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.
Last Action: 12/10/2025 Senate - Now in Fiscal Policy
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
- Fiscal Policy (FP)
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 |
Related Bills
| Bill Number | Subject | Filed By | Relationship | Last Action and Location | Track Bills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H 963 | Administrative Efficiency in Public Schools | Smith | Identical | Last Action: 1/5/2026 H Filed |
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| H 1321 | Educational Facilities | Conerly | Compare | Last Action: 1/8/2026 H Filed |
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Committee Amendments
Floor Amendments
Bill Analyses
| Type | Analysis | Author | Posted | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Analysis | S 320 | Education Pre-K - 12 (Pre-Meeting) | 12/8/2025 3:30 PM | |
| Bill Analysis | S 320 | Education Pre-K - 12 (Post-Meeting) | 12/9/2025 4:55 PM |
Vote History - Committee
| Version | Committee | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 320 Filed | Education Pre-K - 12 | 12/9/2025 3:30 PM | 6 Yeas - 0 Nays |
Vote History - Floor
No Vote History AvailableCitations - 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 24 (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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