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CS/HB 1255: Education

GENERAL BILL by Student Academic Success Subcommittee ; Trabulsy ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Plasencia

Education; Revises provisions relating to critical teacher shortage areas, Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, Florida School for Competitive Academics, use of certain educational funds, emergency opioid antagonists, corporal punishment, background screening requirements for private schools, prekindergarten programs, students of military families, K-12 courses, instruction, standards, & bencharks, New Worlds Tutoring Program, & educator certifications.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 4/1/2025 House - Now in Education & Employment Committee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/26/2025 House • Filed
    3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/5/2025 House • Referred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee
    • Referred to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
    • Referred to Education & Employment Committee
    • Now in Student Academic Success Subcommittee
    3/14/2025 House • Added to Student Academic Success Subcommittee agenda
    3/18/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Student Academic Success Subcommittee
    3/20/2025 House • Reported out of Student Academic Success Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    3/21/2025 House • Referred to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
    • Referred to Education & Employment Committee
    • Now in PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
    3/28/2025 House • Added to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee agenda
    4/1/2025 House • Favorable by PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
    • Reported out of PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
    • Now in Education & Employment Committee

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  • CS/HB 1255, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/20/2025 at 2:25 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/1/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (8)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 355 Emergency Opioid Antagonists in Public K-12 Schools and Postsecondary Educational Institutions Alvarez, Basabe Compare Last Action: 4/3/2025 S In Messages Track This Bill
    H 1261 (c1) Personal Financial Literacy Valdés Compare Last Action: 3/21/2025 H Now in Education & Employment Committee Track This Bill
    H 1309 Reading Interventions and Instruction Snyder Compare Last Action: 4/2/2025 H Added to Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill
    H 5101 Education PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/3/2025 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/9/2025) Track This Bill
    S 400 Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children Wright Compare Last Action: 3/27/2025 H In Messages Track This Bill
    S 442 Reading Instruction Simon Compare Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced Track This Bill
    S 1528 (c1) Educational Opportunities for Military Children Collins Compare Last Action: 3/26/2025 S CS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security read 1st time Track This Bill
    S 1618 (c1) Prekindergarten Through Grade 12 Education Calatayud Compare Last Action: 4/3/2025 S On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/08/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (35)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    11.45 Definitions; duties; authorities; reports; rules. Page 6 (pdf)
    216.251 Salary appropriations; limitations. Page 7 (pdf)
    447.203 Definitions. Page 8 (pdf)
    1000.04 Components for the delivery of public education within the Florida Early Learning-20 education system. Page 9 (pdf)
    1000.40 Future repeal of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. Page 10 (pdf)
    1001.03 Specific powers of State Board of Education. Page 10 (pdf)
    1001.20 Department under direction of state board. Page 10 (pdf)
    1001.325 Page 11 (pdf)
    1001.452 District and school advisory councils. Page 13 (pdf)
    1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. Page 15 (pdf)
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 17 (pdf)
    1002.351 The Florida School for Competitive Academics. Page 19 (pdf)
    1002.394 The Family Empowerment Scholarship Program. Page 19 (pdf)
    1002.395 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program. Page 20 (pdf)
    1002.421 State school choice scholarship program accountability and oversight. Page 22 (pdf)
    1002.71 Funding; financial and attendance reporting. Page 30 (pdf)
    1003.05 Assistance to transitioning students from military families. Page 32 (pdf)
    1003.41 State academic standards. Page 33 (pdf)
    1003.42 Required instruction. Page 33 (pdf)
    1003.4201 Comprehensive system of reading instruction. Page 37 (pdf)
    1003.4202 Page 39 (pdf)
    1003.4282 Requirements for a standard high school diploma. Page 40 (pdf)
    1004.04 Public accountability and state approval for teacher preparation programs. Page 42 (pdf)
    1007.27 Articulated acceleration mechanisms. Page 43 (pdf)
    1008.25 Public school student progression; student support; coordinated screening and progress monitoring; reporting requirements. Page 44 (pdf)
    1008.365 Reading Achievement Initiative for Scholastic Excellence Act. Page 48 (pdf)
    1008.366 The New Worlds Tutoring Program. Page 50 (pdf)
    1011.58 Procedures for legislative budget requests for the Florida School for Competitive Academics. Page 50 (pdf)
    1011.59 Florida School for Competitive Academics; board of trustees; management flexibility. Page 50 (pdf)
    1012.07 Identification of critical teacher shortage areas. Page 50 (pdf)
    1012.22 Public school personnel; powers and duties of the district school board. Page 51 (pdf)
    1012.315 Screening standards. Page 57 (pdf)
    1012.56 Educator certification requirements. Page 58 (pdf)
    1012.586 Additions or changes to certificates; duplicate certificates; reading endorsement pathways. Page 64 (pdf)
    1012.77 Christa McAuliffe Ambassador for Education Program. Page 65 (pdf)

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  • HB 1255, Original Filed Version Posted 2/26/2025 at 4:46 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Student Academic Success Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/20/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1618 Prekindergarten Through Grade 12 Education Calatayud Compare Last Action: 4/3/2025 S On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/08/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (4)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    557477 - Amendment
    Remove lines 72-84     		Trabulsy 3/17/2025
    11:02 AM     		Adopted without Objection
    3/21/2025     		PDF
    544033 - Amendment
    Remove lines 302-389     		Hinson 3/17/2025
    5:19 PM     		Failed to Adopt
    3/21/2025     		PDF
    674633 - Amendment
    Remove lines 612-694 and insert:     		Trabulsy 3/17/2025
    12:12 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    3/21/2025     		PDF
    255525 - Amendment
    Between lines 987 and 988, insert:     		Trabulsy 3/17/2025
    12:21 PM     		Adopted
    3/21/2025     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (18)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1001.03 Specific powers of State Board of Education. Page 3 (pdf)
    1002.351 The Florida School for Competitive Academics.
    1002.40 The Hope Scholarship Program. Page 3 (pdf)
    1002.421 State school choice scholarship program accountability and oversight. Page 4 (pdf)
    1003.42 Required instruction. Page 13 (pdf)
    1003.4201 Comprehensive system of reading instruction. Page 16 (pdf)
    1003.4202 Page 18 (pdf)
    1004.04 Public accountability and state approval for teacher preparation programs. Page 20 (pdf)
    1007.27 Articulated acceleration mechanisms. Page 21 (pdf)
    1008.25 Public school student progression; student support; coordinated screening and progress monitoring; reporting requirements. Page 22 (pdf)
    1008.365 Reading Achievement Initiative for Scholastic Excellence Act. Page 26 (pdf)
    1008.366 The New Worlds Tutoring Program. Page 28 (pdf)
    1011.58 Procedures for legislative budget requests for the Florida School for Competitive Academics. Page 28 (pdf)
    1012.07 Identification of critical teacher shortage areas. Page 28 (pdf)
    1012.22 Public school personnel; powers and duties of the district school board. Page 29 (pdf)
    1012.315 Screening standards. Page 35 (pdf)
    1012.586 Additions or changes to certificates; duplicate certificates; reading endorsement pathways. Page 36 (pdf)
    1012.77 Christa McAuliffe Ambassador for Education Program. Page 37 (pdf)

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