The Legislature has scheduled Interim Committee Meetings this week – January 23-27. Please click on the link below to view the schedule and agenda for each of these meeting. We will provide a report on these meetings on Monday, January 30. [NOTE: Nearly all meetings may be viewed via live webcast or archived videos on the Florida Channel at http://thefloridachannel.org/.]
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Monday, January 23, 2017
The Senate Education Committee will meet (4:00-6:00 p.m.) to consider two higher education bills:
SB 2 relating to reforms to the Florida College System
SB 4 relating to faculty recruitment
The Senate Criminal Justice Committee will meet (4:00-6:00 p.m.) to consider two juvenile justice bills:
SB 192 relating to juvenile justice, transfer to adult court, and sanctions
SB 196 relating to civil citations and similar diversion programs
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
The Senate Community Affairs Committee will meet (10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.) to consider the following items and others:
Presentations on Growth Management
SB 7000 relating to the Florida Building Commission and scheduled revisions to the Florida Building Code
The House Ways & Means Committee will meet (2:30-4:30 p.m.) to consider the following items:
Presentations on sales tax, corporate income tax, and property tax
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
The House Local, Federal, and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee will meet (9:00-11:00 a.m.) to consider the following item and others:
HB 139 relating to the timing of local tax referenda
The Senate PreK-12 Education Appropriations Subcommittee will meet (10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.) to consider the following item:
Workshop on teacher pay and compensation
The House PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee will meet (1:00-3:00 p.m.) to consider the following items:
Presentations on Public School Choice Options
The House PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee will meet (4:00-6:00 p.m.) to consider the following items:
An overview of the turnaround process for low-performing schools Panel discussion on state and local implementation of turnaround options
Thursday, January 26, 2017
The House PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee will meet (9:00-11:00 am) to consider the following items:
Fiscal Year 2017-18 Priority Listing of Agency Budget Issues for Possible Reduction Review and Discussion of Early Learning Services
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Please note that we have updated our FSBA Bill Tracking List to include education-related bills that have been filed through January 22, 2017 (the Bill Tracking List is also posted on the FSBA website on our 2017 Legislative Session page). Please be sure to also visit our Advocacy Tools page in our Resource Room where you will find information to support your general advocacy efforts and background materials on the legislative process, state budget development process, email and website links, and media tips.
