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IntroducedJan 09, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Passed House
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Became Law
Florida Senate Bill
Educator Preparation and Certification; Authorizing an educator preparation institute to allow certain program participants to enroll in introductory coursework; revising the criteria for the award of a temporary educator certification to include certain persons with expired professional certificates; requiring that subject area coverages and endorsements for a certificateholder be reinstated with the certificateholder’s professional certificate; requiring the Florida Center for Teaching Excellence to collaborate with the David C. Anchin Center for the Advancement of Teaching for specified purposes, etc.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Feb 25, 2026: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 1718
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Votes
NO: 0
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- Now in Rules
- On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
- Feb 13, 2026 | Senate
- On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 02/18/26, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
- Jan 27, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
- Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/27/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
- Introduced
- Jan 16, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Rules
- Jan 09, 2026 | Senate
- Filed
Bill Texts
Documents
- Bill Analysis -- Education Pre-K - 12 (Pre-Meeting) (1/26/2026 3:31 PM)
- Bill Analysis -- Education Pre-K - 12 (Post-Meeting) (1/27/2026 4:56 PM)
- Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (Pre-Meeting) (2/20/2026 6:05 PM)
- Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (Post-Meeting) (2/20/2026 6:06 PM)
- Bill Analysis -- Rules (Pre-Meeting) (2/23/2026 10:29 AM)
- Bill Analysis -- Rules (Post-Meeting) (2/24/2026 10:19 PM)

