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SB 320: Administrative Efficiency in Public Schools

GENERAL BILL by Simon

Administrative Efficiency in Public Schools; Exempting district school boards from requirements for adopting certain rules; deleting a requirement for a district school board to employ an internal auditor in certain circumstances; revising requirements relating to district school board attendance policies for Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Programs; prohibiting a school from being required to use a certain parameter as the sole determining factor to recruit instructional personnel; specifying requirements for advanced degrees that may be used to set salary schedules for instructional personnel and school administrators hired after a specified date; revising eligibility requirements for individuals to participate in the Teacher Apprenticeship Program, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/22/2026 House - In Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

Senate Committee References:

Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
Fiscal Policy (FP)

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
11/21/2025	Senate	• Filed • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Fiscal Policy
12/1/2025	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 12/09/25, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
12/9/2025	Senate	• Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
12/10/2025	Senate	• Now in Fiscal Policy
1/9/2026	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 01/14/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
1/13/2026	Senate	• Introduced
1/14/2026	Senate	• Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
1/20/2026	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/22/26
1/22/2026	Senate	• Read 2nd time -SJ 162 • Read 3rd time -SJ 162 • Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 162 • Immediately certified -SJ 163
1/22/2026	House	• In Messages

Related Bills

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
H 963	Administrative Efficiency in Public Schools	Smith	Identical	Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
H 1071 (c2)	Education	Student Academic Success Subcommittee	Compare	Last Action: 1/30/2026 H Now in Education & Employment Committee
H 1321	Educational Facilities	Conerly	Compare	Last Action: 1/15/2026 H Now in Education Administration Subcommittee

Version	Posted	Format
S 320 Filed	11/21/2025 10:01 AM	Web Page \| PDF

Bill Analyses

Type	Analysis	Author	Posted	Format
Bill Analysis	S 320	Education Pre-K - 12 (Pre-Meeting)	12/8/2025 3:30 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 320	Education Pre-K - 12 (Post-Meeting)	12/9/2025 4:55 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 320	Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting)	1/13/2026 8:55 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 320	Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting)	1/14/2026 10:02 AM	PDF

Version	Committee	Date	Result
S 320 Filed	Education Pre-K - 12	12/9/2025 3:30 PM	6 Yeas - 0 Nays
S 320 Filed	Fiscal Policy	1/14/2026 9:00 AM	20 Yeas - 0 Nays

Vote	Date	Chamber	Result
S 320 Filed	1/22/2026 9:44 AM	Senate	36 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (43)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
120.81	Exceptions and special requirements; general areas.	Page 6 (pdf)
163.3180	Concurrency.	Page 71 (pdf)
200.065	Method of fixing millage.	Page 72 (pdf)
1001.23	Specific powers and duties of the Department of Education.	Page 6 (pdf)
1001.42	Powers and duties of district school board.	Page 7 (pdf)
1002.20	K-12 student and parent rights.	Page 8 (pdf)
1002.33	Charter schools.	Page 9 (pdf)
1002.451	District innovation school of technology program.	Page 9 (pdf)
1002.61	Summer prekindergarten program delivered by public schools and private prekindergarten providers.	Page 11 (pdf)
1002.63	School-year prekindergarten program delivered by public schools.	Page 11 (pdf)
1002.68	Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program accountability.	Page 73 (pdf)
1002.71	Funding; financial and attendance reporting.	Page 11 (pdf)
1003.631	Schools of Excellence.	Page 74 (pdf)
1004.04	Public accountability and state approval for teacher preparation programs.	Page 75 (pdf)
1004.85	Postsecondary educator preparation institutes.	Page 77 (pdf)
1006.40	Purchase of instructional materials.	Page 14 (pdf)
1008.212	Students with disabilities; extraordinary exemption.	Page 14 (pdf)
1008.22	Student assessment program for public schools.	Page 16 (pdf)
1008.25	Public school student progression; student support; coordinated screening and progress monitoring; reporting requirements.	Page 18 (pdf)
1008.33	Authority to enforce public school improvement.	Page 21 (pdf)
1010.20	Cost accounting and reporting for school districts.	Page 22 (pdf)
1011.035	School district fiscal transparency.	Page 23 (pdf)
1011.14	Obligations for a period of 1 year.	Page 24 (pdf)
1011.60	Minimum requirements of the Florida Education Finance Program.	Page 25 (pdf)
1011.6202	Principal Autonomy Program Initiative.	Page 26 (pdf)
1011.69	Equity in School-Level Funding Act.	Page 27 (pdf)
1011.71	District school tax.	Page 30 (pdf)
1012.22	Public school personnel; powers and duties of the district school board.	Page 34 (pdf)
1012.335	Contracts with instructional personnel hired on or after July 1, 2011.	Page 40 (pdf)
1012.39	Employment of substitute teachers, teachers of adult education, nondegreed teachers of career education, and career specialists and nondegreed teachers of fine and performing arts; students performing clinical field experience.	Page 42 (pdf)
1012.552	The Coaching for Educator Readiness and Teaching (CERT) Certification Program.	Page 78 (pdf)
1012.555	Teacher Apprenticeship Program.	Page 43 (pdf)
1012.56	Educator certification requirements.	Page 44 (pdf)
1012.585	Process for renewal of professional certificates.	Page 51 (pdf)
1012.586	Additions or changes to certificates; duplicate certificates; reading endorsement pathways.	Page 79 (pdf)
1012.98	School Community Professional Learning Act.	Page 79 (pdf)
1013.19	Purchase, conveyance, or encumbrance of property interests above surface of land; joint-occupancy structures.	Page 57 (pdf)
1013.35	School district educational facilities plan; definitions; preparation, adoption, and amendment; long-term work programs.	Page 58 (pdf)
1013.41	SMART schools; Classrooms First; legislative purpose.	Page 66 (pdf)
1013.45	Educational facilities contracting and construction techniques for school districts and Florida College System institutions.	Page 67 (pdf)
1013.451	Life-cycle costs comparison.	Page 69 (pdf)
1013.62	Charter schools capital outlay funding.	Page 84 (pdf)
1013.64	Funds for comprehensive educational plant needs; construction cost maximums for school district capital projects.	Page 69 (pdf)

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