ARTICLE: Legislative Session & Legislative Budget Request Process
This article was contributed by Kim McDougal, Senior Government Affairs Consultant, G R A Y | R O B I N S O N and FSBA Advocacy and Legislative Services team member As we approach the General Election and anticipation for the 2021 Legislative Session grows, below are updates from Tallahassee regarding the upcoming session […]
ANNOUNCEMENT: Save the Dates – FSBA/FADSS Annual Joint Conference Goes Virtual!
FSBA/FADSS Annual Joint Conference goes virtual! ANNOUNCEMENT SAVE THE DATES REGISTRATION OPENS OCTOBER 15 DECEMBER 2-3 FSBA/FADSS Virtual Annual Joint Conference via Accelevents This annual event will include keynote speakers, sessions on chairmanship, new school board training, superintendent training, communications, risk management, and more. You won’t want to miss access to this leadership development […]
Courts might decide what Florida’s school reopening looks like
Courts might decide what Florida’s school reopening looks like A roundup of Florida education news from around the state. Via TampaBay Times Read Full Article
Governor Ron DeSantis Signs the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Budget via Governor’s Press Office – Includes VETO LIST
Governor Ron DeSantis Signs the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Budget via Governor’s Press Office Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the state budget for Fiscal Year 2020-2021. The budget totals $92.2 billion, provides over $350 million in tax relief and includes more than $1 billion in vetoed spending. “Despite the present challenges Florida faces due […]
Florida School Boards Association Elects Leadership Slate for 2020-21 via FSBA Press Office
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Thursday, June 18, 2020 BillieAnne Gay, gay@fsba.org, 850.528.9104 Florida School Boards Association Elects Leadership Slate for 2020-21 Tallahassee, FL – Today, the Florida […]
DeSantis signs order urging Florida schools to close during 2020 Primary and General Election via ABC Action News
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — As Florida prepares for what could be high voter turnout in 2020, Governor Ron DeSantis rolled out a series of recommendations ahead of the state’s primary and general elections. Gov. DeSantis signed an executive order on Wednesday calling on K-12 schools to close during the August Primary and November General Election. That […]
Bills sent to Governor DeSantis (June 16) via LobbyTools
Latest Update (06/16/20): Governor Ron DeSantis was presented with 38 bills Tuesday. He has until July 1, 2020, to act on the bills. For complete bill summaries and budget info from the 2020 Legislative Session, click HERE. Bill Title Date Presented Governor’s Deadline Date Acted Upon Action SB 0070 Alert Systems in Public Schools 6/16/2020 7/1/2020 […]
22 Bills Sent to Governor DeSantis, including Impact Fees and School Bus Safety
22 bills were sent to the Governor today, including Impact Fees and School Bus Safety (see full list below). Bill summaries from the 2020 Session and budget information is available in the FSBA Session Summary. Governor Ron DeSantis Receives 22 Bills from the Florida Legislature via Governor DeSantis’ Press Office Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor […]
Florida educators want staggered school schedules amid virus via AP
Florida educators want staggered school schedules amid virus By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN June 2, 2020 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s largest association of educators called Tuesday for changing how schools operate in the era of the coronavirus — including staggering school schedules, suspending active-shooting drills and imposing social distancing rules on buses and campuses. The […]
ICYMI: Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Florida’s Participation in the USDA’s Pandemic EBT Program
ICYMI: Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Florida’s Participation in the USDA’s Pandemic EBT Program May 27, 2020 Governor’s Press Office 850-717-9282 Media@eog.myflorida.com ICYMI: Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Florida’s Participation in the USDA’s Pandemic EBT Program P-EBT provides additional assistance to families with children participating in the free and reduced-price school meal program Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, […]
5/15/20 Governor DeSantis Issues EO 20-123
Yesterday, Governor DeSantis issued EO 20-123, announcing that Florida will move into “full Phase 1” of its re-opening plan, effective Monday, May 18. Full Phase 1 will include the re-opening of gyms and allowing restaurant capacity up to 50% indoors. Read Executive Order 20-123 HERE
Florida DOE Emergency Order-2020-EO-02 (May 13, 2020)
The Florida Department of Education released Emergency Order 2020-EO-02 earlier today to address many concerns related to COVID-19 and pandemic-related school closures. The Department, and other state agencies, were granted the authority to suspend the provisions of certain regulatory statute in Executive Order 20-52 (Section 4, paragraph B). To see all rules affected, read Emergency […]
Community celebrates high school seniors (via Charlotte Sun)
Community celebrates high school seniors By BRIANNA KWASNIK STAFF WRITER With the fate of traditional in-person graduation ceremonies up in the air, some people in the community wanted to make sure the graduating seniors in the Class of 2020 knew their hard work was appreciated. One by one, they began “adopting” them. Facebook pages popped […]
MEMO (4/21/2020): Report of the FSBA Nominating Committee
M E M O R A N D U M April 21, 2020 TO: School Board Members FROM: Jerry Taylor, Chair – FSBA Nominating Committee, FSBA Immediate Past President, Suwannee County School Board SUBJECT: Report of the FSBA Nominating Committee The FSBA Nominating Committee met on April 20, 2020, to interview applicants for FSBA Executive […]
CANCELLED: FSBA/FADSS Annual Summer Conference
April 14, 2020 This message has been sent on behalf of FSBA President Tim Weisheyer and the FSBA Executive Officers FSBA has been closely monitoring developments related to the outbreak of COVID-19, which was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11th and declared a National Emergency by President Donald Trump on […]
Florida Extends School Campus Closures Through May 1 via. FDOE Press Office
Florida Extends School Campus Closures Through May 1 March 31, 2020 FDOE Press Office 850-245-0413 DOEPressOffice@fldoe.org Florida Extends School Campus Closures Through May 1 Tallahassee, Fla., March 31, 2020 – Today, Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran recommended that all Florida public and private K-12 school campuses extend campus closures through May 1, 2020. This recommendation […]
Now Available: Session Summary
The Session Summary Book is now available. You can access the file below. *Please note: the Legislature is expected to return to reassess the budget in the coming weeks/months. The FSBA team has provided the current budget update and will amend as needed down the road. 2020 FSBA Legislative Session Summary – Part I Budget […]