Senate Bill 7000 (2024) - The Florida Senate

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CS/SB 7000: Deregulation of Public Schools/Instructional, Administrative, and Support Personnel

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Education Pre-K -12 ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Calatayud ; Osgood

Deregulation of Public Schools/Instructional, Administrative, and Support Personnel; Requiring innovation schools of technology to comply with specified provisions of law relating to instructional multiyear contracts for instructional personnel in addition to annual contracts; requiring newly hired prekindergarten instructors to complete specified training within a specified timeframe; requiring the State Board of Education to develop written strategies to address critical teacher shortages; revising requirements for school bus drivers; revising requirements for individuals to participate in the Teacher Apprenticeship Program; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules to provide for the transition to or renewal of a 10-year professional certificate in certain situations, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/8/2024 House - Died in Messages; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7002 (Ch. 2024-159)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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Fiscal Policy (FP)

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
11/6/2023	Senate	• Submitted for consideration by Education Pre-K -12 • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K -12, 11/15/23, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
11/15/2023	Senate	• Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Education Pre-K -12; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
11/16/2023	Senate	• Filed • Referred to Fiscal Policy
12/4/2023	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 12/12/23, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building
12/12/2023	Senate	• CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
12/13/2023	Senate	• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
12/14/2023	Senate	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
1/9/2024	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/10/24 • Introduced • CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
1/10/2024	Senate	• Read 2nd time -SJ 128 • Amendment(s) adopted (365690, 692396) -SJ 129 • Read 3rd time -SJ 129 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 129 • Immediately certified -SJ 134
1/10/2024	House	• In Messages
3/8/2024	House	• Died in Messages; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7002 (Ch. 2024-159)

Related Bills

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
H 7039 (c1)	Education	Education & Employment Committee	Compare	Last Action: 2/27/2024 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7002 (Ch. 2024-159), CS/CS/SB 994 (Ch. 2024-190)
S 728	K-12 Instructional Personnel Salary Schedules	Trumbull	Compare	Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Education Pre-K -12, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7002 (Ch. 2024-159)
S 7002 (er)	Deregulation of Public Schools	Education Pre-K -12	Compare	Last Action: 5/13/2024 Chapter No. 2024-159, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1285 (Ch. 2024-101), CS/CS/SB 994 (Ch. 2024-190)

Version	Posted	Format
S 7000 pb	11/13/2023 1:52 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 7000 Filed	11/16/2023 2:07 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 7000 c1	12/13/2023 4:58 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 7000 e1	1/10/2024 4:32 PM	Web Page \| PDF

Committee Amendments

S 7000 Filed
Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
749862 - Amendment Delete line 181 and insert:	Fiscal Policy (Calatayud)	12/8/2023 3:41 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 12/12/2023	Web Page PDF
279742 - Amendment Delete line 428 and insert:	Fiscal Policy (Calatayud)	12/8/2023 3:43 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 12/12/2023	Web Page PDF
481210 - Amendment Delete lines 1098 - 1125 and insert:	Fiscal Policy (Calatayud)	12/8/2023 3:44 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 12/12/2023	Web Page PDF

Floor Amendments

S 7000 c1
Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
365690 - Amendment Delete lines 729 - 750.	Calatayud	1/8/2024 10:43 PM	Senate: Adopted 1/10/2024	Web Page PDF
692396 - Amendment Between lines 1309 and 1310 insert:	Calatayud	1/8/2024 10:42 PM	Senate: Adopted 1/10/2024	Web Page PDF

Bill Analyses

Type	Analysis	Author	Posted	Format
Bill Analysis	S 7000	Education Pre-K -12 (Pre-Meeting)	11/14/2023 8:32 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 7000	Education Pre-K -12 (Post-Meeting)	11/16/2023 3:07 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 7000	Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting)	12/7/2023 3:10 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 7000	Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting)	12/13/2023 4:03 PM	PDF

Version	Committee	Date	Result
S 7000 pb	Education Pre-K -12	11/15/2023 2:00 PM	8 Yeas - 0 Nays
S 7000 Filed	Fiscal Policy	12/12/2023 9:30 AM	18 Yeas - 0 Nays

Vote	Date	Chamber	Result
S 7000 c1	1/10/2024 3:41 PM	Senate	39 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (23)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
1002.451	District innovation school of technology program.	Page 5 (pdf)
1002.55	School-year prekindergarten program delivered by private prekindergarten providers.	Page 6 (pdf)
1004.04	Public accountability and state approval for teacher preparation programs.	Page 51 (pdf)
1004.85	Postsecondary educator preparation institutes.	Page 53 (pdf)
1004.88	Florida Institute for Charter School Innovation.	Page 7 (pdf)
1011.6202	Principal Autonomy Program Initiative.	Page 8 (pdf)
1012.05	Teacher recruitment and retention.	Page 10 (pdf)
1012.07	Identification of critical teacher shortage areas.	Page 10 (pdf)
1012.22	Public school personnel; powers and duties of the district school board.	Page 11 (pdf)
1012.2315	Assignment of teachers.	Page 16 (pdf)
1012.335	Contracts with instructional personnel hired on or after July 1, 2011.	Page 19 (pdf)
1012.34	Personnel evaluation procedures and criteria.	Page 21 (pdf)
1012.39	Employment of substitute teachers, teachers of adult education, nondegreed teachers of career education, and career specialists; students performing clinical field experience.	Page 24 (pdf)
1012.45	School bus drivers; requirements and duties.	Page 26 (pdf)
1012.555	Teacher Apprenticeship Program.	Page 27 (pdf)
1012.56	Educator certification requirements.	Page 28 (pdf)
1012.57	Certification of adjunct educators.	Page 36 (pdf)
1012.575	Alternative preparation programs for certified teachers to add additional coverage.	Page 37 (pdf)
1012.585	Process for renewal of professional certificates.	Page 38 (pdf)
1012.586	Additions or changes to certificates; duplicate certificates; reading endorsement pathways.	Page 55 (pdf)
1012.59	Certification fees.	Page 45 (pdf)
1012.72	Dale Hickam Excellent Teaching Program.	Page 46 (pdf)
1012.98	School Community Professional Learning Act.	Page 46 (pdf)

Citations - Constitution (0)

No Constitutional citations.

Citations - Chapter Law (0)

No Chapter Law citations.

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