CS/SB 1620: Public Education
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Leek ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gaetz
Public Education; Providing members of a district school board with specified rights; requiring that certain documents from district school board meetings be kept as public records; requiring school officers to receive specified training; providing that a school district employee may not be required or incentivized to sign a nondisclosure agreement or confidentiality agreement; prohibiting a school district from imposing certain conditions on employment, etc.
Senate Committee References:
- Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/9/2026 Senate • Filed
1/16/2026 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Judiciary; Rules
1/22/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/29/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 02/03/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/3/2026 Senate • Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
• Now in Judiciary
2/5/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
2/10/2026 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
2/11/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/12/2026 Senate • Now in Rules
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CS/SB 1620, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/11/2026 at 4:43 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1073 (c1) School Districts Education Administration Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 2/10/2026 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/17/2026) 
Citations - Statutes (6)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 1001.366 Page 2 (pdf) 1001.372 District school board meetings. Page 3 (pdf) 1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board. Page 4 (pdf) 1011.035 School district fiscal transparency. Page 6 (pdf) 1012.22 Public school personnel; powers and duties of the district school board. Page 7 (pdf) 1015.03 Rights of employment. Page 8 (pdf) -
SB 1620, Original Filed Version Posted 1/9/2026 at 12:39 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Education Pre-K - 12 (Pre-Meeting) 2/2/2026 (pdf)
Education Pre-K - 12 (Post-Meeting) 2/3/2026 (pdf)
Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/9/2026 (pdf)
Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/11/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1073 (c1) School Districts Education Administration Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 2/10/2026 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/17/2026)
Committee Amendments (4)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 145780 - Amendment
Delete line 58 and insert:Judiciary
(Osgood)2/9/2026
11:32 AMWithdrawn
2/11/2026Web Page
PDF875772 - Amendment
Delete lines 60 - 257 and insert:Judiciary
(Leek)2/9/2026
11:51 AMReplaced by Substitute Amendment
2/11/2026Web Page
PDF
600808 - Substitute Amendment (Delete All) (875772)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Judiciary
(Leek)2/9/2026
2:59 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
2/11/2026Web Page
PDF
596634 - Amendment to Substitute Amendment (600808)
Delete line 13 and insert:Judiciary
(Osgood)2/10/2026
8:59 AMWithdrawn
2/11/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (2)
Date Committee Result 2/3/2026 3:30 PM Education Pre-K - 12 6 Yeas - 0 Nays 2/10/2026 12:00 PM Judiciary 11 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (7)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 112.3135 Restriction on employment of relatives. Page 2 (pdf) 1001.366 Page 2 (pdf) 1001.372 District school board meetings. Page 4 (pdf) 1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board. Page 4 (pdf) 1011.035 School district fiscal transparency. Page 7 (pdf) 1012.22 Public school personnel; powers and duties of the district school board. Page 8 (pdf) 1015.03 Rights of employment. Page 9 (pdf)