HB 963: Administrative Efficiency in Public Schools
GENERAL BILL by Smith
Administrative Efficiency in Public Schools; Revises provisions relating to school districts, district school boards, K-12 school facilities, funding, teacher certifications & contracts, & early learning.
Last Action: 1/12/2026 House - Now in Education Administration Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/5/2026 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/12/2026 | House |
• Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee • Referred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee • Referred to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Education & Employment Committee • Now in Education Administration Subcommittee |
Related Bills
| Bill Number | Subject | Filed By | Relationship | Last Action and Location | Track Bills |
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| S 320 | Administrative Efficiency in Public Schools | Simon | Identical | Last Action: 1/9/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 01/14/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building |
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| H 1321 | Educational Facilities | Conerly | Compare | Last Action: 1/8/2026 H Filed |
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No Vote History AvailableCitations - Statutes (43)
| Citation | Catchline | Location in Bill Location In Bill Help |
|---|---|---|
| 120.81 | Exceptions and special requirements; general areas. | Page 7 (pdf) |
| 163.3180 | Concurrency. | Page 83 (pdf) |
| 200.065 | Method of fixing millage. | Page 83 (pdf) |
| 1001.23 | Specific powers and duties of the Department of Education. | Page 7 (pdf) |
| 1001.42 | Powers and duties of district school board. | Page 8 (pdf) |
| 1002.20 | K-12 student and parent rights. | Page 10 (pdf) |
| 1002.33 | Charter schools. | Page 11 (pdf) |
| 1002.451 | District innovation school of technology program. | Page 11 (pdf) |
| 1002.61 | Summer prekindergarten program delivered by public schools and private prekindergarten providers. | Page 12 (pdf) |
| 1002.63 | School-year prekindergarten program delivered by public schools. | Page 13 (pdf) |
| 1002.68 | Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program accountability. | Page 86 (pdf) |
| 1002.71 | Funding; financial and attendance reporting. | Page 13 (pdf) |
| 1003.631 | Schools of Excellence. | Page 87 (pdf) |
| 1004.04 | Public accountability and state approval for teacher preparation programs. | Page 87 (pdf) |
| 1004.85 | Postsecondary educator preparation institutes. | Page 90 (pdf) |
| 1006.40 | Purchase of instructional materials. | Page 16 (pdf) |
| 1008.212 | Students with disabilities; extraordinary exemption. | Page 16 (pdf) |
| 1008.22 | Student assessment program for public schools. | Page 19 (pdf) |
| 1008.25 | Public school student progression; student support; coordinated screening and progress monitoring; reporting requirements. | Page 21 (pdf) |
| 1008.33 | Authority to enforce public school improvement. | Page 25 (pdf) |
| 1010.20 | Cost accounting and reporting for school districts. | Page 26 (pdf) |
| 1011.035 | School district fiscal transparency. | Page 26 (pdf) |
| 1011.14 | Obligations for a period of 1 year. | Page 28 (pdf) |
| 1011.60 | Minimum requirements of the Florida Education Finance Program. | Page 29 (pdf) |
| 1011.6202 | Principal Autonomy Program Initiative. | Page 30 (pdf) |
| 1011.69 | Equity in School-Level Funding Act. | Page 32 (pdf) |
| 1011.71 | District school tax. | Page 35 (pdf) |
| 1012.22 | Public school personnel; powers and duties of the district school board. | Page 40 (pdf) |
| 1012.335 | Contracts with instructional personnel hired on or after July 1, 2011. | Page 46 (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 49 (pdf) |
| 1012.552 | The Coaching for Educator Readiness and Teaching (CERT) Certification Program. | Page 91 (pdf) |
| 1012.555 | Teacher Apprenticeship Program. | Page 50 (pdf) |
| 1012.56 | Educator certification requirements. | Page 52 (pdf) |
| 1012.585 | Process for renewal of professional certificates. | Page 60 (pdf) |
| 1012.586 | Additions or changes to certificates; duplicate certificates; reading endorsement pathways. | Page 92 (pdf) |
| 1012.98 | School Community Professional Learning Act. | Page 93 (pdf) |
| 1013.19 | Purchase, conveyance, or encumbrance of property interests above surface of land; joint-occupancy structures. | Page 66 (pdf) |
| 1013.35 | School district educational facilities plan; definitions; preparation, adoption, and amendment; long-term work programs. | Page 68 (pdf) |
| 1013.41 | SMART schools; Classrooms First; legislative purpose. | Page 77 (pdf) |
| 1013.45 | Educational facilities contracting and construction techniques for school districts and Florida College System institutions. | Page 78 (pdf) |
| 1013.451 | Life-cycle costs comparison. | Page 80 (pdf) |
| 1013.62 | Charter schools capital outlay funding. | Page 98 (pdf) |
| 1013.64 | Funds for comprehensive educational plant needs; construction cost maximums for school district capital projects. | Page 80 (pdf) |
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