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Deep-dive: House budget loaded with infrastructure and resiliency funds Peter SchorschMarch 29, 20217min1 Infrastructure and resiliency are the key words in the House. The House and Senate budgets are out, and we’ve spent the weekend going through them with a fine-toothed comb. The House budget is quite a bit heftier because, unlike the Senate, it…
DetailsHouse PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Recommendations (3/25) Budget Packet (Click HERE for 3/24 post with Senate highlights) Total: $19.4B (increase of $2.7B to this base year budget) Assumes decline of 48K+ decline in enrollment Includes $334M student reserve allocation (to accommodate the scenario in which students return) Of note: Class Size Reduction Allocation is decreased…
DetailsWeek 4 of Florida’s Legislative Session is coming to an end. Look for a budget briefing tomorrow after the House meetings and for updates during Friday’s call. For now, access these budget-related resources: Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Budget Recommendations (begins on pg. 133) Highlights: Total Education 22.9 B FEFP – $22.1 B maintains per FTE…
DetailsHouse committee moves forward with joint resolution to stop paying school board members Haley Brown March 12, 2021 HJR 1461 House Joint Resolution 1461 School Board The proposal would require school board members to work for free. Fleming Island Rep. Sam Garrison wants to put the school board members’ salary on the ballot in the next General…
DetailsControversial Bright Futures revamp put on hold News Service Of Florida March 10, 2021 2021 Legislative Session Bright Futures Dennis Baxley SB 86 Senate Bill 86 The provision would limit the types of degrees available for full benefits. A controversial Senate proposal that would cut state-backed Bright Futures scholarships for students in degree programs that…
DetailsSENATE PASSES AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN (ARP) ACT OF 2021 via NSBA Good evening, Earlier today, the United States Senate passed its substitute version of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021. The measure passed 50-49 along party lines with one Senator absent from the proceedings. The $1.9 trillion total relief plan package includes a…
DetailsToday marks the first day of Florida’s 2021 Legislative Session. Legislators have arrived in Tallahassee for 60 (or possibly more) days of policy making and budget balancing. Several bills were filed over the weekend that contain language that could potentially affect school districts and school boards. FSBA will provide an updated bill tracking list this…
DetailsSam Garrison bill targets school board members’ pay Sam Garrison says school boards shouldn’t be paid. A.G. GancarskiMarch 1, 2021 HJR 1461 Sam Garrison School Board Could Florida voters choose not to pay school board members? Serving on a local or county school board may come without monetary compensation soon if a House bill filed…
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