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FSBA #FridayFive – Week of Mar. 7, 2016

Friday Five, In the NewsBy fsbawp March 11, 2016

1. Harvard’s multiyear initiative to transform K-12 education: http://edredesign.org/by-all-means 2. Increase in bomb threats? You are not alone: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/03/08/schools–computer-bomb-threats/81489322/ 3. Heard of the “Stop Swatting in Our Schools Act”? http://www.chron.com/news/article/Proposed-federal-bill-would-combat-swatting-in-6873330.php 4. SXSWedu takeaways: https://www.the74million.org/article/3-things-we-learned-about-the-future-of-education-at-south-by-southwest-education 5. John B. King, Jr. closer to being confirmed as Education Secretary: http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2016-03-09/senate-committee-votes-to-approve-new-education-secretary

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FSBA Daily Update: Legislative Session 03-10-2016

2016 Daily Updates, In the NewsBy fsbawp March 11, 2016

TODAY’S HAPPENINGS In the Senate Session: Bills on 3rd Reading: HB 189 – Teacher Certification by Diaz – READ 3RD TIME; PASSED THE SENATE; PASSED THE LEGISLATURE Providing alternative requirements for earning a professional educator certificate that covers certain grades, etc. HB 1147 – Character Development Instruction by Latvala — READ 3RD TIME; PASSED THE SENATE; PASSED THE LEGISLATURE Requiring…

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Florida Legislature sends 3 tax proposals to voters

Funding, In the NewsBy fsbawp March 10, 2016

TALLAHASSEE — Florida voters will be asked to vote on three constitutional amendments dealing with taxes. The Florida Legislature on Wednesday approved three amendments for the ballot. One of the amendments (HJR 1009) would grant a property tax break to any first responders who were disabled in the line of duty. Another one of the…

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Solution to Miami-Dade schools’ tax collection shortfall heads to Gov. Rick Scott

Funding, In the NewsBy fsbawp March 10, 2016

TALLAHASSEE — A proposed law that cleared the Florida Legislature on Wednesday should give local government entities — such as Miami-Dade Public Schools — faster access to their tax revenue and the ability to more accurately plan their annual budgets. Officials with the Miami-Dade school district have, for years, complained that lengthy delays in tax…

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Florida Senate sends massive education proposal to House

Funding, Governance, In the News, LegislatorsBy fsbawp March 10, 2016

TALLAHASSEE — A wide-ranging education bill with more than a dozen significant policy proposals passed the Florida Senate without any debate Wednesday on the measure’s most consequential components. HB 7029 deals with capital funding for charter and traditional public schools, accountability measures for charter schools, open enrollment in K-12 public schools, high school athletics and…

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FSBA Daily Updates: Legislative Session 03-09-2016

2016 Daily Updates, In the NewsBy fsbawp March 9, 2016

TODAY’S HAPPENINGS In the Senate Session: Bills on 3rd Reading: HB 1157 – Postsecondary Education for Veterans by Raburn – READ 3RD TIME; PASSED THE SENATE; PASSED THE LEGISLATURE Directing the Department of Education to award postsecondary course credit for specified examinations and tests; providing that specified programs and test scores meet certain educator certification requirements, etc. HB…

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Final budget includes $32 B. in state, local funds for education

Budget, Funding, In the NewsBy fsbawp March 9, 2016

TALLAHASSEE — The Legislature plans to spend a total of $31.8 billion in state and local funds on education in 2016-17, according to the final state budget introduced on Tuesday. That includes $20.2 billion for K-12 public schools distributed through the state’s funding formula, the Florida Education Finance Program. The sum is made up of…

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In Florida testing, ‘participation’ means … participation

Assessments, In the News, StandardsBy fsbawp March 9, 2016

Florida education commissioner Pam Stewart, among other state education leaders, has repeatedly stated that all public schools and their students are required to participate in annual state testing. She’s relied on the Florida statute that sets forth the rule as a way to bat back parents who say they wish to opt out of the system. Participation,…

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FSBA Daily Update: Legislative Session 03-08-2016

2016 Daily Updates, In the NewsBy fsbawp March 8, 2016

TODAY’S HAPPENINGS In the House Session (10:00 am – completion of business) to consider the following bills and others: Bills on 3rd Reading: SB 7040 – Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act by Commerce & Tourism – READ 3RD TIME; PASSED THE HOUSE; PASSED THE LEGISLATURE Authorizes county or state official to be granted leave of absence from his or her…

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Budget deal reached; session to end on time

Budget, Funding, In the NewsBy fsbawp March 8, 2016

TALLAHASSEE — House and Senate leaders announced a deal on the state budget during a late-night meeting Monday, pumping more than $120 million in last-minute projects into the spending plan and setting the Legislature on course to end its annual session Friday, as scheduled. The final negotiating session between the budget chiefs for the two…

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