Orange County Public Schools

General Information

This report contains pertinent information presented and discussed during the third week of the 2021 legislative session. Both the House and Senate held meetings to discuss a multitude of bills that impact public education. Below you will find a summary of the bills.  

2021 Legislation

The following bills were considered this week by various committees:

HB 419 - Grall-Early Learning and Early Grade Success – reported favorably (unanimous) by the House Children, Families, & Seniors Subcommittee.  The bill would change the way early learning is governed in the State of Florida. 

• It repeals the Office of Early Learning and replaces it with a Division of Early Learning within the DOE, which then provides the State Board of Education (SBE) with rulemaking and oversight authority over both the voluntary prekindergarten (VPK) and school readiness programs. 

• It moves the Gold Seal Quality Care Program from the Department of Children and Families (DCF) to the DOE. 

• It brings Early Learning Coalitions (ELCs) under the SBE’s oversight. 

• It seeks to create a VPK accountability system that looks at student outcomes, learning gains, and student-teacher interactions. 

• The Commissioner of Education would develop a screening and progress monitoring system for VPK through third grade to assess VPK performance.

The bill will now move to the House PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee.  The Senate companion, SB 1282 (Harrell), is scheduled to be heard by the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday, March 23, 2021.

HB 51 - McClain-reported favorably (12-5) by the House Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee. This bill was heavily amendment but it:

• Authorizes state universities and Florida College System (FCS) institutions to solicit applications and sponsor charter schools upon approval by the Department of Education (DOE).

• Provides that a state university sponsored charter school may serve students from multiple school districts to meet regional education or workforce demands and a FCS sponsored charter school may serve students from any county within the colleges’ service area to meet workforce demands. 

• Authorizes a FCS institution that operates an approved teacher preparation program to operate additional charter schools. 

• Provides that the board of trustees of a sponsoring state university or FCS institution charter school is a local educational agency for the purpose of receiving federal funds and accepting responsibility for all requirements in that role. 

• Provides that students attending a state university or FCS institution sponsored charter school are not included in the school district’s grade calculation. 

• Establishes operational funding and capital outlay funding formulas for charter schools sponsored by a state university or FCS institution. 

• Provides accountability for all charter school operators by requiring the DOE, in collaboration with charter school sponsors and operators, to develop a sponsor evaluation framework and report results in its annual charter school application report. 

• Allows a charter lab school to be established under Florida State University at the Tyndall Air Force Base. 

• Revises charter school application reporting requirements and submission dates. 

• Revises requirements for modifying a charter school’s curriculum in certain circumstances. 

• Authorizes a charter exceptional student education center to replicate in certain circumstances and limits the administrative fee a school district may withhold for such a school. 

• Authorizes charter schools to provide career and professional academies. 

• Revises requirements for enrollment limitations and preferences for a charter school and requirements for expanding enrollment at high-performing charter schools. 

• Provides for a direct appeal in a charter dispute if a party wants to bypass mediation. 

• Revises the procedures for immediately terminating a charter school. 

The bill now moves to the House Education & Employment Committee. Its Senate companion, SB 1028 (Hutson), has been scheduled to be heard on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 in the Senate Education Committee.

HB 1061- Smith, D.- Schools of Hope-reported favorably (15-1) by the House Early Learning & Elementary Education Committee. This bill:

• Authorizes a school of hope, which has been designated as a local education agency, to report its students to the DOE directly, rather than through a school district. 

• Authorizes a hope operator as the entity responsible for providing quarterly financial statements to the school district and meeting annual financial audit requirements. 

• Revises facility reporting requirements for identifying educational facilities that may be used by a school of hope by requiring the DOE to provide to school districts a list of all underused, vacant, or surplus facilities. 

• Authorizes schools of hope to provide for background screening for their employees, rather than coordinating screening through a school district. 

• Revises the definition of a persistently low-performing school to account for school years in which a school grade is not issued. 

• Extends the authorization for undispersed Schools of Hope Program funds to be carried forward from 5 years to 7 years. 

• Authorizes a charter school operated as a school of hope to be eligible to receive charter school capital outlay funding.

The bill now moves to the House Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee for a hearing on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. The Senate companion, SB 1622 (Bean) has not yet been scheduled for a committee hearing. 

HB 131 - Duggan-Educator Conduct- reported favorably (unanimously) by the House Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee.  This bill attempts to address school employees being accused of sexual misconduct with students and then resigning before an investigation can be completed only to wind up working a different district.  

The bill now moves to the House Education & Employment Committee for its final committee stop.  SB 1864 (Perry) is very similar but not identical, as many of its provisions would address district employees who resign prior to the completion of an investigation or in lieu of termination for anything that affect the health, safety, or welfare of students, not just sexual misconduct.  It has yet to be heard in a committee

HB 519 - Yarborough-Required Health Education Instruction- reported favorably (unanimously) by the House Secondary House Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee.  The bill would require that required sexual education curriculum include age- and developmentally appropriate information on the prevention of child sexual abuse, exploitation, and human trafficking.  It now moves to the House Education & Employment Committee. The Senate version, SB 1094 (Bean) has not been scheduled for a committee hearing yet

HB 7035 - PCB-School Safety (formerly ELE3-School Safety)-reported favorably (unanimous) by the House Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee. This bill:

• Requires district school boards and charter school governing boards to adopt a plan that guides family reunification when K-12 public schools are closed or unexpectedly evacuated due to natural or manmade disasters.

• Creates a parental right in the Florida Education Code to timely notification of school safety and emergency incidents and to access school safety and environmental incident reporting (SESIR) data. 

• Revises emergency notification procedures to include specified unlawful acts or significant emergencies. 

• Requires all safe-school officers, not just school resource officers, to complete mental health crisis intervention training. 

• Adds school-related data to the annual Baker Act report issued by the Department of Children and Families. 

• Authorizes school districts to enter into contracts or interagency agreements with managing entities for the provision of behavioral health services. 

• Requires the Department of Education to work with the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute to produce an annual report on the availability and effectiveness of mental health services provided under the Mental Health Assistance Allocation. 

• Clarifies what acts require a school to refer a student to law enforcement for civil citation or similar prearrest diversion program or assign a student to a school-based intervention program. 

The bill has not been referred to any further committees as of yet and it has no Senate companion. 

HB 337-DiCeglie-Impact Fees-reported favorably (13-5) by the House Local Administration & Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee. The bill:

• Defines “Infrastructure” and “Public Facilities”.

• Caps increases of impact fees to 50% total. 

• If the increase is less than 25%, it must be increased in two annual increments of 12.5% each and if it is more than 25%, it must be increased in four annual increments of 12.5% each.

• Limits increase of impact fees to every four years. 

This bill was amended from its original version that capped increase of impact fees to 3% total. It now moves to the House Ways & Means Committee. The Senate version, SB 750 (Gruters) is scheduled to be heard before the Senate Community Affairs Committee and it has not yet been amended to increase the caps. 

SB 86 - Baxley-Student Financial Aid-reported favorably  (5-4) by Senate Education Committee. The bill was amended due to much public outcry. The bill:

• Requires the Board of Governors (BOG) office to create an online dashboard of data regarding state university graduates, which must include post-graduation salary; student loan debt; debt-to-income ratio; estimated loan payment as a percentage of income; and percentage of graduates who have continued their education.

• Requires each state university board of trustees to adopt procedures to connect undergraduate students to career planning, coaching, and related programs during the first academic year of the student’s enrollment.

• Modifies general eligibility for state financial aid by: 

• Establishes the Florida Bright Opportunities Grant Program for Pell Grant-eligible students with a tuition and registration fee balance at a Florida College System (FCS) institution or career center after application of all federal gift aid and state financial assistance. 

• Modifies the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program by: 

• Specifies that the 2021-2022 academic year is the final year of initial eligibility for nonresident students to qualify for the Benacquisto Scholarship Program, and modifies the award to as specified in the GAA. 

• Creates the Florida Endeavor Scholarship Program for students without a high school diploma or equivalent who are enrolled at a career center or FCS institution.

• Clarifies that postsecondary tuition and fee exemptions apply to a student who is currently in the custody of the Department of Children and Families or a specified relative or nonrelative, or who was at the time he or she reached 18 years of age.

The bill now moves to its second committee hearing, the Senate Education Appropriations Subcommittee on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. It does not have a House companion. 

SB 1372 - Burgess-Literacy Improvement-reported favorably (unanimous) by the Senate Education Committee. The bill:

• Requires the Department of Education or a contracted third party to administer the program using state funds to pay for half of the cost to provide free books to students. 

• Authorizes school districts, and charter schools in nonparticipating school districts, to provide for free monthly book delivery to students in kindergarten through grade 5 who exhibit a substantial deficiency in reading and choose to participate in the program. 

• Requires participating school districts or charter schools to partner with a nonprofit organization to implement the initiative and to provide half the cost of the program from local funding sources. 

• Requires the administrator to annually report to the Legislature and the Commissioner of Education on the performance of the program.

The bill now moves to the Senate Education Appropriations Subcommittee on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. The House version, HB 3 (Trabulsy) was included in previous reports. It has been heard by two committees and is now on its last committee, the House Education & Employment Committee. 

SB 1898 - Rodriguez-Student Literacy-reported favorably (unanimous) by the Senate Education Committee. The bill requires:

• The Department of Education (DOE) to review the competencies for the reading endorsement and provide a new pathway for teachers to achieve the reading endorsement. 

• The DOE to develop a handbook to provide to parents of students with a reading deficiency to support parental engagement in student learning. 

• The Just Read, Florida! Office (JRFO) to identify instructional materials that implement evidence-based reading practices and streamlines the process by which school districts may adopt identified and approved instructional materials. 

• The JRFO to work with the Office of Early Learning in the development of the emergent literacy training courses and specifies that the courses must be consistent with evidence based reading instructional and intervention programs. 

• Establishes the Reading Achievement Initiative for Scholastic Excellence (RAISE) Program to provide literacy supports statewide through at least 20 regional literacy support teams. 

• Establishes a tutoring program that affords high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to satisfy community service requirements and earn a designation as a New Worlds Scholar by providing 500 verified tutoring hours to students with a substantial deficiency in reading in kindergarten through grade 3. 

• Voluntary Prekindergarten Program (VPK) instructors to take a required emergent literacy training course every five years. 

• VPK providers to be rated based on student performance during the VPK school year.

The bill now moves on to the Senate Education Appropriations Subcommittee and will be heard on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. The House version, HB 7011 (PCB) was also reported favorably (unanimous) by the House PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee this week. It now moves to the House Education & Employment Committee.

HB 281 - Duggan-Postsecondary Education Financial Matters-reported favorably (unanimously) by the House Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee.  This bill would provide dual enrollment scholarships for private and home school students, as well as public school students enrolled in summer courses. It now moves to the House Appropriations Committee.

The Senate version, SB 52 (Rodrigues), received its second reading on the Senate floor this week and was adopted. It must now have a third reading before it is sent to the House. 

HB 507-Rizo Education-reported favorably (unanimously) by the House Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee.  The main provisions of the bill include:

• Authorizing the DOE to hold patents, copyrights, trademarks etc., and to sell or license any materials for which they control the rights.

• Requiring students to take a civic literacy assessment after their U.S. Government class.  Students who pass the assessment would then be exempt from this bill’s newly required civic literacy course requirement for Florida college and university students.

• Requiring school districts to administer either the SAT or ACT for all 11^th grade, public school students.

The bill now moves to the House Appropriations Committee. The similar Senate bill, SB 1108 (Diaz), has not been heard by any committee yet.  

HB 1423 -Tuck-Florida Private Student Assistance Grant Program-reported favorably (unanimously) by the House Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee. The bill authorizes the following postsecondary institutions to participate in the Florida Postsecondary Student Assistance Grant Program (FSAG Postsecondary): 

• A competency-based nonprofit virtual postsecondary institution that is accredited by a member of the Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions and is created by the governors of several states, has established and continually maintains a location of operation in Florida, and maintains a governing body or advisory board in Florida at least 1 year before the institution’s students are eligible to receive a FSAG Postsecondary grant; or  

• An aviation maintenance school which is located in Florida, certified by the Federal Aviation Administration, and licensed by the Commission for Independent Education. 

The bill also authorizes a full-time degree seeking student who is accepted at the competency-based nonprofit virtual postsecondary institution or a full-time certificate seeking student accepted at the aviation maintenance school to be eligible to receive an FSAG Postsecondary grant and it authorizes a full-time certificate seeking student to be eligible for a FSAG Postsecondary award for up to 110 percent of the number of clock hours required to complete the program in which the student is enrolled.

The bill now moves to the House Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee. The Senate version, SB 1484 (Gruters) is now in its final committee, the Senate Appropriations but it has not been scheduled to be heard yet.

SB 938 - Wright- Purple Star Campuses-reported favorably (unanimously) by the Senate Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Space and Domestic Security Committee.  The bill is designed to recognize schools that support children of military members and veterans.  Schools would need to designate a staff member as their military liaison, put information on the school website specific for military families, create a transition program for military students, and offer professional development opportunities to staff members addressing issues related to military students. This bill now moves to the Senate Appropriations Committee.  HB 429 (Learned and Maney) would create a nearly identical program and is scheduled to be heard before the House Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee on Tuesday, March 23, 2021.

SB 532 - Burgess-Workforce Education- reported favorably (unanimously) by the Senate House Policy Committee. The bill would allow district career centers to offer students an associate in applied science or associate in science degree program in nursing, but only students who had obtained an LPN from the center first would be eligible to participate in the program.  The Senate Rules Committee will next consider the bill.  The House companion, HB 135 (Robinson) has not been heard yet.

SB 726 -Taddeo-Individual Education Plan Requirements for Students with Disabilities

Individual Education Plan Requirements for Students with Disabilities – reported favorably by the Senate Education Appropriations Subcommittee. This bill would require IEP teams to start the transition process in 7^th grade instead of at age 14 with an operational plan in place on the first day of high school.  The transition process must include information about deferring graduation and all courses and programs available to students.  It now moves to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee

The House version, HB 173 - Tant was previously reported on and is waiting for a hearing by the House Education Employment Committee.

SB 1450  - Rodriguez-Civic Education Curriculum– reported favorably (unanimously) by the Senate Education Appropriations Subcommittee.  This bill would require that the U.S. Government class required for high school graduation include comparative discussions of political ideologies that conflict with the freedom and democracy established in the United States.  It also requires the DOE to develop oral history resources that can be used in the curriculum.  This oral history program would be called the “Portraits in Patriotism Act.” It now moves to the Senate Appropriations Committee.

The House version, HB 5 (Zika) was reported favorably by the House Education & Employment Committee and has now been placed on the Calendar for a second reading. 

HB 1475 -Tuck-Sex-Specific Student Athletic Teams or Sports-reported favorably (13-4) by the House Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee-The bill:

• Creates the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act’ (Act) 

• Requires the designation of separate sex-specific athletics teams or sports at the primary, secondary, and collegiate levels. 

• Requires separate sex-specific interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, or club athletics teams or sports if the team or sport is sponsored by a public primary or secondary school, a public postsecondary institution or any school or institution whose students or teams compete against such public schools or institutions. 

• Allows coed teams, but specifically reserves female teams for cisgender women and girls. 

• Includes a process for addressing disputes involving a student’s biological sex and provides a hold-harmless provision for a school or public postsecondary institution for maintaining separate interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, or club athletic teams or sports for female students. 

• Provides private causes of action for injunctive relief, damages, and any other relief available under law for students, schools, and public postsecondary institutions harmed by a violation of the Act’s provisions. All such civil actions must be brought within two years after the alleged harm occurred.

The Senate version, SB 2012 (Stargel)- is scheduled to be heard before the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday, March 23, 2021.

HB 355 - Beltran-Athletic Associations-reported favorably (14-3) by the House Secondary & Career Development Subcommittee.  This bill would allow schools to join an athletic association by sport without losing any status within the FHSAA.  It now moves to the House Education & Employment Committee. The Senate version, SB 760 (Burgess) was previously reported on and is in its final committee, the Senate Rules Committee, but hasn’t been scheduled yet.

HB 791-Harding-Workforce and Postsecondary Education-reported favorably (unanimously) by the House Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee.The bill:

• Requires the State Board of Education (SBE), by January 31, 2022, to adopt rules to develop and implement alternative methods for assessing the basic communication and computation skills of students who intend to enter a degree program at a Florida College System (FCS) institution. 

• Authorizes FCS institutions to use the SBE approved alternative methods in lieu of common placement tests to assess student readiness for college-level work in communication and computation and for student admission counseling. 

• Revises student eligibility for initial enrollment in college credit dual enrollment to include a demonstrated level of achievement of college-level communication and computation skills as determined by a common placement test or an alternative method of assessment. 

• Authorizes FCS institutions to accept for admission to associate degree programs, a high school equivalency diploma issued by another state which is recognized as equivalent by the SBE and is based on an assessment recognized by the United States Department of Education. 

• Requires the statewide articulation agreement to establish three mathematics pathways for students by aligning mathematics courses to programs, meta-majors, and careers and requires a representative committee consisting of faculty from the state university system, the FCS, and school district career centers to collaborate to identify the mathematics pathways. 

• Authorizes the SBE and the Board of Governors to adopt regulations regarding documentation and procedures to implement the exemption of tuition and fees for students experiencing homelessness.

The bill now moves to the House Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee. The Senate version, SB 366 (Huston) has been previously reported on and is now in Senate Education Appropriations Subcommittee but hasn’t been scheduled to be heard yet. 

HB 1027 - Barnaby-Opening Remarks at High School Athletic Contests-reported favorably (13-4) by the House Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee. The bill:

• Requires athletic associations, whose memberships include public schools, to adopt bylaws, policies, or procedures that provide schools participating in a high school championship contest or series, an opportunity to make brief opening remarks at the event. If requested by the school, a speaker from the school may give opening remarks, no longer than 2 minutes, using the public address system at the event. Prior to the opening remarks from school speakers, the association must make an announcement that the schools’ opening remarks are not endorsed by the association, nor do they reflect the views and opinions of the association. 

• Establishes that athletic associations may not control, monitor, or review the content of schools’ opening remarks, nor may the associations control the schools’ choice of speaker. 

• Provides that the decision to allow opening remarks before regular season contests is at the discretion of each school.

The bill now moves to the House Education & Employment Committee. The Senate version, SB 880 (Rodriguez) has not yet been heard by any committees. 

HB 827 - Hawkins-School District Funding- reported favorably (unanimous) by the House PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee.  The bill would require that the 80% bonus funding required to be distributed to the schools include programs administered by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, which prepares prospective students to enroll in AICE courses.  In addition to the regular $50 bonus paid to a teacher for each student successfully passing an AICE examination, a $25 bonus would be paid to a pre-AICE teacher for each student who passes the pre-AICE examination.  The bill will now move to the House Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee on Tuesday, March 23, 2021.  Its Senate companion, SB 918 (Baxley) was previously reported on and is now in the Senate Education Appropriations Subcommittee but has not been scheduled to be heard yet.

HB 5 - Civic Education Curriculum Zika-reported favorably (unanimously) by both the House Education & Employment Committee. This bill would require that the U.S. Government class required for high school graduation include comparative discussions of political ideologies that conflict with the freedom and democracy established in the United States.  It also requires the DOE to develop oral history resources that can be used in the curriculum.  This oral history program would be called the “Portraits in Patriotism Act.” The bill has now been placed on the Calendar for second reading.

The Senate version, SB 1450 (Rodriguez) has been previously reported on and is now in the Senate Appropriations Committee but has not yet been scheduled.

HB 149 (Dubose)- reported favorably (unanimously) by the House Education & Employment  Committee.  The bill would prohibit the use of seclusion in a school and impose greater restrictions on the use of restraints.  It has now been placed on the Calendar for second reading.

The Senate version, SB 192 (Book), has been scheduled to be heard before its first committee, the Senate Education Committee, on Tuesday, March 23, 2021.

HB 611-Diamond- Civic Education-reported favorably (unanimously) by the House Secondary & Career Development Committee. The bill establishes a nonpartisan civic literacy practicum, which high schools could choose to incorporate into their US Government courses.  Those schools that successfully implement this practicum could then be eligible for designation as a Freedom School.  It also establish a citizen scholar program at the University of South Florida. The bill now moves to the House floor. 

The Senate version, SB 146 (Brandes), received its third and final reading on the Senate floor this week and passed 39-0. It is now in route for House consideration.

HB 241(Grall)-Parents’ Bill of Rights – reported favorably (14-7) by the House Judiciary Committee This bill creates the “Parents’ Bill of Rights,” providing that no governmental entity can infringe upon these fundamental rights of a parent unless the action is reasonable, necessary, and narrowly-tailored in the service of a compelling state interest. 

The bill contains a great number of rights, but some of the enumerated rights that may give rise to issues in school districts based on differing interpretations of their meaning include:

• The right to direct the education and care of his or her minor child.

• The right, pursuant to s. 1002.20(13), to access and review all school records relating to his or her minor child.

• The right to consent in writing before the state or any of its political subdivisions makes a video or voice recording of his or her minor child (there are exceptions for recordings related to a legitimate academic or athletic activity, security videos, and photo identification cards).

• The right to consent in writing before his or her minor child's grades are released to a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency by an agency or institution as defined by law unless such release is authorized by s. 1002.221, F.S. and FERPA.

School boards will also be required to adopt a policy, after consulting with parents, teachers, and administrators, that promotes parental involvement in the school system.  There are several requirements regarding notice to parents about parental involvement, and the ultimate policy and parent information can be posted on the district’s website. The bill now moves to the House Education & Employment Committee.

The Senate version, SB 582 (Rodrigues)is scheduled to be heard at its second committee, the Senate Education Committee, on Tuesday, March 23, 2021.

HB 259 -Byrd and Williamson -Safety of Religious Institutions – reported favorably (12-6) by the House Judiciary Committee.  This bill removes restrictions on carrying a concealed weapon at church on the weekend if that church has its own school on site due to the prohibition on firearms at all school properties. The bill has now been placed on second reading for the House floor.

The Senate version, SB 498 (Gruters) is still waiting to be heard by its third and final committee, the Senate Rules Committee.

HB 529 - Fine – Moments of Silence in Public Schools-The bill requires a one to two-minute moment of silence at the start of each school day for public school students.  The bill received a second and third reading on the House floor this week and passed 94-24. It will now be in route to the Senate for consideration.

The Senate version, SB 282 (Baxley) is still awaiting its second committee, the Senate Judiciary.

SB 72 (Brandes)-Civil Liability for Damages Relating to COVID-19 –This bill contains the following provisions: 

• It extends liability protection to school districts facing potential civil lawsuits for COVID-19-related claims. 

• Districts, as well as businesses, religious organizations, and other government entities, would be immune from suit unless the plaintiff pleaded their complaint with specificity, submitted an affidavit from a doctor confirming the doctor’s belief that the COVID-19 injury occurred because of the district’s conduct, and proved by clear and convincing evidence that the district was grossly negligent. 

• If a plaintiff cannot demonstrate that a district failed to make a good faith effort to substantially comply with government standards and guidance available at the time, the district cannot be found grossly negligent and would be immune from liability.

The bill received both a second and third reading on the Senate floor this week. It passed (24-15) and has been sent to the House where it has been placed on the special order calendar for consideration on Thursday, March 25, 2021.

The House version, HB 7 (McClure) previously received a second and third reading on the House floor and was sent to the Senate for consideration. It does not appear to be moving further so it will likely be the Senate version that is adopted in final form. 

Coming Up: The following pertinent bills are currently scheduled to be heard next week. Please note, this list is only final as it relates to committee meetings on Monday and Tuesday. The list for the remainder of the week will change as the varying notice deadlines for each committee approaches.

Monday, March 22

House Appropriations Committee  

HB 1505 Workforce Programs and Services  Melo
HB 1507 Workforce Related Programs and Services    Yarborough

Senate Judiciary 
SB 1108    Education  Diaz

House Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee 
HB 99    Use of Epinephrine Auto-injectors on Public K-20 Campuses    Gottlieb  

Tuesday, March 23
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Education  
SB 86    Student Financial Aid  Baxley
SB 486    Juvenile Justice Education Programs  Bradley
SB 1372    Literacy Improvement  Burgess
SB 1898    Student Literacy Rodriguez (A)

Senate Education  
SB 98    Workforce Related Programs and Services  Albritton
SB 1672    State University Free Seat Program  Diaz
SB 1728    Out-of-state Fee Waiver for Nonresident Students  Baxley
SB 2010    Foreign Influence  Diaz
SB 2012    Promoting Equality of Athletic Opportunity  Stargel
SB 1094    Required Health Education Instruction  Bean
SB 192    Students with Disabilities in Public Schools  Book
SB 582    Parental Rights  Rodrigues (R)
SB 880    Florida High School Athletic Association  Rodriguez (A)
SB 1028    Charter Schools  Hutson
SB 1656    Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund  Gruters
SB 1282    Early Learning and Early Grade Success  Harrell