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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

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  • CS/SB 1062, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/29/2026 at 8:28 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1059 Speech and Debate in Education Booth Similar Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    265.0042 Page 3 (pdf)
    683.221 Page 4 (pdf)
    1000.09 Page 4 (pdf)
    1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board. Page 9 (pdf)
    1002.37 The Florida Virtual School. Page 9 (pdf)
    1003.4282 Requirements for a standard high school diploma. Page 10 (pdf)
    1004.0983 Page 10 (pdf)

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  • SB 1062, Original Filed Version Posted 1/5/2026 at 11:44 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education Pre-K - 12 (Pre-Meeting) 1/26/2026 (pdf)
    Education Pre-K - 12 (Post-Meeting) 1/29/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1059 Speech and Debate in Education Booth Similar Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    220472 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Education Pre-K - 12
    (Brodeur)     		1/26/2026
    1:05 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/29/2026     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/27/2026 3:30 PM Education Pre-K - 12 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    265.0042 Page 2 (pdf)
    683.221 Page 3 (pdf)
    1000.09 Page 4 (pdf)
    1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board. Page 7 (pdf)
    1002.37 The Florida Virtual School. Page 7 (pdf)
    1004.0983 Page 8 (pdf)

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