2022 FLORIDA LEGISLATIVE SESSION REVIEW - JASON LAGOSH SENIOR DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS - Board Docs
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2022 FLORIDA LEGISLATIVE SESSION REVIEW JASON LAGOSH SENIOR DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
STATE BUDGET SUMMARY
FISCAL YEAR 2022-23
PREK-12 EDUCATION BUDGET SUMMARY
CURRENT BUDGET FY2022-23 BUDGET DIFFERENCE
Base Student Allocation $4,372.91 $4,587.40 $214.49 (4.90%)
Total # of Students 2,912,887.37 2,983,464.64 70,577.27 (2.42%)
Total Base Funding $14,035,196,104 $15,038,797,002 $1,003,600,898 (7.15%)
Total Allocation Funding $5,726,104,333 $6,359,023,271 $632,918,938 (11.05%)
Total Categorical Funding $2,837,752,505 $2,896,071,526 $58,319,021 (2.06%)
Total Funding $22,599,052,942 $24,293,891,799 $1,694,838,857 (7.50%)
Total Funds per UFTE $7,758.30 $8,142.85 $384.55 (4.96%)
PREK-12 EDUCATION BUDGET SUMMARY • School districts must pay each employee at least $15 per hour by October 1, 2022. • Revises eligibility requirements for the School Recognition Program by limiting funds to those schools that “were not found in violation of emergency rules promulgated by the Department of Health related to face covering mandates during the 2020-2021 or 2021-2022 school year.”
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY
HB 7 – INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM
SUMMARY • Provides it is discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex to subject
a student or employee to instruction or training that espouses, promotes, advances,
inculcates, or compels a student or employee to believe certain specified concepts.
• Required instruction, instructional materials, and professional development in public
schools must be consistent with the “principles of individual freedom.”
• Authorizes discussion and instruction, in an age-appropriate manner, regarding topics
such as sexism, slavery, racial oppression, racial segregation, and racial discrimination.
• However, the bill specifies that instruction and curricula may not be used to
indoctrinate or persuade students to a particular point of view inconsistent with the
principles of individual freedom or state academic standards.
VOTE Senate 24-15; House 74-41
EFFECTIVE DATE July 1, 2022
STATUS Approved by Governor [04.22.22]
HB 7 – INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM
[CONTINUED]
SUMMARY • Requires the State Board of Education to develop and adopt a “Stories of Inspiration”
curriculum.
• Expands required instruction in the history of African-Americans.
• Shifts the character development requirements for grades 9 through 12 and the mental
and emotional health component of health education into newly required education
on life skills, which specifies content intended to build confidence, support mental and
emotional health, and enable students to overcome challenges.HB 173 – CARE OF STUDENTS WITH EPILEPSY OR SEIZURE DISORDERS
SUMMARY • Requires schools to provide epilepsy or seizure disorder care to a student based upon
that student’s Individualized Seizure Action Plan (ISAP).
• Requires a school to implement an ISAP once a parent submits it to the school. The
plan must be signed by the parent and a medical professional. It remains in effect until
the parent submits a revised plan.
• Schools that receive an ISAP must verify that each school employee who comes in
regular contact with the student has completed training on the care of students with
epilepsy and seizure disorders.
VOTE Senate 39-0; House 106-0
EFFECTIVE DATE July 1, 2022
STATUS Approved by Governor [03.25.22]HB 225 – CHARTER SCHOOL CHARTERS
SUMMARY • Provides that a charter may be modified at any time, rather than only during its initial
or renewal term.
• Revises provisions related to consolidating two or more charter schools. A sponsor who
denies a request for consolidation must provide the charter school’s governing board
with the specific reasons for the denial within 10 days.
• Modifies procedures for terminating or nonrenewing a charter.
VOTE Senate 24-13; House 105-10
EFFECTIVE DATE July 1, 2022
STATUS Approved by Governor [05.26.22]HB 235 – RESTRAINT OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SUMMARY • Prohibits the use of mechanical restraints by school personnel except for school
resource officers, school safety officers, school guardians, or school security guards,
who may use mechanical restraint in the exercise of their duties to restrain students in
grades 6 through 12.
• Devices prescribed or recommended by physical or behavioral health professionals
may still be used for their indicated purposes.
• Authorized school personnel are still permitted to use appropriate physical restraint as
permitted by existing law.
VOTE Senate 38-0; House 115-0
EFFECTIVE DATE July 1, 2022
STATUS Approved by Governor [03.25.22]SB 236 – CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS
SUMMARY • Extends eligibility for exceptional student education services for students identified as
having a developmental delay.
• Amends the definition of “exceptional student” to include a student with a
developmental delay until age 9 or the completion of Grade 2, whichever occurs first.
VOTE Senate 38-0; House 117-0
EFFECTIVE DATE July 1, 2022
STATUS Approved by Governor [04.06.22]HB 255 – PRIVATE INSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL PROVIDING APPLIED
BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS SERVICES
SUMMARY • Expands the definition of “private instructional personnel” who may supplement
school district services to students with disabilities.
• Authorizes such personnel to include a registered behavior technician (RBT) who holds
a nationally recognized paraprofessional certification in behavior analysis.
• Authorizes RBT to provide applied behavior analysis services in a public school by
assisting (and under the supervision of) a Board Certified Behavior Analyst
• Requires RBT to be employed by an enrolled Medicaid provider.
VOTE Senate 37-0; House 115-0
EFFECTIVE DATE July 1, 2022
STATUS Approved by Governor [04.06.22]HB 395 – VICTIMS OF COMMUNISM DAY
SUMMARY • Requires the Governor to annually issue a proclamation designating November 7 as
“Victims of Communism Day” and calls for public schools to suitably observe such day.
• Beginning with the 2023-24 school year, requires high school students enrolled in the
U.S. Government course, to receive at least 45 minutes of instruction on “Victims of
Communism Day” on topics of communist dictators and how the victims of
communism suffered under these regimes.
• Requires State Board of Education to adopt revised social studies standards for the
required United States Government course that incorporate educational standards for
instruction on “Victims of Communism Day” by April 1, 2023.
VOTE Senate 38-0; House 115-0
EFFECTIVE DATE Upon Becoming Law
STATUS Approved by Governor [05.09.22]HB 461 – FLORIDA BRIGHT FUTURES SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM STUDENT
SERVICES REQUIREMENTS
SUMMARY • Modifies the eligibility requirements for the Bright Futures Scholarship Program to
include an option for students to use paid work hours in lieu of volunteer hours to
qualify for a scholarship.
• The paid work hours must meet the same requirements for volunteer hours – including
documentation in writing of paid work hours and a student evaluation and reflection
upon his or her paid work experience through papers or other presentations.
VOTE Senate 35-3; House 119-0
EFFECTIVE DATE Upon Becoming Law
STATUS Awaiting Action by GovernorSB 706 – SCHOOL CONCURRENCY
SUMMARY • Provides that school concurrency is deemed satisfied when a developer tenders a
written, legally binding commitment, rather than actually executes such commitment,
to provide mitigation proportionate to the demand created by the development.
• Requires district school board to notify the local government that capacity is available
for such development within 30 days after receipt of developer’s commitment.
• Provides that mitigation paid by a developer, rather than being immediately directed
toward a school capacity improvement, may be set aside and not spent until an
appropriate improvement is identified.
VOTE Senate 38-0; House 113-0
EFFECTIVE DATE July 1, 2022
STATUS Approved by Governor [05.18.22]SB 758 – EDUCATION
SUMMARY • Creates the Charter School Review Commission (CSRC) to review and approve
applications for charter schools overseen by district school board.
• Modifies the criteria for nonrenewal or termination of a charter.
• Specifies requirements relating to charter school renewal terms.
• Allows interlocal agreements entered by school districts for development of schools to
be used by charter schools.
• Creates the Florida Institute for Charter School Innovation.
• Authorizes members of Legislature to visit any public school in district without notice.
VOTE Senate 27-11; House 86-28
EFFECTIVE DATE July 1, 2022
STATUS Approved by Governor [05.26.22]HB 777 – LOCAL TAX REFERENDA REQUIREMENTS
SUMMARY • Requires a local government seeking voter approval to levy certain taxes to hold such
referendum at a General Election.
• This requirement applies to the following local option taxes:
o Ad valorem taxes levied by a children’s services independent special district
o County, municipal, and school district voted millage increases
o Local option fuel taxes
o Tourist development taxes
o Tourist impact taxes
VOTE Senate 39-0; House 111-2
EFFECTIVE DATE October 1, 2022
STATUS Awaiting Action by GovernorHB 817 – EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE AND TREATMENT TO MINORS WITHOUT
PARENTAL CONSENT
SUMMARY • Authorizes licensed physicians to provide emergency medical care or treatment to a
minor without parental consent.
• This allows physicians to provide such care in non-hospital settings – similar to EMTs
and paramedics – in addition to the hospital settings authorized by current law.
VOTE Senate 38-0; House 107-0
EFFECTIVE DATE July 1, 2022
STATUS Approved by Governor [04.06.22]HB 899 – MENTAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS
SUMMARY • Requires school districts to provide information on available mental health services and
resources for students and their families.
• Requires school districts to identify a mental health coordinator.
• Requires charter schools to comply with involuntary examination data reporting
requirements established by the Legislature in 2021 for traditional public schools.
VOTE Senate 38-0; House 114-0
EFFECTIVE DATE July 1, 2022
STATUS Approved by Governor [05.18.22]SB 1048 – STUDENT ASSESSMENTS
SUMMARY • Modifies Florida’s statewide standardized assessment program to include a statewide
coordinated screening and progress monitoring (CSPM) system.
• Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, implementation of English Language Arts (ELA)
grades 3-10 and Mathematics grades 3-8 assessment and progress monitoring must
include: (1) a screening and progress monitoring assessment administered at the
beginning and middle of the school year; and (2) an end-of-year assessment
administered in the spring, which replaces the Florida Standards Assessment (FSA).
• Specifies that progress monitoring results must provide teachers and parents with
actionable feedback to tailor instruction and develop programs and supports, and the
end-of-year assessment must be used for all existing accountability purposes.
VOTE Senate 38-0; House 83-31
EFFECTIVE DATE July 1, 2022
STATUS Approved by Governor [03.15.22]SB 1048 – STUDENT ASSESSMENTS
[CONTINUED]
SUMMARY • Requires school districts to secure parental consent if district-required assessments
exceed the five-percent test administration limits.
• Requires the Commissioner of Education to provide recommendations on additional
ways to streamline testing by January 31, 2025.
• Provides a one-year transition period, during which the calculation of school grades
and school improvement ratings for the 2022-23 school year are based on the new
statewide, standardized assessments and serve as an informational baseline only.
• Provides hold-harmless provisions relating to school grades and school improvement
ratings during the transition. A school is not required to enter turnaround based on its
2022-23 school grades, but may exit turnaround with a grade of “C” or higher.SB 1054 – FINANCIAL LITERACY INSTRUCTION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SUMMARY • Requires students entering grade 9 in the 2023-24 school year to earn one-half credit
in personal financial literacy and money management to receive a standard high school
diploma.
• Maintains the total number of credits students must complete to earn a diploma by
reducing the number of elective credits from eight to seven and one-half.
VOTE Senate 38-0; House 117-0
EFFECTIVE DATE July 1, 2022
STATUS Approved by Governor [03.22.22]HB 1421 – SCHOOL SAFETY
SUMMARY • Requires district school boards to adopt a family reunification plan for when schools
are closed or unexpectedly evacuated due to natural or manmade disaster.
• Requires law enforcement responsible for responding to schools in the event of an
assailant emergency be physically present and participate in active assailant drills.
• Requires safe-school officers that are sworn law enforcement officers to complete
mental health crisis intervention training. Safe-school officers that are not sworn law
enforcement officers must receive training on incident response and de-escalation.
• Requires school districts to annually certify that at least 80 percent of school personnel
received mandatory youth mental health awareness training.
VOTE Senate 39-0; House 115-0
EFFECTIVE DATE July 1, 2022
STATUS Awaiting Action by GovernorHB 1467 – K-12 EDUCATION
SUMMARY • Establishes term limits of twelve (12) years for school board members.
• Requires public participation in the review process of instructional materials.
• Requires each school district to adopt and post on its website procedures for
developing library media center collections, including a process to address objections
by a parent or a resident of the county and provide for resolution.
• Requires that materials made available to students through a school district library
media center must be selected by certified educational media specialist.
• Requires elementary school library collections be published on that school’s website in
a searchable format.
VOTE Senate 24-15; House 79-41
EFFECTIVE DATE July 1, 2022
STATUS Approved by Governor [03.25.22]HB 1557 – PARENTAL RIGHTS IN EDUCATION
SUMMARY • Requires school boards to adopt procedures for notifying a student’s parent if there is a
change in services related to mental, emotional, or physical health or well-being.
• Prohibits “classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual
orientation or gender identity” in kindergarten through grade 3 “or in a manner that is
not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate.”
• Requires school district to notify parents of healthcare services offered and to provide
parents the opportunity to individually consent to, or decline, each service.
• Requires school districts to adopt procedures to address parent concerns; allows
parent to pursue additional recourse if concerns not resolved at district level
VOTE Senate 22-17; House 69-47
EFFECTIVE DATE July 1, 2022
STATUS Approved by Governor [03.28.22]SB 2524 – EDUCATION [APPROPRIATIONS CONFORMING BILL]
SUMMARY Accountability Measures
• Requires the State Board of Education to annually review the school grading scale and
to adjust the grading scale when more than 75 percent of schools of a school type
(elementary, middle, high, or combination schools) receive a grade of “A” or “B.”
• Requires the DOE to collect annually until January 1, 2025, data from school districts on
the amount of instructional time spent on district- and state-required assessments and
report findings to the Governor and the Legislature.
• Requires that the decision to withhold information from a parent related to his or her
child’s well-being be documented and redetermined annually.
VOTE Senate 31-2; House 83-24
EFFECTIVE DATE July 1, 2022
STATUS Awaiting Action by GovernorSB 2524 – EDUCATION [CONTINUED]
SUMMARY Controlled Open Enrollment
• Modifies provisions related to controlled open enrollment and requires school districts
to identify and disclose on their websites the capacity of each school – by grade level –
and to update such data every 12 weeks.
Personnel Matters
• Clarifies that teacher evaluation procedures are not a mandatory subject of collective
bargaining.
• Requires schools to use the Agency for Health Care Administration Provider
Background Screening Clearinghouse to conduct background screenings.
• Establishes a criminal penalty for individuals who knowingly fail to report sexual
misconduct by a school authority figure.SB 2524 – EDUCATION [CONTINUED]
SUMMARY Student Literacy
• Establishes a New Worlds Reading Initiative literacy micro-credential to enable
teachers in Pre-K-12 to provide evidence-based reading interventions. Provides
financial incentives for teachers who earn the micro-credential.
Student Transportation
• Expands the use of transportation funds to include alternative vehicles and establishes
the Driving Choice Grant Program to support innovative solutions that increase the
efficiency of public-school transportation.
Virtual Instruction
• Authorizes an approved virtual instruction program provider to enroll students residing
in the school district, as well as students throughout the state subject to controlled
open enrollment requirements.
• Permits school districts to allow virtual students to complete a course beyond the 180-
day school year and still receive funding.HB 7049 – LEGAL NOTICES
SUMMARY • Allows a local governmental agency the option to publish legal notices on a publicly
accessible website owned or designated by the county instead of in a print newspaper.
VOTE Senate 26-13; House 79-40
EFFECTIVE DATE January 1, 2023
STATUS Approved by Governor [05.10.22]KEY DATES
MAY 14 – AUGUST 14 Children’s Books Sales Tax Holiday
JULY 25 – AUGUST 7 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday
AUGUST 10 First Day of School
AUGUST 23 Primary Election [Early Voting period TBD]
NOVEMBER 8 General Election [Early Voting period TBD]
MARCH 7, 2023 Florida Legislative Session ConvenesQUESTIONS, COMMENTS, DISCUSSION
HB 1 – ADDITIONAL HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR SPECIFIED
CRITICAL PUBLIC SERVICE WORKFORCE
SUMMARY • Proposes an amendment to the Florida Constitution to authorize the Legislature to
provide – for all levies other than school district levies – an additional homestead
exemption on the value greater than $100,000 and up to $150,000 for a classroom
teacher, law enforcement officer, correctional officer, firefighter, emergency medical
technician, paramedic, child welfare services professional, active duty member of the
U.S. Armed Forces, or a member of the Florida National Guard.
• Amendment to be submitted to voters at the November 2022 General Election.
VOTE Senate 37-1; House 115-0
If approved by at least 60 percent of voters, the amendment takes effect on January 1,
EFFECTIVE DATE
2023.
STATUS Signed by Officers and filed with Secretary of State [03.23.22]HB 3 – LAW ENFORCEMENT
SUMMARY • Provides law enforcement agencies with additional resources to address the
recruitment and retention of officers by providing financial incentives, enhanced
training and expanded educational opportunities
• Makes dependent children of law enforcement officers eligible to receive a Family
Empowerment Scholarship to attend a private school
VOTE Senate 34-0; House 114-3
EFFECTIVE DATE July 1, 2022
STATUS Approved by Governor [04.01.22]HB 45 – EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISABLED VETERANS
SUMMARY • Beginning with the 2022-23 academic year, a disabled veteran who receives a tuition
benefit to attend a state university, a Florida College System institution, a career center
operated by a school district, or a charter technical career center under the Post-9/11
Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (GI Bill), but who does not qualify for the
100 percent eligibility tier federally, is eligible for tuition and fees.
• The award is equal to the difference between the portion of tuition and fees
authorized under federal law and the full amount of tuition and fees charged by the
institution attended.
VOTE Senate 38-0; House 115-0
EFFECTIVE DATE July 1, 2022
STATUS Awaiting Action by GovernorSB 430 – INTERSTATE COMPACT ON EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR
MILITARY CHILDREN
SUMMARY • Extends Florida's participation in the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity
for Military Children to July 1, 2025.
• Provides for the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives each to select a member of the State Council, increasing the
membership from seven to eight members.
VOTE Senate 37-0; House 112-0
EFFECTIVE DATE Upon Becoming Law
STATUS Awaiting Action by GovernorSB 638 – EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC EDUCATION INCENTIVE PILOT PROGRAM
SUMMARY • Extends the scheduled expiration of the Early Childhood Music Education Incentive
Pilot Program from June 30, 2022, to June 30, 2023.
VOTE Senate 37-0; House 112-0
EFFECTIVE DATE Upon Becoming Law
STATUS Approved by Governor [05.06.22]SB 896 – EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION PATHWAYS FOR VETERANS
SUMMARY • Provides an alternative pathway for military veterans seeking subject area certification
by removing the requirement for a baccalaureate degree for issuance of a temporary
educator certificate if certain requirements are met.
VOTE Senate 39-0; House 111-0
EFFECTIVE DATE July 1, 2022
STATUS Awaiting Action by GovernorHB 1571 – RESIDENTIAL PICKETING
SUMMARY • Makes it a criminal offense to picket or protest before or about another person’s home
in order to harass or disturb the person in his or her home.
• A person who engages in such conduct commits a second degree misdemeanor.
VOTE Senate 28-3; House 76-41
EFFECTIVE DATE October 1, 2022
STATUS Approved by Governor [05.16.22]HB 5007 – STATE-ADMINISTERED RETIREMENT SYSTEMS
SUMMARY • Revises the employer contribution rates for the FRS.
• Increases the amount of employer-paid contributions allocated to each active
member’s investment plan account by three percent of the member’s compensation.
• Estimated $156.3M statewide increase in the employer FRS contribution for school
districts.
VOTE Senate 33-0; House 108-0
EFFECTIVE DATE July 1, 2022
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