Tallahassee – The Legislature will take up several education-related bills on Monday, January 13, covering teacher pay, panic buttons, discretionary sales tax and more. The Florida Education Association is also hosting a “Rally in Tally” convening teachers and public education supporters on Monday. We will keep the updates on bill movement and Tallahassee happenings coming via the Session Spotlight and the FSBA Twitter feed, so be sure to check back for updates.
MONDAY MEETINGS
The House Education Committee will meet concurrently with the Commerce and Judiciary Committees to hold a workshop on compensating Florida collegiate athletes for their name, image, and likeness. 11:30 a.m. – 212 Knott, (packet to be posted upon availability)
Below you will find links to the Senate Calendar for Monday, as well as links to meeting packets for committees covering some bills of interest on committee agendas.
Senate Calendar – January 13, 2020
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1:00 – 3:00 p.m., 412 Knott
January 13, 2020 – Senate Education Meeting Packet
SB 62 K-12 Education Stargel Favorable
K-12 Education; Requiring that a resolution to levy discretionary sales tax include a statement containing certain information; defining the term “early college program”; changing the calculation of full-time equivalent student membership for dual enrollment purposes; providing for calculation of full-time equivalent membership for students earning the Capstone Diploma; requiring school board mental health policies and procedures to include certain items, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2020
SB 72 Postsecondary Education Stargel Favorable
Postsecondary Education; Clarifying requirements for new construction, remodeling, or renovation projects; establishing state universities of distinction throughout the State University System; requiring that grant awards administered through the Florida Public Postsecondary Career Education Student Assistance Grant Program not exceed a certain amount; specifying eligibility for initial awards under the Benacquisto Scholarship Program; revising the dates by which a spending plan must be submitted to a Florida College System institution’s board of trustees for approval, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2020
SB 536 Charter Schools Diaz Favorable
Charter Schools; Establishing the High-Performing Charter School Council; providing the process for approving or denying a charter school application submitted to the council; authorizing charter school sponsors and applicants to provide input to the state board regarding the council’s recommendation; providing grounds on which the council may recommend denial of, or the state board may deny, an application submitted by a high-performing charter school or a high-performing charter school system, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2020
SB 836 Funds for the Operation of Schools Simmons Favorable
Funds for the Operation of Schools; Revising the annual allocation to school districts to include an additional calculation of full-time equivalent membership for students who earn a College Board Advanced Placement Capstone Diploma, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2020
SB 1088 Teacher Salary Enhancement Diaz Favorable
Teacher Salary Enhancement; Establishing a teacher salary enhancement allocation in the General Appropriations Act; requiring each school district to use the allocated funds to increase teacher salaries; authorizing school districts that meet the teacher salary requirements specified in the appropriations act to use any additional funds provided in the allocation for any lawful operating expenditure, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2020
SB 1164 Gardiner Scholarship Perry Favorable
Gardiner Scholarship; Revising eligibility requirements for the Gardiner Scholarship Program; revising an authorized use of scholarship funds; providing that scholarship funds may be spent for tuition and fees associated with programs relating to art, music, or theater; revising terms under which a student’s scholarship account is closed and program funds revert to the state, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2020
SB 1218 Anti-bullying and Anti-harassment in Schools Diaz Favorable
Anti-bullying and Anti-harassment In Schools; Expanding the information that private schools participating in an educational scholarship program are required to publish and provide to parents; requiring such private schools to adopt bullying and harassment policies; requiring such schools to report bullying and harassment incidents to the Department of Education, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
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SB 114 – Cost of Living to State Employees – FAVORABLE
SB 506 Public Procurement FAVORABLE
SB 504 Local Government Works FAVORABLE
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3:30-5:30 p.m. – 110 Senate Office Building
Senate Infrastructure & Security Committee Meeting Expanded Agenda
SB 0070 Panic Alarms in Public Schools Book Favorable
Panic Alarms in Public Schools; Citing this act as “Alyssa’s Law”; requiring each public school building on the campus of a public elementary school, middle school, or high school to be equipped with at least one panic alarm, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2020
SB 0728 Threats Stargel Favorable
Threats: Prohibiting threats to use a firearm or weapon with specified intent; providing criminal penalties, etc. Effective Date: 10/01/2020
SB 0788 Statewide Active Shooter Response Planning Book Favorable
Statewide Active Shooter Response Planning; Requiring the Department of Law Enforcement, in consultation with law enforcement agencies throughout the state, to establish a uniform statewide rule on preparing for and responding to active shooters; requiring each law enforcement agency to adopt an active shooter policy or rule, as appropriate, by a specified date, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
SB 0834 Emergency Alerts Simmons Favorable
Emergency Alerts; Authorizing a local law enforcement agency to activate the emergency alert system and issue a Lockdown Alert to public and private schools and child care facilities under certain circumstances; requiring local law enforcement agencies to create and maintain a list of all public schools, private schools, and child care facilities within their jurisdictions which must be included in the Lockdown Alert; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement, in cooperation with the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and the Department of Transportation, to activate the emergency alert system and issue an Imminent Threat Alert to the public at the request of a local law enforcement agency under certain circumstances, etc. Effective Date: 10/1/2020
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