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  • Introduced
    Jan 11, 2024
  • Passed House
  • Passed Senate
  • Signed into Law
HB 7039
Florida House Bill
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Education; Revises requirements relating to district school board duties & responsibilities, requirements for student management of specified health conditions, prekindergarten instructors postsecondary educator preparation in field experiences, Florida Institute for Charter School Innovation, critical teacher shortages, collective bargaining, Teacher Apprenticeship Program, Dale Hickam Excellent Teaching Program, FCS institution employment equity accountability program, rent or lease of K-12 plants & facilities.
Last Action See all actions
House • Feb 27, 2024: Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 7002
Companion Bills
Deregulation of Public Schools; Requiring a district school board to advertise its intent to adopt a tentative budget on a publicly available website if the district school board does not advertise such intent in a newspaper of general circulation; revising the general powers of district school superintendents to include establishing a process for the review and approval of certain policies and pr...
Student Transportation Safety; Authorizes contracts for school bus infraction detection systems which authorize private vendor or manufacturer to receive share of revenue; revises requirements for signage posted on rear of school bus; requires law enforcement to send notice of violation to registered owner of motor vehicle involved in violation; requires court to determine whether violation has oc...
Education; Revises provisions relating to K-12 education, postsecondary education, & Education Practices Commission; establishes Purple Star School District Program; creates AA specialized transfer degrees; requires SBE to adopt rules for issuance of classical education teaching certificate.
Educator Certification; Requiring the Department of Education to develop and establish a method for a person holding a professional educator certificate to place a professional certificate in inactive status while the person teaches at a nonaccredited school, etc.
K-12 Instructional Personnel Salary Schedules; Authorizing district school boards to use advanced degrees in setting salary schedules for instructional personnel, etc.
Student Transportation Safety; Revising requirements for signage posted on the rear of a school bus indicating the use of a school bus infraction detection system; requiring a law enforcement agency to send a notice of violation to the registered owner involved in a violation within a specified timeframe after receiving certain information; prohibiting the use of school bus infraction detection sy...
Education; Providing that an annual application for exemption on property used to house a charter school is not required; prohibiting members of the board of trustees of a Florida College System institution or a state university, respectively, from doing business with or having any business affiliation with any institution under their purview during their membership; authorizing private schools to...
Deregulation of Public Schools/Instructional, Administrative, and Support Personnel; Requiring innovation schools of technology to comply with specified provisions of law relating to instructional multiyear contracts for instructional personnel in addition to annual contracts; requiring newly hired prekindergarten instructors to complete specified training within a specified timeframe; requiring t...

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  • Feb 27, 2024 | House
    • Substituted CS/SB 7002
    • Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 7002
  • Feb 22, 2024 | House
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/27/2024)
  • Feb 02, 2024 | House
    • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  • Feb 01, 2024 | House
    • Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  • Jan 30, 2024 | House
    • Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee
  • Jan 26, 2024 | House
    • PCS added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
  • Jan 19, 2024 | House
    • Favorable by Education Quality Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Education Quality Subcommittee
    • Now in Education & Employment Committee
  • Jan 17, 2024 | House
    • Added to Education Quality Subcommittee agenda
  • Jan 16, 2024 | House
    • Referred to Education Quality Subcommittee
    • Referred to Education & Employment Committee
    • Now in Education Quality Subcommittee
  • Jan 12, 2024 | House
    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  • Jan 11, 2024 | House
    • Filed