot Program; provides for program participation, application requirements, exemption from specified rules, student funding, & duties of DOE. [NOTE: Today’s amendment revised the list of school districts that will participate in the pilot program to include Lake, Palm Beach, Pinellas, and Seminole. This change aligns the bill with its Senate companion – SB 1714 – as amended in today’s Senate Education Appropriations Committee (see above)].
HB 719 – Education Personnel by Spano — READ 2ND TIME; PLACED ON 3RD READING FOR 2/18/16
Revises provisions relating to mandatory reports of child abuse, abandonment, & abuse, confidentiality of reports & records in cases of child abuse or neglect, teacher recruitment & retention, educator liability insurance, Education Practices Commission, & complaints against teachers & administrators; requires DOE to approve school leader preparation programs; provides program requirements.
HB 305 – Procurement Procedures by Drake – READ 2ND TIME; SUBSTITUTED FOR SB 350; HB 305 LAID ON THE TABLE
SB 350 – Online Procurement by Montford – SUBSTITUTED FOR HB 305; READ 2ND TIME; PLACED ON 3RDREADING FOR
2/18/16
Authorizes specified educational institutions to make purchases through online procurement system, electronic auction service, or other efficient procurement tool.
HB 835 – Home Education by Eisnaugle — READ 2ND TIME; AMENDED; PLACED ON 3RD READING FOR 2/18/16
Revises provisions relating to home education programs, nonenrollment & nonattendance cases, dual enrollment programs, & Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award. [NOTE: Today’s amendment provides that enrollment in a home education program is a ministerial act by the district school superintendent upon receipt of the notice and may only be terminated under certain circumstances.]
HB 833 – Public School Recess by Plasencia — READ 2ND TIME; PLACED ON 3RD READING FOR 2/18/16
Requires district school board to provide students in certain grades with certain amount of free-play recess per day; provides that free-play recess may not be withheld for specified reasons.
HB 705 – Interpreters / Hearing Impaired by Berman — READ 2ND TIME; PLACED ON 3RD READING FOR 2/18/16
Requires SBE to establish standards for educational interpreters & school districts to notify parents if an individual providing interpreter services does not meet SBE standards & report to DOE information regarding individuals providing interpreter services.
In the Senate Fiscal Policy Committee:
SB 268 – Bullying and Harassment Policies by Ring – NOT CONSIDERED
Requiring school districts to revise their bullying and harassment policy at specified intervals; requiring the policy to include mandatory reporting procedures and a list of authorized programs that provide bullying and harassment identification, prevention, and response instruction, etc.
SB 700 – Juvenile Criminal History Records by Soto – AMENDED; PASSED WITH A CS
Specifying that certain confidential information obtained under chapter 985, F.S., relating to juvenile justice, is exempt from public records requirements; providing for future review and repeal of such applicability provisions; providing an exemption from public records requirements for juvenile information compiled by the Criminal Justice Information Program from intrastate sources; providing for future review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc. [NOTE: The bill was amended to bring it into better align with its House companion bill – HB 293.]
SB 1220 – Award of Attorney Fees / Public Records by Garcia – AMENDED; PASSED WITH A CS
Specifying the circumstances under which a court may assess and award the reasonable costs of enforcement against an agency in a civil action to enforce Chapter 119, F.S., etc. [NOTE: The bill was amended to bring it into better align with its House companion bill – HB 1021.]
SB 1226 – Administrative Procedures by Ring – NOT CONSIDERED
Providing additional requirements for the calculation of estimated adverse impacts and regulatory costs, etc.
SB 7036 – School District Purchasing by Governmental Oversight – NOT CONSIDERED
Requiring each district school board to use certain agreements and contracts for purchasing nonacademic commodities and contractual services under certain circumstances; requiring a district school board to post a written justification for certain determinations on the board’s website, etc.
In the Senate Transportation Committee:
SB 1570 – School Bus Stop Safety by Simmons – AMENDED; PASSED WITH A CS
Revising the terms of violation and the penalties for failure to stop a vehicle upon approaching a school bus that displays a stop signal; providing for criminal penalties under certain circumstances; requiring an additional fee to be added to a fine imposed for a specified violation; etc. [NOTE: The bill was amended via a strike all amendment. This short summary reflects the changes made to the bill.]
COMING UP TOMORROW
[NOTE: Nearly all meetings may be viewed via live webcast or archived videos on the Florida Channel athttp://thefloridachannel.org/.
The House Economic Affairs Committee will meet (8:00 – 10:30 am) to consider the following item and others:
HB 1361 – Growth Management by La Rosa
Revises provisions regarding developments of regional impact; revises certain provisions regarding recommended orders & final orders.
The House State Affairs Committee will meet (9:00 am – 12:00 pm) to consider the following items and others:
HB 1219 – Veterans’ Employment by Raburn
Requires state agencies, & authorizes political subdivisions of state, to develop & implement veterans’ recruitment plan; requires DMS to collect specified data & include such data in its annual workforce report & on its website; provides applicability.
HB 7103 – Date for Convening the 2018 Legislative Session by Gov. Operations
Fixes date for convening 2018 Regular Session of the Legislature as January 9, 2018.
The Senate will be in Session (9:30 am – 12:00 pm) to consider the following items and others:
Bills on 2nd Reading:
SB 1004 – Public Records/Security Systems by Hays
Revising exceptions to a public records exemption; providing exceptions to a public records exemption, etc.
SB 7040 – Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act
Providing implementation of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act through a 4-year plan; deleting a provision authorizing an optional federal partner to fulfill certain state planning and reporting requirements; revising the entities required to collaborate with CareerSource Florida, Inc., to establish certain performance accountability measures; requiring CareerSource Florida, Inc., to establish regional planning areas subject to certain requirements by a certain date, etc.
SB 468 – Computer Coding Instruction by Ring
Requiring high schools to offer computer coding courses; requiring the Commissioner of Education to identify the computer coding courses that satisfy two credits of foreign language instruction under certain circumstances; requiring Florida College System institutions and state universities to recognize the credits as foreign language credits, etc.
SB 752 – Public Records/Agency Inspector General by Abruzzo
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.
The House will be in Session (1:00 pm – completion of business) to consider the following items and others:
Bills on 3rd Reading:
HB 7017 – Career and Adult Education by Higher Education
Revises provisions relating to apprenticeships & job-training programs, high school equivalency programs, Higher Education Coordinating Council, applied technology diploma programs, adult general education programs, CAPE digital tool certificates, & career centers; creates Florida Apprenticeship Grant (FLAG) & Rapid Response Grant programs; provides appropriations.
HB 7043 – Education Funding by Education
Creates Florida College System Performance-based Incentive for Florida College System institutions & Florida Best and Brightest Teacher Scholarship Program; revises provisions relating to preeminent state research universities program, state university system performance-based incentives, & teacher liability insurance.
HB 119 – Educational Facilities by Bileca
Provides for school district construction flexibility; authorizes exceptions to educational facilities construction requirements under certain circumstances.
SB 7016 – Interstate Compact / Military Children by Military Affairs
Provides for payment of annual dues for Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children & future repeal of sections relating to compact; abrogates 2016 repeal of sections relating to compact.
HB 7029 – School Choice by Choice & Innovation
Revises provisions relating to charter schools, virtual education, Credit Acceleration Program, FEFP, educator professional development, & charter school capital outlay funding; creates High Impact Charter Network & Florida Institute for Charter School Innovation. [NOTE: The bill was amended on 2nd Reading to add to the list of students to whom a charter school may give enrollment preference to include the employees of certain municipalities and to add a requirement that, in order to be eligible for PECO funds, a charter school must be located in the State of Florida.]
HB 669 – Educational Choice by Sprowls
Provides additional duties of internal auditor for school districts; revises list of public & private educational choice options available to students; requires certain syllabi be provided to parents & contain certain information; requires school districts to provide & publish certain information; revises controlled open enrollment process; requires school district to establish process for parent to request that his or her child be transferred to another classroom teacher; revises components of Credit Acceleration Program; requires DOE to contract with FPU for certain purposes; provides appropriation. [NOTE: The bill was amended on 2nd Reading to provide that the capacity of a charter school shall be determined by the charter school’s governing board and to remove a provision stating that enrollment preferences provided pursuant to a donation of land or funding agreement executed before July 1, 2016, shall take priority over the enrollment provisions of the bill. This second provision was removed because it was deem duplicative and unnecessary.]
HB 837 – McKay Scholarship Program by Bileca
Provides certain students enrolled in John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program are exempt from specific provisions & scholarship awards are not subject to specified funding calculations; creates transition-to-work program for specific students enrolled in program; provides for requirements & participation.
HB 1305 – Student Health / Emergency Allergy Treatment by Eagle
Revises definition of “authorized entity”; authorizes public school or private school to receive for free or purchase at fair market value or at reduced prices supply of epinephrine auto-injectors from certain entities.
HB 287 – Principal Autonomy Pilot Program by Diaz
Creates Principal Autonomy Pilot Program Initiative; provides requirements for participation, exemptions, professional development, funding, rulemaking, & reporting; provides authorization period for participation in program; provides for renewal or revocation of authorization to participate in program; requires district school boards participating in program to provide certain funding allocations; provides additional authority & responsibilities of principal of participating school; provides appropriation.
HB 1155 – Membership Associations by Eisnaugle
Defines “membership association”; requires membership association to file annual report with Legislature; specifies contents of report; prohibits membership association from expending public funds on litigation against state; requires Auditor General to audit membership associations.
HB 1003 – Re-employment / School District Personnel by Sullivan
Revises provisions relating to reemployment of retirees as instructional personnel on contractual basis.
HB 189 – Teacher Certification by Diaz
Provides alternative requirements for earning professional educator certificate covering certain grades.
HB 1365 – Competency-Based Education by Rodrigues
Creates Competency-Based Education Pilot Program; provides for program participation, application requirements, exemption from specified rules, student funding, & duties of DOE. [NOTE: The bill was amended on 2nd Reading to revise the list of school districts that will participate in the pilot program to include Lake, Palm Beach, Pinellas, and Seminole. This change aligns the bill with its Senate companion – SB 1714].
HB 719 – Education Personnel by Spano — READ 2ND TIME; PLACED ON 3RD READING FOR 2/18/16
Revises provisions relating to mandatory reports of child abuse, abandonment, & abuse, confidentiality of reports & records in cases of child abuse or neglect, teacher recruitment & retention, educator liability insurance, Education Practices Commission, & complaints against teachers & administrators; requires DOE to approve school leader preparation programs; provides program requirements.
SB 350 – Online Procurement by Montford
Authorizes specified educational institutions to make purchases through online procurement system, electronic auction service, or other efficient procurement tool.
HB 835 – Home Education by Eisnaugle
Revises provisions relating to home education programs, nonenrollment & nonattendance cases, dual enrollment programs, & Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award. [NOTE: Today’s amendment provides that enrollment in a home education program is a ministerial act by the district school superintendent upon receipt of the notice and may only be terminated under certain circumstances.]
HB 833 – Public School Recess by Plasencia
Requires district school board to provide students in certain grades with certain amount of free-play recess per day; provides that free-play recess may not be withheld for specified reasons.
HB 705 – Interpreters / Hearing Impaired by Berman
Requires SBE to establish standards for educational interpreters & school districts to notify parents if an individual providing interpreter services does not meet SBE standards & report to DOE information regarding individuals providing interpreter services.
The Senate Appropriations Committee will meet (1:00 – 5:30 pm) to consider the following items and others:
SB 684 – Choice in Sports by Gaetz
Revising public school choice options available to students to include CAPE digital tools, CAPE industry certifications, and collegiate high school programs; 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; requiring the Florida High School Athletic Association to allow a private school to maintain full membership in the association or to join by sport, etc.
SB 806 – Homebound & Hospitalized Students by Legg
Requiring school districts to provide instruction to homebound or hospitalized students; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules related to student eligibility, methods of providing instruction to homebound or hospitalized students, and the initiation of services; requiring each school district to enter into an agreement with certain hospitals within its district by a specified date, etc.
SB 834 – Minimum Term School Funding by Detert
Revising the term “full-time student” to delete references to membership in a double-session school or a school that uses a specified experimental calendar; clarifying how “full time equivalency” is calculated for students in schools that operate for less than the minimum term, etc.
SB 894 – Education Personnel by Detert
Authorizing certain employees or agents of the Department of Education to have access to certain reports and records; authorizing rather than requiring the Department of Education to sponsor a job fair meeting certain criteria; providing requirements regarding liability insurance for students performing clinical field experience; abrogating the scheduled expiration of the educator liability insurance program, etc.
SB 1026 – High School Athletics by Simmons
Providing requirements regarding fees and contest receipts collected by the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA); requiring the FHSAA to allow a school to join the FHSAA as a full- time member or on a per-sport basis, etc.
SB 1426 – Membership Associations by Stargel
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.
SB 7058 – Child Care & Development Grant by Education PreK-12
Providing an exception from a prohibition against the use of information in the Department of Children and Families central abuse hotline for employment screening of certain child care personnel; revising the definition of the term “screening” for purposes of child care licensing requirements; requiring the Department of Children and Families and local licensing agencies to electronically post certain information relating to child care and school readiness providers; revising the prioritization of participation in school readiness programs, 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
