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Filled with at least twelve unrelated and confusing concepts. SB 62 is up tomorrow in the Senate Education Appropriations Subcommittee for its second of three stops. Take action now to stop SB 62, Senator Kelli Stargel’s train bill Parts of this vast bill, such as state-funded dual enrollment for home-schoolers, are positive. These are “sweeteners” used…
2019-2020 Senate Education Appropriations Subcommittee – 5 Republicans & 3 Democrats Kelli Stargel, Chair R- 22 stargel.kelli@flsenate.gov 850-487-5022, @kellistargel Manny Diaz, Vice Chair R- 36 diaz.manny@flsenate.gov 850-487-5036, @SenMannyDiazJr Dennis Baxley R -12 baxley.dennis@flsenate.gov 850-487-5012, @dennisbaxley Lauren Book D -32 book.lauren@flsenate.gov 850-487-5032, @Book4Senate Anitere Flores R -39 flores.anitere@flsenate.gov 850-487-5039, @anitere_flores Bill Montford D- 3 montford.bill@flsenate.gov 850-487-5003,…
FLORIDA HOUSE & SENATE ED COMMITTEES – 2020 CONTACT INFO LEADERSHIP Governor Ron DeSantis Ron.DeSantis@myflorida.com 850-488-7146; 850-717-0337 @GovRonDeSantis Senate President Bill Galvano R-21 galvano.bill@flsenate.gov 850-487-5021 @BillGalvano Speaker of the House Jose Oliva R-110 Jose.Oliva@myfloridahouse.gov 850-717-5110 @RepJoseOliva Sign up now! Be a #FLPublicEdVoter SENATE 2019-2020 Senate Education Committee – 5 Republicans & 3 Democrats Manny…
Last update: 1.24.20 Here’s your public education policy bill tracker for the 2020 Florida Legislature, which runs from January 14th through March 13th. There will be an analysis each week describing committee actions. Week 1 can be viewed here. Pay close attention. The stakes are higher than ever. Florida public ed policy follows an agenda…
Week 1: Florida Legislative Session (1.14-17, 2020) Here are the public education policy bills that moved. You’ll note that many bills are pushed through committees by both parties, often with the hope of gaining bargaining chips for other bills. Pay attention to the general policy themes like voucher & charter expansion, increased authority over school…
School safety is important. But in our desire to make everyone safe, what are we giving up? One could argue that no one gave up more than the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas, yet they are being shut out of providing input by the very Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission established to…
Bills to watch. Session officially begins Tuesday, January 14, 2020. Pay attention. Never before have the stakes been so high. The intent to dismantle public schools is crystal clear. Bills that advance this agenda must be called out and debated by us. As we head into the 2020 election cycle, we must convince others to…
Its time to use our voices to talk about why we choose public schools. We are gathering very short cell phone video testimony, less that 30 seconds, and would love to hear from you. We need to know why you think public education is your Florida choice. In a time when rhetoric often obscures the…