CS/HB 561: Educator Preparation and Certification
GENERAL BILL by Education & Employment Committee ; Gerwig ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Daniels ; López, J. ; Rizo ; Salzman ; Valdés
Educator Preparation and Certification; Authorizing an educator preparation institute to allow certain program participants to enroll in introductory coursework; revising the criteria for the award of a temporary educator certification to include certain persons with expired professional certificates; requiring that subject area coverages and endorsements for a certificateholder be reinstated with the certificateholder's professional certificate; revising requirements for reinstatement of a professional certificate; providing that certain requirements for reinstatement of a professional certificate may not be satisfied using specific inservice points; requiring the Florida Center for Teaching Excellence to collaborate with the David C. Anchin Center for the Advancement of Teaching for specified purposes; requiring, rather than authorizing, the center to submit a specified professional learning system for approval by the department; requiring the center to allow certain certified educators to use such professional learning system for specified purposes at no cost to the educator; requiring the center to submit inservice points for such educators to the department; requiring the center to provide information on certain school district professional learning systems to certain certified educators, etc.
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/1/2025 | House |
• Filed |
| 12/12/2025 | House |
• Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee • Referred to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Education & Employment Committee • Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee |
| 1/12/2026 | House |
• Added to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee agenda |
| 1/13/2026 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 1/14/2026 | House |
• Favorable by Careers & Workforce Subcommittee • Reported out of Careers & Workforce Subcommittee • Now in PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee |
| 2/2/2026 | House |
• Added to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee agenda |
| 2/4/2026 | House |
• Favorable by PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee • Reported out of PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee • Now in Education & Employment Committee |
| 2/6/2026 | House |
• PCS added to Education & Employment Committee agenda |
| 2/10/2026 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee • Reported out of Education & Employment Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 2/11/2026 | House |
• Bill referred to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar |
| 2/19/2026 | House |
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026) |
| 2/25/2026 | House |
• Read 2nd time • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0 |
| 2/25/2026 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 2/26/2026 | Senate |
• Referred to Rules • Received |
| 3/5/2026 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 612 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for SB 1718 -SJ 612 • Read 2nd time -SJ 612 • Read 3rd time -SJ 612 • CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 612 |
| 3/5/2026 | House |
• In Messages • Ordered enrolled |
