SB 178: Athletics in Public K-12 Schools
GENERAL BILL by Jones
Athletics in Public K-12 Schools; Requiring the Florida High School Athletic Association to adopt bylaws authorizing a coach to support the welfare of a student by using personal funds to provide certain effects to the student; requiring the coach to report such use of personal funds to the association; providing that such use of personal funds is presumed not to be an impermissible benefit, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/15/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/20/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 1/15/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/20/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 10/14/2025 Senate • Filed
11/3/2025 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Judiciary; Rules
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/15/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/20/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
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SB 178, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/14/2025 at 12:28 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Education Pre-K - 12 (Pre-Meeting) 1/16/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1253 Athletics in Public K-12 Schools LaMarca Similar Last Action: 1/15/2026 H Now in Student Academic Success Subcommittee
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 739582 - Amendment
Between lines 35 and 36 insert:Education Pre-K - 12
(Jones)1/16/2026
3:01 PM
(Late Filed)Web Page
PDFCitations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 768.135 Volunteer team physicians; immunity. Page 2 (pdf) 1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. Page 2 (pdf) 1006.165 Well-being of students participating in extracurricular activities; training. Page 3 (pdf) 1006.20 Athletics in public K-12 schools. Page 1 (pdf) 1012.468 Exceptions to certain fingerprinting and criminal history checks. Page 3 (pdf)