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TUESDAY, MARCH 2
House PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee 212 K 1:00PM-3:00PM
MEETING PACKET
Consideration of a Consent Agenda of Appropriation Project Bills
Consideration of Bills on Agenda
A proposed committee substitute will be considered for HB 3
Overview and Discussion on the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) Categorical's
Overview on K-12 Virtual Instruction
Senate Judiciary 412 K 1:30PM-3:30PM
MEETING PACKET
Consideration of Bills on Agenda
SB 582 Parental Rights Rodrigues (R)
House Health & Human Services Committee 212 K 4:00PM-5:00PM
MEETING PACKET
Consideration of Bill on Agenda
HB 241 Parents' Bill of Rights Grall
Senate Education 412 K 4:00PM-6:00PM
MEETING PACKET
Consideration of Bills on Agenda
SB 170 Podiatric Medicine Hooper
SB 188 Solar Energy Systems Located On the Property of an Education... Berman
SB 366 Apprenticeship and Preapprenticeship Training Hutson
SB 486 Juvenile Justice Education Programs Bradley
SB 532 Workforce Education Burgess
SB 886 COVID-19 Impact on School Accountability Thurston, Jr.
SB 918 Education Bradley
SB 934 Education Wright
SB 1436 Florida Postsecondary Academic Library Network Gruters
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3
House Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee 17 H 10:00AM-12:00PM
Consideration of Bills and Proposed Committee Bills on Agenda
HB 149 Students with Disabilities in Public Schools DuBose
HB 419 Early Learning and Early Grade Success Grall
ELE1 Student Literacy Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
ELE1 Analysis
House Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee 212 K 1:00PM-3:00PM
Consideration of Bills on Agenda
HB 0051 Charter Schools McClain
HB 0845 State University Free Seat Program Smith (D)
HB 1261 Higher Education Toledo
HB 1273 Out-of-state Fee Waiver for Nonresident Students Maney
THURSDAY, MARCH 4
Senate Rules 412 K 9:00AM-11:00AM
Consideration of Bills on Agenda
SB 78 Dues and Uniform Assessments Rodrigues (R)
SB 380 Child Restraint Requirements Perry
Senate Appropriations 412 K 11:30AM-1:30PM
Consideration of Bills and Proposed Committee Bills on Agenda
A proposed committee substitute will be considered for CS/SB 48
SB 80 Child Welfare Brodeur
SB 48 Educational Scholarship Programs Diaz
SB 7052 Florida K-12 Education Tax Credit Program Trust Fund/Departm... Appropriations
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Recently Filed Legislation
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ELE1 Student Literacy by Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
PCB ELE 21-01 – Student Literacy
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03/01/2021 HOUSE On Committee agenda - Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee, 03/03/21, 10:00 am, 17 H
HB 1369 Disposal of Food Waste Materials by Driskell
Disposal of Food Waste Materials: Requires certain food outlets, food service establishments, schools, & educational facilities to recycle food waste materials at specified locations by specified dates; authorizes DACS to waive requirements for disposal of food waste materials under certain circumstances. Effective Date: July 1, 2021
Actions
02/26/2021 HOUSE Filed
HB 1407 Emergency Drills in Public Schools by Hart
Emergency Drills in Public Schools: Revises district school board duties relating to fire drills & emergency drills for active shooter & hostage situations; expands requirements for district school board procedures relating to drills for active shooter & hostage situations; requires district school boards to establish procedures to provide advance notification of drills for active shooter & hostage situations to parents & to provide parents with option to excuse their students from physical drills; requires such procedures to allow certain students to elect to remain on school premises during physical drills & remain excused from drills. Effective Date: July 1, 2021
Actions
02/26/2021 HOUSE Filed
HB 1419 Establishment of Charter Schools by Fischer
Establishment of Charter Schools: Establishes New Charter Application Commission; provides purpose & composition of commission; provides members serve without compensation; provides that both local school district sponsor & commission will function as charter school authorizers; revises provisions related to charter school applications & review & denial of such applications; provides duties of local school districts that did not function as charter school authorizers. Effective Date: July 1, 2021
Actions
02/26/2021 HOUSE Filed
SB 1456 Public Records/Examination and Assessment Instrumentsby Rodrigues (R)
Public Records/Examination and Assessment Instruments; Expanding an exemption from public records requirements for examination and assessment instruments used for statewide standardized assessments and student progression to include those instruments used for statewide kindergarten screening, youth enrolled in Department of Juvenile Justice programs, limited English proficient students, civic literacy assessments, measuring minority and underrepresented student achievement, and certification of educators and those administered by a Florida College System institution, a state university, or the Department of Education; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Actions
02/19/2021 SENATE Filed
HB 1461 Prohibition on Compensation for Members of a District School Board by Garrison
Prohibition on Compensation for Members of a District School Board: Proposing amendments to State Constitution to prohibit compensation for members of district school board.
Actions
02/26/2021 HOUSE Filed
SB 1468 Charter Schools by Gruters
Charter Schools; Revising requirements for the charter school application process; revising provisions relating to the opening of additional high-performing charter schools; authorizing a virtual charter school to provide part-time virtual instruction and be an approved provider; authorizing a virtual charter school to contract with a public or charter school, rather than enter into an agreement with a school district, for specified purposes, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2021
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02/19/2021 SENATE Filed
SB 1474 Photographic Enforcement of School Zone Speed Limits by Rodriguez (A)
Photographic Enforcement of School Zone Speed Limits; Authorizing counties and municipalities to enforce school speed zones through the use of speed detection systems; authorizing speed detection systems to be installed on state roads when permitted by the Department of Transportation; requiring counties and municipalities that install speed detection systems to notify the public that such systems may be in use and of enforcement of violations; authorizing counties and municipalities to authorize traffic infraction enforcement officers to issue certain traffic citations; requiring a law enforcement agency and its agents that operate a speed detection system to maintain a log of results of the system’s self-tests, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2021
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02/19/2021 SENATE Filed
HB 1475 Sex-specific Student Athletic Teams or Sports by Tuck
Sex-specific Student Athletic Teams or Sports: Requires that certain athletic teams or sports sponsored by certain educational institutions be designated on basis of students' biological sex; prohibits athletic teams or sports designated for female students to be open to male students; requires that student's school or institution, as applicable, resolve disputes regarding student's sex; requires State Board of Education to adopt certain rules; provides for civil remedies & damages; provides statute of limitation. Effective Date: July 1, 2021
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02/26/2021 HOUSE Filed
HB 1479 Contracts for Instructional Personnel by Diamond
Contracts for Instructional Personnel: Deletes provision prohibiting award of annual contract under certain circumstances; provides definition of "extended contract"; authorizes district school board to award extended contract to certain instructional personnel under certain conditions; provides remedy for violation of such contract; authorizes suspension or dismissal of instructional personnel on such contracts under certain circumstances Effective Date: July 1, 2021
Actions
02/26/2021 HOUSE Filed
HB 1487 School Resiliency Pilot Programs by McCurdy
School Resiliency Pilot Programs: Establishes Resilient Schools Pilot Program within DOE; provides directive to DOE for approving school districts for participation; requires DOE, with specified entities, to assist participating school districts & certain schools regarding renewable energy source devices, energy storage devices, & energy efficiency devices; authorizes certain schools & local government authorities to directly solicit bids from & contract directly with specified entities to acquire such devices & services; authorizes PSC to approve pilot programs proposed by electric utilities; prohibits PSC from approving certain pilot programs; authorizes certain schools & local government authorities to enter into contracts with third parties regarding such devices; specifies that certain financing arrangements & contracted third parties are not subject to regulation by PSC; requires DOE to provide specified report to Legislature. Effective Date: July 1, 2021
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02/26/2021 HOUSE Filed
SB 1494 Public Meetings During Declared States of Emergency by Cruz
Public Meetings During Declared States of Emergency; Providing for the suspension of certain statutory provisions during declared states of emergency for a specified timeframe; authorizing governing bodies to use communications media technology during declared states of emergency; providing that certain remote participation by a governing body member in a meeting constitutes that individual’s presence at such meeting and counts toward a quorum during the declared state of emergency; requiring meetings conducted through communications media technology to function as if they are being conducted in person, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Actions
02/22/2021 SENATE Filed
SB 1496 Early Learning Scholarship Program by Ausley
Early Learning Scholarship Program; Citing this act as the "Brighter Future Act"; establishing the Early Learning Scholarship program; requiring the program to be administered by the Office of Early Learning; providing that a student who receives a scholarship remains eligible to participate until the student is admitted to kindergarten or attains the age of 6 years by a specified date, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2021
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02/22/2021 SENATE Filed
HB 1505 Workforce Programs and Services by Melo
Workforce Programs and Services: Requires DOE & DCF, in consultation with DEO, to implement automated consumer-first workforce system; requires DEO to develop training for specified partners; requires certain DOE standards & policies to include specified requirement for training providers; provides criteria for work-based learning opportunity; requires that certain resources be used in career & education planning courses & character development curriculum; provides requirements for certain student career service centers & courses for digital credential. Effective Date: July 1, 2021
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03/01/2021 HOUSE Filed
HB 1507 Workforce Related Programs and Services by Yarborough
Workforce Related Programs and Services: Creates Office of Reimagining Education and Career Help; creates & revises provisions relating to workforce services including the Labor Market Estimating Conference, workforce opportunity portal, state board composition, Credentials Review Committee, state plan requirements, waivers, local workforce development boards, Master Credentials List, CAPE Industry Certification Funding List, industry certifications, SEAS program, workforce development metrics, Florida Talent Development Council, Open Door Grant Program, preapprenticeship & apprenticeship program grants, & Money-back Guarantee Program. Effective Date: July 1, 2021
Actions
03/01/2021 HOUSE Filed
SB 1514 Bullying in Public K-12 Educational Institutions by Book
Bullying in Public K-12 Educational Institutions; Requiring school districts to adopt and review every 3 years a zero-tolerance policy prohibiting bullying and harassment of a student or employee of a public K-12 educational institution; requiring a district’s policy to substantially conform to the Department of Education’s model zero-tolerance policy; requiring a district’s policy to contain specified consequences for a student who commits an act of bullying or harassment; requiring the Department of Education to fine a district school board if the department finds the district school board has failed to enforce the school district’s zero-tolerance policy, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Actions
02/22/2021 SENATE Filed
SB 1538 Public K-12 Educational Institution Resiliency by Rodriguez (A)
Public K-12 Educational Institution Resiliency; Citing this act as the "Resilient Schools Act"; authorizing the Department of Education to provide certain technical assistance to school districts; authorizing schools or other local governmental authorities acting on behalf of a school to contract with third parties for renewable energy source devices located on property owned or controlled by a school; establishing the Resilient Schools Pilot Program within the department beginning with a specified school year, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2021
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02/23/2021 SENATE Filed
HB 1541 Use of Electronic Databases by Truenow
Use of Electronic Databases: Increases maximum fine imposed on public officers who violate specified provisions; requires law enforcement accreditation program to address access to & use of personal identification information contained in electronic databases; requires each law enforcement officer receive instruction on authorized access to & use of personal identification information contained in electronic databases. Effective Date: July 1, 2021
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03/01/2021 HOUSE Filed
SB 1554 Health Education by Pizzo
Health Education; Requiring health education instruction for certain students to include age-appropriate water safety instruction; providing requirements for such instruction, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Actions
02/23/2021 SENATE Filed
HB 1583 Parent-Teacher Compacts by Maney
Parent-Teacher Compacts: Authorizes parent-teacher compacts to educate children; provides requirements for such compacts; provides status of students & teachers in such compacts; provides funding & payments; specifies state assumes no liability for such compacts; specifies effect of compacts on state's regulatory authority. Effective Date: July 1, 2021
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03/01/2021 HOUSE Filed
SB 1610 School Administrator and Instructional Personnel Salaries by Jones
School Administrator and Instructional Personnel Salaries; Revising the teacher salary increase allocation to include additional specified instructional personnel; authorizing, rather than requiring, district school boards to provide salary adjustments related to performance for certain personnel, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2021
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02/24/2021 SENATE Filed
SB 1718 Renewable Energy Sources by Berman
Renewable Energy Sources; Authorizing a public educational customer to enter into a contract for the installation, maintenance, or operation of a renewable energy source device located on property owned or controlled by the public educational customer; providing that financing arrangements for such contracts are not considered retail sales of electricity; requiring electric utilities to provide meter aggregation to public educational customers under certain circumstances; authorizing business entities or third parties contracted by such owners to install, maintain, and operate a renewable energy source device on or about the structure in which the business entity operates or on a property the business entity owns or leases, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2021
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02/25/2021 SENATE Filed
SB 1720 School Meals by Torres, Jr.
School Meals; Revising provisions relating to school nutrition program requirements; requiring district school boards that participate in the National School Lunch Program to provide meals to a student regardless of his or her ability to pay or whether he or she has any unpaid meal charges; prohibiting certain students from being required to destroy or dispose of a meal based on any unpaid meal charges, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2021
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02/25/2021 SENATE Filed
SB 1754 Parent-Teacher Compact Program by Brodeur
Parent-Teacher Compact Program; Citing this act as the "Parent-Teacher Compact Act"; requiring the State Board of Education to establish the Parent-Teacher Compact program; authorizing a parent to enter into a written compact with a teacher to oversee the education of his or her children; requiring a teacher to submit a compact to the Department of Education for review and approval; requiring a teacher who is serving students under a compact to maintain a portfolio of student records and materials, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2021
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02/25/2021 SENATE Filed
SB 1768 Agriculture and Nutrition by Rouson
Agriculture and Nutrition; Providing a tax credit for farmers who donate agricultural commodities to certain charitable and nonprofit organizations for certain distribution; declaring that it is a state goal that by a specified date, a percentage of food commodities purchased by state agencies, universities, and colleges will be grown or produced in this state; requiring state agencies, universities, and colleges to give preference to food commodities grown or produced in this state in certain purchasing agreements, state term contracts, or contracts for the purchase of food commodities, etc. APPROPRIATION: $12,656,801 Effective Date: 7/1/2021
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02/26/2021 SENATE Filed
SB 1780 Emergency Drills in Public Schools by Cruz
Emergency Drills in Public Schools; Revising district school board duties relating to fire drills and emergency drills for active shooter and hostage situations; expanding requirements for district school board procedures relating to drills for active shooter and hostage situations; requiring district school boards to establish procedures to provide advance notification of drills for active shooter and hostage situations to parents and to provide parents with an option to excuse their students from physical drills, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2021
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02/26/2021 SENATE Filed
SB 1782 Contracts for Instructional Personnel by Ausley
Contracts for Instructional Personnel; Deleting a prohibition on district school boards awarding annual contracts on the basis of unauthorized contingencies or conditions; deleting a prohibition on district school boards altering or limiting their authority to award or not award an annual contract; authorizing the district school board to award an extended contract to certain instructional personnel; authorizing the suspension or dismissal of personnel on an extended contract under certain circumstances, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2021
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02/26/2021 SENATE Filed
SB 1816 Task Force on Closing the Achievement Gap for Boys by Rouson
Task Force on Closing the Achievement Gap for Boys; Creating the Task Force on Closing the Achievement Gap for Boys within the Department of Education; providing for membership and meetings of the task force; requiring the department to provide staff, administrative support, and necessary data and other relevant information to assist the task force; requiring that the task force submit a report to the Governor and Legislature by a specified date, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2021
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02/26/2021 SENATE Filed
SB 1850 Electronic Threats by Perry
Electronic Threats; Prohibiting a person from sending, posting, or transmitting, or from procuring the sending, posting, or transmission of a written or electronic record when in such record the person makes a threat to kill or to do bodily harm to another person or to conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism; providing criminal penalties, etc. Effective Date: 10/1/2021
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02/26/2021 SENATE Filed
SB 1864 Education by Perry
Education; Requiring the Department of Education to maintain a disqualification list that includes the identities of certain persons; requiring district school boards to investigate certain complaints and report certain results of such investigations to the department; prohibiting an individual who is on the disqualification list from being employed by a charter school or serving as a member of a charter school governing board; requiring certain private schools to adopt policies establishing standards of ethical conduct for certain employees; expanding the list of entities that law enforcement agencies must notify of certain charges, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2021
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02/26/2021 SENATE Filed
SB 1898 Student Literacy by Rodriguez (A)
Student Literacy; Revising and providing duties for the Just Read, Florida! Office within the Department of Education; requiring the Department of Education, in consultation with the Office of Early Learning, to implement a coordinated screening and progress monitoring system for students in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program through grade 8; requiring certain students to participate in a certain coordinated screening and progress monitoring system; creating the “Reading Achievement Initiative for Scholastic Excellence Act”, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2021
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02/26/2021 SENATE Filed
SB 1936 Exemptions from School-entry Health Requirements by Book
Exemptions from School-entry Health Requirements; Deleting an exemption from school-entry health examinations for religious reasons; revising provisions relating to immunization requirements for children; authorizing the Department of Health to adopt certain emergency rules; requiring the Board of Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic Medicine, jointly, to create a medical exemption review panel, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2021
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03/01/2021 SENATE Filed
SB 1962 Educational Instruction on African-American History by Cruz
Educational Instruction on African-American History; Revising the required instruction relating to African-American history to include certain information on present-day racial injustices and hardships; requiring the Department of Education to contract with the Commissioner of Education’s African American History Task Force in developing a specific framework for such instruction; requiring the task force to submit its recommendations to the commissioner and the State Board of Education by a specified date; requiring each school district to annually certify, beginning on a specified date, that it has met certain requirements, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2021
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03/01/2021 SENATE Filed
SB 1964 Persons Authorized to Visit Charter Schools by Cruz
Persons Authorized to Visit Charter Schools; Authorizing the Governor, all Cabinet members, and all members of the Legislature to visit any charter school in this state; authorizing such a visitor to visit a charter school on any day at any time; providing that no prior notice is required for the visit; prohibiting any person from limiting the scope or duration of the visit; authorizing a charter school to require a visitor to sign in and out at the charter school’s main office and to wear an identification badge at all times while on the premises, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2021
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03/01/2021 SENATE Filed
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