This week in Tallahassee, legislators and staff will convene for the first interim committee week. A schedule of the week’s meetings and education-related topics can be found HERE.
- Monday’s schedule includes a procedural briefing and closed security briefing.
- Senate Education will meet Tuesday to discuss K12 scholarship programs and financial aid.
- Wednesday will be busy with a State Board of Education meeting held at Daytona State College (see agenda), Senate Ed Appropriations, and a House Secondary Education & Career Development committee. Topics to be discussed are updates on CARES Act funding, workforce education, and budget workshops.
- Thursday is House Speaker Chris Sprowl’s birthday (wish him a Happy Birthday on Twitter) and will close out the week’s meeting with House and Senate pandemic response committees, updates on the Long-Range Financial Outlook from EDR, and the a meeting of the House Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee.
All meetings will be live-streamed through the Senate and House websites, as well as through the Florida Channel. As a reminder, both the House and Senate are operating under protocols to decrease health risks for employees and the public. You can review those protocols HERE. FSBA will provide updates and summaries of these meetings at the conclusion of the week.
