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CS/CS/HB 875: Educator Preparation

GENERAL BILL by Education & Employment Committee ; Careers & Workforce Subcommittee ; Rizo ; Snyder ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Barnaby ; Mooney ; Salzman

Educator Preparation; Provides legislative intent; requiring the Department of Education to establish a workgroup to update and revise the Florida Educator Accomplished Practices; requiring the department to submit workgroup findings to the Governor and the Legislature by a certain date; requiring the State Board of Education to consider certain revisions and a specified rule by a certain date; requiring the department to develop a teacher examination; requiring the department to submit to the Governor and the Legislature an implementation plan for teacher preparation programs.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law.
Last Action: 5/23/2025 - Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/21/2025 House • Filed
3/2/2025 House • Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
• Referred to Higher Education Budget Subcommittee
• Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/21/2025 House • Added to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee agenda
3/25/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
• Reported out of Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
3/26/2025 House • Referred to Higher Education Budget Subcommittee
• Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Now in Higher Education Budget Subcommittee
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/28/2025 House • Added to Higher Education Budget Subcommittee agenda
4/1/2025 House • Favorable by Higher Education Budget Subcommittee
• Reported out of Higher Education Budget Subcommittee
• Now in Education & Employment Committee
4/4/2025 House • Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
4/8/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee
4/9/2025 House • Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
4/10/2025 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/17/2025 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2025)
4/23/2025 House • Read 2nd time
• Amendment 087111 adopted
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 84, NAYS 27
4/23/2025 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Rules
• Received
4/30/2025 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 910
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/SB 1590 -SJ 910
• Read 2nd time -SJ 910
• Amendment(s) adopted (208910) -SJ 910
• Placed on 3rd reading
5/1/2025 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 1060
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 1060
5/1/2025 House • In Messages
5/2/2025 House • Senate Message List
• Amendment 346467 adopted
• Concurred in Senate amendment 208910 as amended
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 91, NAYS 22
5/2/2025 Senate • In returning messages
• Concurred in House amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) (346467) -SJ 1157
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 31 NAYS 0 -SJ 1157
5/2/2025 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
5/23/2025 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor