The 2019 Legislative Session has adjourned, sine die, with public education enjoying some important victories in education funding and policy, but also enduring some significant disappointments. We are still sorting through the final bill actions, including the status of last minute amendments to the bills that are of interest, but we have provided a PRELIMINARY list of the education related bills that passed in the file below. In addition, we are in the midst of compiling our comprehensive FSBA 2019 Legislative Session Summary and will release the Education Appropriations portion of our Summary on Monday with the Education Legislation portion released shortly thereafter. In the meantime, we encourage you to take a few minutes to view our FSBA Weekly Video Update featuring FSBA Executive Director Andrea Messina providing a recap of the main events during this final week of the Session. Also, please be reminded that FSBA will conduct a series of onsite and online Legislative Session Review Workshops and Webinars that will include detailed information on education appropriations and the major education related bills that were approved during the Legislative Session — please see our “Session Review Workshops” page on the FSBA website for more information and registration links for these workshops and webinars.
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HB 5 – Local Tax Referenda
SB 186 – Public Records/Victim of Mass Violence
SB 190 – Higher Education
HB 207 – Impact Fees
HB 213 – Immunization Registry
SB 248 – Public Records/Personnel Employed by a Law Enforcement
HB 281 – Public Records/Voters and Voter Registration
SB 292 – Education/Graduation Ceremony
SB 318 – Child Abuse, Abandonment, and Neglect
HB 441 – 911 Services
HB 547 – Stanley G. Tate Florida Prepaid College Program
HB 563 – Unemployment Compensation
HB 593 – Postsecondary Fee Waivers
SB 620 – Military-Friendly Initiatives
HB 741 – Anti-Semitism
HB 807 – Civics Education
SB 838 – Public Records/Mental Health Treatment
HB 1027 – Office of Early Learning
SB 1080 – Hazing
SB 1136 – Cyberharassment
SB 1418 – Mental Health
SB 2500 – General Appropriations Act
SB 2502 – Implementing the 2019-20 General Appropriations Act
SB 7014 – Government Accountability
SB 7016 – State-administered Retirement Systems
HB 7021 – Financial Disclosure
HB 7023 – Public Records/Financial Disclosure
SB 7030 – School Safety & Security
SB 7070 – K-12 Education
HB 7071 – Workforce Education
HB 7103 – Property Development
HB 7123 – Taxation
HB 7125 – Public Safety by Judiciary
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