Florida Senate - 2026                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 538
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  02/03/2026           .                                
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       The Committee on Judiciary (Simon) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 597 - 611
    4  and insert:
    5         (k) Athletic coach and activity sponsor of extracurricular
    6  activities compensation.—The district school board may, at its
    7  sole discretion, determine and approve the compensation of any
    8  person employed as an athletic coach, assistant coach, athletic
    9  program supervisor, or activity sponsor of an extracurricular
   10  activity, regardless of whether such individual is classified as
   11  instructional personnel. Compensation may exceed any salary
   12  schedule, supplement, or stipend otherwise prescribed and may be
   13  paid in any form or amount deemed appropriate by the district
   14  school board, including, but not limited to, salaries, stipends,
   15  bonuses, performance-based incentives, and hourly or per
   16  assignment pay. School districts may adopt a policy that
   17  authorizes payments by booster clubs or associations to be
   18  included in the compensation for an athletic coach and activity
   19  sponsor of extracurricular activities. Such compensation is
   20  considered part of the individual’s total compensation. The
   21  limitations on supplemental pay applicable to instructional
   22  personnel under this section or any other law do not apply to
   23  compensation provided under this paragraph.
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   25  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   26  And the title is amended as follows:
   27         Delete lines 50 - 57
   28  and insert:
   29         compensation of an athletic coach or sponsor of an
   30         extracurricular activity; providing that the
   31         compensation may exceed any prescribed salary
   32         schedule, supplement, or stipend and be paid in any
   33         form or amount deemed appropriate by the school board;
   34         providing that such compensation is considered part of
   35         the athletic coach’s or sponsor’s total compensation;
   36         authorizing district school board policy to include
   37         payments by certain entities to be included in
   38         compensation; providing that limitations on
   39         supplemental pay are not applicable to the
   40         compensation of an athletic coach or activity sponsor;