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CS/CS/SB 1618: Education

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education ; Calatayud

Education; Deleting the Florida School for Competitive Academics from the list of entities subject to certain audit requirements; authorizing the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to develop contracts or agreements with institutions in the State University System for a specified purpose; requiring the department to take into account underrepresented groups in administering the apprenticeship training program, rather than minority and gender diversity; changing the term “gender” to “sex”; deleting a provision requiring the Commissioner of Education to determine whether school districts have maximized efforts to include minority persons and persons of lower socioeconomic status on their school advisory councils, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2025
 Last Action: 4/24/2025 Senate - Retained on Special Order Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (AED)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/27/2025 Senate • Filed
    2/28/2025 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Fiscal Policy
    3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
    3/6/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/11/25, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/11/2025 Senate • Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
    3/12/2025 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
    3/19/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 03/24/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
    3/24/2025 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    3/27/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Fiscal Policy
    • CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education read 1st time
    4/3/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/08/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    4/8/2025 Senate • CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 1
    4/10/2025 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/14/2025 Senate • CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
    4/21/2025 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25
    4/24/2025 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar

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  • CS/CS/SB 1618, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/10/2025 at 9:59 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (12)

    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: 4/8/2025 S Received Track This Bill
    H 681 (er) Apprenticeship and Preapprenticeship Program Funding Careers & Workforce Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/24/2025 H Ordered enrolled Track This Bill
    H 1255 (c2) Education Student Academic Success Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/23/2025 S Received Track This Bill
    H 1261 (c1) Personal Financial Literacy Careers & Workforce Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/21/2025 H Now in Education & Employment Committee Track This Bill
    H 1307 Education Temple Compare Last Action: 3/5/2025 H Now in Education Administration Subcommittee Track This Bill
    H 1309 Reading Interventions and Instruction Snyder Compare Last Action: 4/22/2025 S Received Track This Bill
    H 5101 Education PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/9/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 7030 Track This Bill
    S 442 Reading Instruction Simon Compare Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced Track This Bill
    S 1458 (c1) Apprenticeship and Preapprenticeship Program Funding DiCeglie Compare Last Action: 4/24/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 681 Track This Bill
    S 1624 (c2) Higher Education Calatayud Compare Last Action: 4/24/2025 S Retained on Special Order Calendar Track This Bill
    S 1702 (c3) Education Burgess Compare Last Action: 4/24/2025 S Retained on Special Order Calendar Track This Bill
    S 2510 Prekindergarten Through Grade 12 Education Appropriations Compare Last Action: 4/9/2025 H In Messages Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    628964 - Amendment
    Between lines 277 and 278 insert:     		Calatayud 4/15/2025
    4:17 PM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (58)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    11.45 Definitions; duties; authorities; reports; rules. Page 9 (pdf)
    11.51 Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability. Page 10 (pdf)
    216.251 Salary appropriations; limitations. Page 10 (pdf)
    251.001 Florida State Guard Act. Page 11 (pdf)
    288.036 Ocean economy development. Page 12 (pdf)
    381.853 Florida Center for Brain Tumor Research. Page 15 (pdf)
    413.407 Assistive Technology Advisory Council. Page 16 (pdf)
    435.12 Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. Page 17 (pdf)
    446.032 General duties of the department for apprenticeship training. Page 18 (pdf)
    446.041 Duties of the department. Page 19 (pdf)
    447.203 Definitions. Page 20 (pdf)
    1000.04 Components for the delivery of public education within the Florida Early Learning-20 education system. Page 21 (pdf)
    1000.05 Discrimination against students and employees in the Florida K-20 public education system prohibited; equality of access required. Page 21 (pdf)
    1000.21 Systemwide definitions. Page 25 (pdf)
    1001.20 Department under direction of state board. Page 25 (pdf)
    1001.325 Page 26 (pdf)
    1001.452 District and school advisory councils. Page 28 (pdf)
    1001.68 Page 30 (pdf)
    1001.706 Powers and duties of the Board of Governors. Page 30 (pdf)
    1001.7065 Preeminent state research universities program. Page 31 (pdf)
    1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. Page 31 (pdf)
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 33 (pdf)
    1002.351 The Florida School for Competitive Academics. Page 34 (pdf)
    1002.394 The Family Empowerment Scholarship Program. Page 35 (pdf)
    1002.395 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program. Page 36 (pdf)
    1002.42 Private schools. Page 37 (pdf)
    1002.68 Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program accountability. Page 38 (pdf)
    1002.71 Funding; financial and attendance reporting. Page 38 (pdf)
    1002.945 Gold Seal Quality Care Program. Page 39 (pdf)
    1003.41 State academic standards. Page 40 (pdf)
    1003.42 Required instruction. Page 40 (pdf)
    1003.4201 Comprehensive system of reading instruction. Page 42 (pdf)
    1003.4282 Requirements for a standard high school diploma. Page 44 (pdf)
    1004.0971 Emergency opioid antagonists in Florida College System institution and state university housing. Page 45 (pdf)
    1004.933 Graduation Alternative to Traditional Education (GATE) Program. Page 45 (pdf)
    1005.06 Institutions not under the jurisdiction or purview of the commission. Page 46 (pdf)
    1006.73 Florida Postsecondary Academic Library Network. Page 49 (pdf)
    1007.27 Articulated acceleration mechanisms. Page 51 (pdf)
    1007.34 College reach-out program. Page 51 (pdf)
    1007.35 Florida Partnership for Minority and Underrepresented Student Achievement. Page 52 (pdf)
    1008.2125 The Council for Early Grade Success. Page 57 (pdf)
    1008.36 Florida School Recognition Program. Page 57 (pdf)
    1008.365 Reading Achievement Initiative for Scholastic Excellence Act. Page 58 (pdf)
    1008.37 Postsecondary feedback of information to high schools. Page 59 (pdf)
    1009.23 Florida College System institution student fees. Page 60 (pdf)
    1009.26 Fee waivers. Page 61 (pdf)
    1009.536 Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars and Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars awards. Page 62 (pdf)
    1009.8962 Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) Fund. Page 64 (pdf)
    1009.897 Prepping Institutions, Programs, Employers, and Learners through Incentives for Nursing Education (PIPELINE) Fund. Page 65 (pdf)
    1011.58 Procedures for legislative budget requests for the Florida School for Competitive Academics. Page 65 (pdf)
    1011.59 Florida School for Competitive Academics; board of trustees; management flexibility. Page 65 (pdf)
    1011.71 District school tax. Page 65 (pdf)
    1011.804 GATE Startup Grant Program. Page 66 (pdf)
    1012.315 Screening standards. Page 67 (pdf)
    1012.56 Educator certification requirements. Page 68 (pdf)
    1012.77 Christa McAuliffe Ambassador for Education Program. Page 73 (pdf)
    1013.30 University campus master plans and campus development agreements. Page 74 (pdf)
    1013.46 Advertising and awarding contracts; prequalification of contractor. Page 75 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 1618, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/27/2025 at 8:09 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 4/7/2025 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 4/10/2025 (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: 4/8/2025 S Received Track This Bill
    H 1255 (c1) Education Student Academic Success Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/23/2025 S Received Track This Bill
    H 1261 (c1) Personal Financial Literacy Careers & Workforce Subcommittee 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: 4/22/2025 S Received Track This Bill
    H 5101 Education PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/9/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 7030 Track This Bill
    S 442 Reading Instruction Simon Compare Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced Track This Bill
    S 1702 (c1) Education Burgess Compare Last Action: 4/24/2025 S Retained on Special Order Calendar Track This Bill
    S 2510 Prekindergarten Through Grade 12 Education Appropriations Compare Last Action: 4/9/2025 H In Messages Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    459520 - Amendment
    Between lines 802 and 803 insert:     		Fiscal Policy
    (Calatayud)     		4/7/2025
    10:50 AM     		Withdrawn
    4/9/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    329394 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Fiscal Policy
    (Calatayud)     		4/7/2025
    1:14 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/9/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/8/2025 2:00 PM Fiscal Policy 18 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (29)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    11.45 Definitions; duties; authorities; reports; rules. Page 5 (pdf)
    216.251 Salary appropriations; limitations. Page 6 (pdf)
    447.203 Definitions. Page 6 (pdf)
    1000.04 Components for the delivery of public education within the Florida Early Learning-20 education system. Page 8 (pdf)
    1001.20 Department under direction of state board. Page 8 (pdf)
    1001.325 Page 9 (pdf)
    1001.452 District and school advisory councils. Page 11 (pdf)
    1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. Page 13 (pdf)
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 14 (pdf)
    1002.351 The Florida School for Competitive Academics. Page 16 (pdf)
    1002.394 The Family Empowerment Scholarship Program. Page 16 (pdf)
    1002.395 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program. Page 17 (pdf)
    1002.42 Private schools. Page 18 (pdf)
    1002.68 Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program accountability. Page 19 (pdf)
    1002.71 Funding; financial and attendance reporting. Page 19 (pdf)
    1002.945 Gold Seal Quality Care Program. Page 21 (pdf)
    1003.41 State academic standards. Page 21 (pdf)
    1003.42 Required instruction. Page 22 (pdf)
    1003.4201 Comprehensive system of reading instruction. Page 23 (pdf)
    1003.4282 Requirements for a standard high school diploma. Page 25 (pdf)
    1007.27 Articulated acceleration mechanisms. Page 26 (pdf)
    1008.2125 The Council for Early Grade Success. Page 26 (pdf)
    1008.36 Florida School Recognition Program. Page 26 (pdf)
    1008.365 Reading Achievement Initiative for Scholastic Excellence Act. Page 27 (pdf)
    1011.58 Procedures for legislative budget requests for the Florida School for Competitive Academics. Page 28 (pdf)
    1011.59 Florida School for Competitive Academics; board of trustees; management flexibility. Page 28 (pdf)
    1012.315 Screening standards. Page 28 (pdf)
    1012.56 Educator certification requirements. Page 30 (pdf)
    1012.77 Christa McAuliffe Ambassador for Education Program. Page 35 (pdf)

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  • SB 1618, Original Filed Version Posted 2/27/2025 at 4:29 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education Pre-K - 12 (Pre-Meeting) 3/10/2025 (pdf)
    Education Pre-K - 12 (Post-Meeting) 3/11/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (Pre-Meeting) 3/21/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (7)

    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: 4/8/2025 S Received Track This Bill
    H 1255 (c1) Education Student Academic Success Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/23/2025 S Received Track This Bill
    H 1261 (c1) Personal Financial Literacy Careers & Workforce Subcommittee 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: 4/22/2025 S Received Track This Bill
    H 5101 Education PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/9/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 7030 Track This Bill
    S 442 Reading Instruction Simon Compare Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced Track This Bill
    S 1624 Higher Education Calatayud Compare Last Action: 4/24/2025 S Retained on Special Order Calendar Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    847128 - Amendment
    Between lines 505 and 506 insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
    (Calatayud)     		3/24/2025
    8:30 AM
    (Late Filed)     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/26/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    300346 - Amendment
    Between lines 685 and 686 insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
    (Calatayud)     		3/24/2025
    8:30 AM
    (Late Filed)     		Withdrawn
    3/24/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/11/2025 4:00 PM Education Pre-K - 12 9 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/24/2025 1:30 PM Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (28)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    11.45 Definitions; duties; authorities; reports; rules. Page 5 (pdf)
    216.251 Salary appropriations; limitations. Page 6 (pdf)
    447.203 Definitions. Page 6 (pdf)
    1000.04 Components for the delivery of public education within the Florida Early Learning-20 education system. Page 8 (pdf)
    1001.20 Department under direction of state board. Page 8 (pdf)
    1001.325 Page 9 (pdf)
    1001.452 District and school advisory councils. Page 11 (pdf)
    1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. Page 13 (pdf)
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 14 (pdf)
    1002.351 The Florida School for Competitive Academics. Page 15 (pdf)
    1002.394 The Family Empowerment Scholarship Program. Page 16 (pdf)
    1002.395 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program. Page 17 (pdf)
    1002.68 Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program accountability. Page 18 (pdf)
    1002.71 Funding; financial and attendance reporting. Page 19 (pdf)
    1002.945 Gold Seal Quality Care Program. Page 20 (pdf)
    1003.41 State academic standards. Page 20 (pdf)
    1003.42 Required instruction. Page 21 (pdf)
    1003.4201 Comprehensive system of reading instruction. Page 22 (pdf)
    1003.4282 Requirements for a standard high school diploma. Page 24 (pdf)
    1007.27 Articulated acceleration mechanisms. Page 25 (pdf)
    1008.2125 The Council for Early Grade Success. Page 26 (pdf)
    1008.36 Florida School Recognition Program. Page 26 (pdf)
    1008.365 Reading Achievement Initiative for Scholastic Excellence Act. Page 26 (pdf)
    1011.58 Procedures for legislative budget requests for the Florida School for Competitive Academics. Page 27 (pdf)
    1011.59 Florida School for Competitive Academics; board of trustees; management flexibility. Page 27 (pdf)
    1012.315 Screening standards. Page 27 (pdf)
    1012.56 Educator certification requirements. Page 29 (pdf)
    1012.77 Christa McAuliffe Ambassador for Education Program. Page 34 (pdf)

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