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Contact Your State Senator! March 6, 2022 As we draw close to reaching the end of the Legislative session, bills that have not been discussed before this point, have a tendency to just pop up. HB 1197 is such a bill. It has unexpectedly been taken up in the final hours of the session. This […]

2022 Legislative Session Week 8                                                                                                          March 4, 2022 This week the House and Senate started their budget conference process, which quickly came to a close. The budgets have now been bumped up to the Appropriations chairs, Senator Kelli Stargel (R-Lakeland), and Representative Jay Trumbull (R-Panama City). For the session to end on time, the

2022 Legislative Session Week 7                                                                                                          February 25, 2022 We are nearing the finish line of the 2022 legislative session! Things will undoubtedly start to heat up with only two weeks left to go. A few important dates to mark on your session calendar: Starting Saturday, Feb. 24, due to the 45th Day Rule, the

2022 Legislative Session Week 6                                                                                                      February 18, 2022 We have officially moved into the second half of the legislative session, and this week was a LONG one. The full House met for two marathon discussions of their preliminary budget, and the Senate followed suit. As we near the end of the legislative session, committees will

2022 Legislative Session: Week 5: February 11, 2022 We’ll Never Let Them Take Our Freedom: At the bright and early hour of 8 a.m. on Tuesday, more than 81 speakers, including more than 30 educators, spoke or waived in opposition to HB 1197 by Representatives Scott Plakon (R-Longwood) and Cord Byrd (R-Jacksonville) in the State

2022 Legislative Session Week 4: February 4, 2022 We are nearing the halfway mark of the 2022 Legislative Session! Assessments: This week the House began its work on the new assessments and accountability system. HB 1193, K-12 Assessments and Accountability, by Representative Rene Plasencia (R-Titusville), was considered by the Early Learning and Elementary Education subcommittee.

2022 Legislative Session Week 3: January 28, 2022 What a week! With the FEA Governance Board meeting in Tallahassee this week, we knew it would be busy, but the Legislature decided to add additional items to the agenda. Here We Go Again: On Thursday, the House Government Operations Subcommittee took up and passed HB 1197

5 Essentials for School Improvement: DCPS Survey Participation January 22, 2022 The District will be conducting a survey called the “5 Essentials for School Improvement”. While this is a DCPS survey, links to the survey will be provided on January 25, 2022 through the University of Chicago. Survey participation is optional and will be open

2022 Legislative Session Update Week 2: January 21, 2022 The second week of the session has come to an end. While a handful of bills seem to be moving at the speed of light, most bills are moving at a snail’s pace. We still have seven more weeks to go. Individual Freedom from Discomfort: Instead

2022 Legislative Session Update #1 Week 1: January 14, 2022 The 2022 legislative session has officially begun! The 60-day session kicked off with the traditional pomp and circumstance, including speeches by the legislative leadership and the Governor, which set the tone for what is to come. The Senate President’s speech included an affirmation to ensure