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CS/SB 1062: Speech and Debate Education

GENERAL BILL by Education Pre-K - 12 ; Brodeur ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Burgess ; Gaetz

Speech and Debate Education; Citing this act as the "Florida Speech and Debate Education Act"; creating the Florida Speech and Debate Hall of Fame; requiring the Department of Management Services to set aside an area on a specified level in the Capitol Building; designating Florida Speech and Debate Week annually in February; designating the Florida Debate Initiative, Inc., (FDI) as the official statewide speech and debate organization; requiring the Florida Virtual School to establish the Institute for Speech and Debate Innovation; providing duties of the institute, etc. APPROPRIATION: $13,340,000

Effective Date: 1/1/2027
Last Action: 1/29/2026 Senate - CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time
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
1/5/2026 Senate • Filed
1/12/2026 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Fiscal Policy
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/22/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/27/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
1/27/2026 Senate • CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
1/29/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
• CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time