TODAY’S HAPPENINGS
In the Senate Session:
Bills on 3rd Reading
SB 160 – Food Distributed Free of Charge by Bullard – READ 3RD TIME; SUBSTITUTED FOR HB 23; SB 160 LAID ON THE TABLE
HB 23 – Food Distributed Free of Charge by Rogers – READ 2ND TIME; SUBSTITUTED FOR SB 160; READ 3RD TIME; PASSED THE SENATE; PASSED THE LEGISLATURE
Limits liability of public schools with respect to donation of canned or perishable food to charitable or nonprofit organizations.
SB 1524 – Security of Personal Information by Thrasher – READ 3RD TIME; PASSED THE SENATE
Citing this act as the “Florida Information Protection Act of 2014”; repealing provisions relating to a breach of security concerning confidential personal information in third-party possession; requiring specified entities to take reasonable measures to protect and secure data containing personal information in electronic form; requiring notice to individuals of data security breaches in certain circumstances, etc.
SB 850 – Education by Legg – TEMPROARILY POSTPONED; RETAINED ON CALENDAR ON 2ND READING
Requiring a school that includes certain grades to include information, data, and instructional strategies in its school improvement plan; revising the kind of lab schools that receive a proportional share of the sparsity supplement; requiring a district school board, in consultation with the district school superintendent, to make CAPE Digital Tool certificates and CAPE industry certifications available to students, including students with disabilities, in prekindergarten through grade 12, to enable students to attain digital skills; authorizing district school boards to execute a contract with a state university or certain independent colleges and universities to establish the collegiate high school program, etc.
Bills on 2nd Reading
SB 286 – Concrete Masonry Education by Richter – READ 2ND TIME; AMENDED; PLACED ON CALENDAR ON 3RD READING
Creating the “Concrete Masonry Education Act”; creating the Florida Concrete Masonry Education Council, Inc.; requiring the council to operate under a written contract with the Department of Economic Opportunity; authorizing the council to accept grants, donations, contributions, and gifts under certain circumstances; providing for collection of a voluntary assessment on concrete masonry units; requiring manufacturers who elect to pay the assessment to commit to paying the assessment for a specified period, etc.
SB 564 – Security for Public Deposits by Richter – READ 2ND TIME; SUBSTITUTED FOR HB 7009; SB 564 LAID ON THE TABLE
HB 7009 – Security for Public Deposits by Insurance & Banking – SUBSTITUTED FOR SB 564; READ 2ND TIME; PLACED ON CALENDAR ON 3RD READING
Revises collateral-pledging level for public deposits; repeals provisions relating to Qualified Public Depository Oversight Board; provides that notice of default or insolvency of qualified public depository is not required; requires information from nonqualified bank, savings bank, or savings association that acquires public depository by default or insolvency; revises notice requirements for public depositors; revises restrictions on loss protection provisions in certain circumstances in which public depositor fails to comply with notice requirements.
SB 1226 – Education / Repealer by Montford – READ 2ND TIME; SUBSTITUTED FOR HB 7031; SB 1226 LAID ON THE TABLE
HB 7031 – Education / Repealer by K-12 – SUBSTITUTED FOR SB 1226; READ 2ND TIME; AMENDED; PLACED ON CALENDAR ON 3RD READING
Revises & repeals various provisions relating to education; revises course & assessment requirements for promotion to high school & for award of standard high school diploma; provides course & assessment requirements for graduation for certain cohorts of high school students transitioning to new graduation requirements; revises & conforms provisions relating to selection & purchase of instructional materials, statewide assessment program, education personnel, & educational facilities.
SB 566 – Florida Bright Futures Scholarships by T. Lee – READ 2ND TIME; PLACED ON CALENDAR ON 3RD READING
Requiring a student, as a prerequisite for the Florida Academic Scholars award, the Florida Medallion Scholars award, or the Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award, to identify a social or civic issue or a professional area of interest and develop a plan for his or her personal involvement in addressing the issue or learning about the area; prohibiting the student from receiving remuneration or academic credit for the volunteer service work performed, etc.
SB 782 – Government Data Practices by Brandes – READ 2ND TIME; PLACED ON CALENDAR ON 3RD READING
Requiring the Division of Library and Information Services of the Department of State to adopt rules providing procedures for an agency to establish schedules for the physical destruction or other disposal of records containing personal identification information; requiring an agency that collects and maintains personal identification information to post a privacy policy on the agency’s website; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to provide specified data on assisted living facilities by a certain date, etc.
SB 1060 – Code of Student Conduct by Evers – READ 2ND TIME; SUBSTITUTED FOR HB 7029; SB 1060 LAID ON THE TABLE
HB 7029 – Code of Student Conduct by K-12 – SUBSTITUTED FOR SB 1060; READ 2ND TIME; PLACE ON CALENDAR ON 3RD READING
Provides that simulating firearm or weapon while playing or wearing certain clothing or accessories is not grounds for disciplinary action or referral to criminal justice or juvenile justice system; provides criteria for determining whether certain student conduct warrants disciplinary action; provides criteria for determining appropriate consequences for conduct.
SB 602 – Residency/Candidates/Public Officers by Latvala – READ 2ND TIME; PLACED ON CALENDAR ON 3RD READING
Requiring a candidate or public officer required to reside in a specific geographic area to have only one domicile at a time; providing factors that may be considered when determining residency; providing exceptions for active duty military members; specifying the applicability of residency requirements on the Governor and Cabinet officers; specifying that the act does not apply to members of the Legislature, etc.
In the House Session:
Bills 3rd Reading
HB 485 – Sexual Misconduct with Students by Raburn – READ 3RD TIME; PASSED THE HOUSE
Designates act the “Stop Harassing Underage Teens Act”; provides for reclassification of specified sexual offenses committed against students by authority figure of school; provides for severity ranking of offenses.
Bills on 2nd Reading
HB 159 – Mental Health First Aid Training Program by Berman – READ 2ND TIME; READ 3RD TIME; PASSED THE HOUSE
Requires DCF to establish mental health first aid training program; provides course requirements & requires certification of instructors; provides for expiration of program; provides appropriation; requires OPPAGA to conduct study on state mental health training programs; requires report.
HB 1121 – Hazardous Walking Conditions by Metz – READ 2ND TIME; READ 3RD TIME; PASSED THE HOUSE
Revises criteria that determine hazardous walking condition for public school students; revises procedures for inspection & identification of hazardous conditions; requires district school boards to provide transportation to students who would be subjected to hazardous conditions; requires state or local entities with jurisdiction over road with hazardous condition to correct condition.
COMING UP TOMORROW
The Senate Appropriations Committee will meet – 9:00-10:45 am; Florida Channel webcast — to consider the following items and others:
SB 444 – Workers’ Compensation by Galvano
Revising powers of the Department of Financial Services relating to compliance with and enforcement of workers’ compensation coverage requirements; revising requirements for the release of stop-work orders; revising rate formulas related to the determination of compensation for disability and death, etc.
SB 886 – Teachers Classroom Supply Program by Montford
Revising procedures for distributing program funds to classroom teachers, etc.
SB 1206 – Agricultural Industry Certifications by Montford
Requiring the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to annually provide to the State Board of Education and the Department of Education information and industry certifications for farm occupations to be considered for placement on industry certification funding lists; defining the term “industry certification”; requiring the state board to adopt rules for implementing an industry certification process for farm occupations, etc.
The House will be in Session – 10:30 am-5:30 pm; Florida Channel webcast – to consider the following bills and others:
Bills on 2nd Reading
HB 7181 – Public Retirement Plans by State Affairs
Provides that certain members enrolled in FRS are vested in pension plan after 10 years of creditable service; revises provisions relating to compulsory membership in FRS Investment Plan, membership in Elected Officers’ Class & Senior Management Service Class, elected official membership eligibility, & Senior Management Service Optional Annuity Program; closes Senior Management Service Optional Annuity Program to new members; revises provisions relating to disability benefits; provides certain members with specified time to choose participation in pension plan or investment plan; revises provisions related to firefighters’ & police officers’ pension trust fund & pension plans; revises provisions relating to benefits funded from premium tax revenues & defined contribution plans; provides declaration of important state interest.
HB 487 – Agricultural Industry Certifications by Raburn
Requires DOACS to annually provide to SBE & DOE industry certifications for farm occupations to be considered for placement on industry certification funding lists; defines industry certification as part of career education programs; requires rules for implementing industry certification process for farm occupations.
HB 1053 – Teacher Education by Castor Dentel
Revises eligibility criteria for receipt of minority teacher education scholarship; requires Florida Fund for Minority Teachers, Inc., to submit annual report to Legislature relating to scholarship funds & recipients; revises funding for administration & training program carried out by board of directors of Florida Fund for Minority Teachers, Inc.
The Senate will be in Session – 11:00 am-6:00 pm; Florida Channel webcast – to consider the following items and others:
Bills on 2nd Reading
SB 514 – Gender-Specific School Pilot Project by Flores
Providing requirements for a district school board when establishing a gender-specific elementary, middle, or high school; requiring school administrative and instructional personnel to participate in professional development, etc.
SB 790 – Education Technology by Legg
Prohibiting a finance company that is affiliated with or controlled by, or that has a contractual relationship with, a manufacturer or wholesale distributor from taking specified actions relating to certain finance obligations arising from the retail sale or lease of a motor vehicle that includes a third party’s automotive related product, etc.
SB 952 – Workers’ Compensation by Simpson
Authorizing employers to negotiate the retrospectively rated premium with insurers under certain conditions, etc
SB 850 – Education by Legg
Requiring a school that includes certain grades to include information, data, and instructional strategies in its school improvement plan; revising the kind of lab schools that receive a proportional share of the sparsity supplement; requiring a district school board, in consultation with the district school superintendent, to make CAPE Digital Tool certificates and CAPE industry certifications available to students, including students with disabilities, in prekindergarten through grade 12, to enable students to attain digital skills; authorizing district school boards to execute a contract with a state university or certain independent colleges and universities to establish the collegiate high school program, etc.
Bills on 3rd Reading
SB 286 – Concrete Masonry Education by Richter
Creating the “Concrete Masonry Education Act”; creating the Florida Concrete Masonry Education Council, Inc.; requiring the council to operate under a written contract with the Department of Economic Opportunity; authorizing the council to accept grants, donations, contributions, and gifts under certain circumstances; providing for collection of a voluntary assessment on concrete masonry units; requiring manufacturers who elect to pay the assessment to commit to paying the assessment for a specified period, etc.
HB 7009 – Security for Public Deposits by Insurance & Banking
Revises collateral-pledging level for public deposits; repeals provisions relating to Qualified Public Depository Oversight Board; provides that notice of default or insolvency of qualified public depository is not required; requires information from nonqualified bank, savings bank, or savings association that acquires public depository by default or insolvency; revises notice requirements for public depositors; revises restrictions on loss protection provisions in certain circumstances in which public depositor fails to comply with notice requirements.
HB 7031 – Education / Repealer by K-12
Revises & repeals various provisions relating to education; revises course & assessment requirements for promotion to high school & for award of standard high school diploma; provides course & assessment requirements for graduation for certain cohorts of high school students transitioning to new graduation requirements; revises & conforms provisions relating to selection & purchase of instructional materials, statewide assessment program, education personnel, & educational facilities.
SB 782 – Government Data Practices by Brandes
Requiring the Division of Library and Information Services of the Department of State to adopt rules providing procedures for an agency to establish schedules for the physical destruction or other disposal of records containing personal identification information; requiring an agency that collects and maintains personal identification information to post a privacy policy on the agency’s website; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to provide specified data on assisted living facilities by a certain date, etc.
HB 7029 – Code of Student Conduct by K-12
Provides that simulating firearm or weapon while playing or wearing certain clothing or accessories is not grounds for disciplinary action or referral to criminal justice or juvenile justice system; provides criteria for determining whether certain student conduct warrants disciplinary action; provides criteria for determining appropriate consequences for conduct.
SB 602 – Residency/Candidates/Public Officers by Latvala
Requiring a candidate or public officer required to reside in a specific geographic area to have only one domicile at a time; providing factors that may be considered when determining residency; providing exceptions for active duty military members; specifying the applicability of residency requirements on the Governor and Cabinet officers; specifying that the act does not apply to members of the Legislature, etc.
IN THE NEWS
Orlando Sentinel – 4/22/14
FCAT tests delayed over website woes
http://www.orlandosentinel.
Miami Herald – 4/22/14
Voucher bill brought back to life while immigrant tuition dying in the Senate
http://www.miamiherald.com/
