Legislative positions and executive actions

Jay Collins public records

1,158 captured recordsNovember 22, 2022–November 1, 2025

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This combines the candidate's complete configured legislative and executive archives: Florida Senate final bound journals and official state executive actions and statements. Legislative votes and executive records retain separate labels and totals. Every entry preserves its stable identity, exact official text, and direct source URL. An agency result is never described as work performed personally unless the official source explicitly says so.

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  1. Education2 recorded events

    CS for CS for CS for HB 1105 — Education

    Final passage · Voted yes: 2 · May 1, 2025–May 2, 2025

    What this issue meant

    Education; Establishes the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys within Florida Memorial University, rather than the Department of Legal Affairs; requiring Florida Memorial University, rather than the Office of the Attorney General, to provide staff and administrative support to the council; providing that…

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    CS/CS/CS/HB 1105: Education

    Education; Establishes the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys within Florida Memorial University, rather than the Department of Legal Affairs; requiring Florida Memorial University, rather than the Office of the Attorney General, to provide staff and administrative support to the council; providing that…

    1. May 2, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • In returning messages • Concurred in House amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) (630783) -SJ 1169 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 26 NAYS 5 -SJ 1169

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    2. May 1, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • Read 3rd time -SJ 1058 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 1059

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  2. Education2 recorded events

    CS for CS for HB 1255 — Education

    Final passage · Voted yes: 2 · May 1, 2025–May 2, 2025

    What this issue meant

    Education; Revises provisions relating to critical teacher shortage areas, Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, Florida School for Competitive Academics, use of certain educational funds, emergency opioid antagonists, corporal punishment, background screening requirements for private schools, prekindergarten programs, students of military families, K-12 courses, instruction, standards, & bencharks, New Worlds Tutoring Program, & educator certifications.

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    CS/CS/HB 1255: Education

    Education; Revises provisions relating to critical teacher shortage areas, Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, Florida School for Competitive Academics, use of certain educational funds, emergency opioid antagonists, corporal punishment, background screening requirements for private schools, prekindergarten programs, students of military families, K-12 courses, instruction, standards, & bencharks, New Worlds Tutoring Program, & educator certifications.

    1. May 2, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • In returning messages • Concurred in House amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) (087219) -SJ 1154 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 30 NAYS 0 -SJ 1154

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    2. May 1, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • Read 3rd time -SJ 1059 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 1060

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  3. Education2 recorded events

    CS for HB 1427 — Nursing Education Programs

    Final passage · Voted yes: 2 · May 1, 2025–May 2, 2025

    What this issue meant

    Nursing Education Programs; Revision to application requirements for nursing education program approval; requiring the Board of Nursing to deny an application under certain circumstances; authorizing the board to revoke a program's approval under certain circumstances; authorizing the board to investigate the nature of…

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    CS/HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs

    Nursing Education Programs; Revision to application requirements for nursing education program approval; requiring the Board of Nursing to deny an application under certain circumstances; authorizing the board to revoke a program's approval under certain circumstances; authorizing the board to investigate the nature of…

    1. May 2, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • In returning messages • Concurred in House amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) (324221) -SJ 1173 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 26 NAYS 5 -SJ 1173

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    2. May 1, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • Read 3rd time -SJ 1093 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 1094

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  4. Education2 recorded events

    CS for CS for HB 875 — Educator Preparation

    Final passage · Voted yes: 2 · May 1, 2025–May 2, 2025

    What this issue meant

    Educator Preparation; Provides legislative intent; requiring the Department of Education to establish a workgroup to update and revise the Florida Educator Accomplished Practices; requiring the department to submit workgroup findings to the Governor and the Legislature by a certain date; requiring the State Board of…

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    CS/CS/HB 875: Educator Preparation

    Educator Preparation; Provides legislative intent; requiring the Department of Education to establish a workgroup to update and revise the Florida Educator Accomplished Practices; requiring the department to submit workgroup findings to the Governor and the Legislature by a certain date; requiring the State Board of…

    1. May 2, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • In returning messages • Concurred in House amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) (346467) -SJ 1157 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 31 NAYS 0 -SJ 1157

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    2. May 1, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • Read 3rd time -SJ 1060 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 1060

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  5. Education3 recorded events

    SB 994 — Driver License Education Requirements

    Final passage · Voted yes: 3 · April 15, 2025–May 2, 2025

    What this issue meant

    Driver License Education Requirements; Specifying the age at which an applicant for a driver license must complete a traffic law and substance abuse education course; requiring an applicant for a learner’s driver license to complete a certain driver education course approved by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, etc.

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    SB 994: Driver License Education Requirements

    Driver License Education Requirements; Specifying the age at which an applicant for a driver license must complete a traffic law and substance abuse education course; requiring an applicant for a learner’s driver license to complete a certain driver education course approved by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, etc.

    1. May 2, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • Receded from amendment(s) to House amendment(s) (689718) -SJ 1102 • Passed as amended; YEAS 33 NAYS 0 -SJ 1102 • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 1102

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    2. April 30, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • Amendment(s) to House amendment(s) adopted (689718) -SJ 1010 • Concurred in House amendment(s) as amended (746171) -SJ 1033 • Passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 1033

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    3. April 15, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • Read 2nd time -SJ 419 • Amendment(s) adopted (231840) -SJ 420 • Read 3rd time -SJ 421 • Passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 421 • Immediately certified -SJ 421

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  6. Education1 recorded event

    CS for CS for HB 1115 — Education

    Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · May 1, 2025–May 1, 2025

    What this issue meant

    Education; Requires that certain surtax revenues which are shared with school districts must also be shared with charter schools on proportionate basis in accordance with certain provisions; provides school district reporting requirements relating to specified revenues shared with charter schools; revises provisions relating to charter schools & schools of hope.

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    CS/CS/HB 1115: Education

    Education; Requires that certain surtax revenues which are shared with school districts must also be shared with charter schools on proportionate basis in accordance with certain provisions; provides school district reporting requirements relating to specified revenues shared with charter schools; revises provisions relating to charter schools & schools of hope.

    1. May 1, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • Read 3rd time -SJ 1060 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 1060

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  7. Education1 recorded event

    CS for HB 1445 — Public Officers and Employees

    Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · May 1, 2025–May 1, 2025

    What this issue meant

    Public Officers and Employees; Requiring that, beginning on a specified date, secretaries and executive directors of departments, chief administrative officers of certain units of state government, members of commissions and licensing boards, chairs of governing boards or certain chief executives of certain statewide…

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    CS/HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees

    Public Officers and Employees; Requiring that, beginning on a specified date, secretaries and executive directors of departments, chief administrative officers of certain units of state government, members of commissions and licensing boards, chairs of governing boards or certain chief executives of certain statewide…

    1. May 1, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • Read 3rd time -SJ 1094 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 1094

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  8. Education2 recorded events

    CS for HB 1607 — Cardiac Emergencies

    Final passage · Voted yes: 2 · May 1, 2025–May 1, 2025

    What this issue meant

    Cardiac Emergencies; Requires, rather than authorizing, school districts to provide training in basic first aid to certain students; provides requirements for such training; requires each public school to develop plan for urgent life-saving emergencies (PULSE) for specified purposes; & provides requirements for school, staff, & defibrillator use & storage.

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    CS/HB 1607: Cardiac Emergencies

    Cardiac Emergencies; Requires, rather than authorizing, school districts to provide training in basic first aid to certain students; provides requirements for such training; requires each public school to develop plan for urgent life-saving emergencies (PULSE) for specified purposes; & provides requirements for school, staff, & defibrillator use & storage.

    1. May 1, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • Concurred in House amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) (711907) -SJ 1066 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 1066

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    2. May 1, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • Concurred in House amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) (711907) -SJ 1066 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 1066

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  9. Education2 recorded events

    CS for CS for CS for SB 1070 — Electrocardiograms for Student Athletes

    Final passage · Voted yes: 2 · April 9, 2025–May 1, 2025

    What this issue meant

    Electrocardiograms for Student Athletes; Citing this act as the “Second Chance Act”; authorizing certain out-of-state licensed practitioners to conduct medical evaluations; requiring certain electrocardiograms to be administered in accordance with specified standards; requiring certain students to complete at least one…

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    CS/CS/CS/SB 1070: Electrocardiograms for Student Athletes

    Electrocardiograms for Student Athletes; Citing this act as the “Second Chance Act”; authorizing certain out-of-state licensed practitioners to conduct medical evaluations; requiring certain electrocardiograms to be administered in accordance with specified standards; requiring certain students to complete at least one…

    1. May 1, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (279473) -SJ 1065 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 165 • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled

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    2. April 9, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • Read 2nd time -SJ 385 • Amendment(s) adopted (851462) -SJ 385 • Read 3rd time -SJ 385 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 385 • Immediately certified -SJ 392

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  10. Education3 recorded events

    CS for SB 1080 — Local Government Land Regulation

    Final passage · Voted yes: 2 · Final passage · Voted no: 1 · April 23, 2025–May 1, 2025

    What this issue meant

    Local Government Land Regulation; Requiring counties to specify minimum information necessary for certain applications; revising timeframes for processing applications for approval of development permits or development orders; prohibiting a school district from collecting, charging, or imposing certain fees unless they…

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    CS/SB 1080: Local Government Land Regulation

    Local Government Land Regulation; Requiring counties to specify minimum information necessary for certain applications; revising timeframes for processing applications for approval of development permits or development orders; prohibiting a school district from collecting, charging, or imposing certain fees unless they…

    1. May 1, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (241889) -SJ 1079 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 29 NAYS 8 -SJ 1079 • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled

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    2. April 28, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • Amendment(s) reconsidered, withdrawn (970542) -SJ 575 • Amendment(s) adopted (775666) -SJ 575 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 26 NAYS 8 -SJ 575

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    3. April 23, 2025 · Voted noFinal passage

      • Read 2nd time -SJ 502 • Amendment(s) failed (119468) -SJ 502 • Amendment(s) adopted (156982, 506708, 525002, 970542) -SJ 502 • Read 3rd time -SJ 503 • CS failed to pass; YEAS 18 NAYS 19 -SJ 503

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  11. Education1 recorded event

    CS for CS for HB 443 — Education

    Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · April 30, 2025–April 30, 2025

    What this issue meant

    Education; Provides that a charter school is a public facility for the purpose of concurrency; authorizes a charter school governing board to adopt its own code of student conduct; authorizes a student in a full-time virtual instruction program to participate on an interscholastic athletic team at a public school in the school district in which the student resides or to develop an agreement to participate at a private school, etc.

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    CS/CS/HB 443: Education

    Education; Provides that a charter school is a public facility for the purpose of concurrency; authorizes a charter school governing board to adopt its own code of student conduct; authorizes a student in a full-time virtual instruction program to participate on an interscholastic athletic team at a public school in the school district in which the student resides or to develop an agreement to participate at a private school, etc.

    1. April 30, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • Read 3rd time -SJ 1009 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 30 NAYS 7 -SJ 1009

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  12. Education1 recorded event

    HB 809 — School Social Workers

    Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · April 30, 2025–April 30, 2025

    What this issue meant

    School Social Workers; Provides that persons employed as school social workers are exempt from specified educator certification requirements.

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    HB 809: School Social Workers

    School Social Workers; Provides that persons employed as school social workers are exempt from specified educator certification requirements.

    1. April 30, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 920 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/SB 1150 -SJ 920 • Read 2nd time -SJ 920 • Read 3rd time -SJ 920 • Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 920

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  13. Education1 recorded event

    CS for CS for HB 907 — Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases

    Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · April 30, 2025–April 30, 2025

    What this issue meant

    Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases; Establishes Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases within FSU College of Medicine; & provides goals of institute; establishes Sunshine Genetics Pilot Program & Sunshine Genetics Consortium.

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    CS/CS/HB 907: Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases

    Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases; Establishes Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases within FSU College of Medicine; & provides goals of institute; establishes Sunshine Genetics Pilot Program & Sunshine Genetics Consortium.

    1. April 30, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 863 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1356 -SJ 863 • Read 2nd time -SJ 863 • Read 3rd time -SJ 863 • CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 863

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  14. Education1 recorded event

    CS for HB 929 — Firefighter Health and Safety

    Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · April 30, 2025–April 30, 2025

    What this issue meant

    Firefighter Health and Safety ; Requires Division of State Fire Marshal within DFS to adopt certain rules; requires division to assist in decreasing frequency of fatalities; requires division to adopt rules relating to education on chemical hazards or toxic substances & mental health best practices.

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    CS/HB 929: Firefighter Health and Safety

    Firefighter Health and Safety ; Requires Division of State Fire Marshal within DFS to adopt certain rules; requires division to assist in decreasing frequency of fatalities; requires division to adopt rules relating to education on chemical hazards or toxic substances & mental health best practices.

    1. April 30, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 863 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1212 -SJ 863 • Read 2nd time -SJ 863 • Read 3rd time -SJ 863 • CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 863

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  15. Education2 recorded events

    CS for CS for SB 248 — Student Participation in Interscholastic and Intrascholastic Extracurricular Sports

    Final passage · Voted yes: 2 · April 9, 2025–April 30, 2025

    What this issue meant

    Student Participation in Interscholastic and Intrascholastic Extracurricular Sports; Providing that an activity or a sport must meet specified requirements; specifying conditions for a home education student to participate in interscholastic athletics; revising the criteria a private school student must meet to participate in a sport at a Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) member school, etc.

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    CS/CS/SB 248: Student Participation in Interscholastic and Intrascholastic Extracurricular Sports

    Student Participation in Interscholastic and Intrascholastic Extracurricular Sports; Providing that an activity or a sport must meet specified requirements; specifying conditions for a home education student to participate in interscholastic athletics; revising the criteria a private school student must meet to participate in a sport at a Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) member school, etc.

    1. April 30, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • Amendment(s) to House amendment(s) adopted (591970) -SJ 857 • Concurred in House amendment(s) as amended (421121) -SJ 858 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 1 -SJ 858

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    2. April 9, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • Read 2nd time -SJ 379 • Read 3rd time -SJ 379 • CS passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 2 -SJ 379 • Immediately certified -SJ 392

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  16. Education1 recorded event

    CS for HB 1145 — Workforce Education

    Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · April 29, 2025–April 29, 2025

    What this issue meant

    Workforce Education; Provides that charter schools are eligible for Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant Program; revises number of programs school districts & Florida College System institutions must offer money-back guarantees for through money-back guarantee program by specified date; requires such programs be reported to SBE; provides requirements for specified student eligibility criteria for tuition reimbursement under program; & revises reporting requirements.

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    CS/HB 1145: Workforce Education

    Workforce Education; Provides that charter schools are eligible for Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant Program; revises number of programs school districts & Florida College System institutions must offer money-back guarantees for through money-back guarantee program by specified date; requires such programs be reported to SBE; provides requirements for specified student eligibility criteria for tuition reimbursement under program; & revises reporting requirements.

    1. April 29, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 608 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/SB 742 -SJ 608 • Read 2nd time -SJ 608 • Read 3rd time -SJ 608 • CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 608

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  17. Education1 recorded event

    CS for CS for HB 859 — School Readiness Program

    Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · April 29, 2025–April 29, 2025

    What this issue meant

    School Readiness Program; Revises requirements for specified statewide data information program within school readiness program; revises requirements for program's uniform waiting list; revises requirements for determining school readiness program allocation.

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    CS/CS/HB 859: School Readiness Program

    School Readiness Program; Revises requirements for specified statewide data information program within school readiness program; revises requirements for program's uniform waiting list; revises requirements for determining school readiness program allocation.

    1. April 29, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 636 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/SB 1382 -SJ 636 • Read 2nd time -SJ 636 • Amendment(s) adopted (766134) -SJ 636 • Read 3rd time -SJ 637 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 637

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  18. Education1 recorded event

    CS for CS for HB 531 — Public Education of Background Screening Requirements

    Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · April 28, 2025–April 28, 2025

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    Public Education of Background Screening Requirements; Requires AHCA, in conjunction with specified agencies, to develop & maintain care provider background screening education & awareness webpage; provides requirements for resources provided on webpage; requires that specified agencies provide link to webpage on their respective websites & promote inclusion of link in certain media; requires that webpage be active by specified date & reviewed & updated annually.

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    CS/CS/HB 531: Public Education of Background Screening Requirements

    Public Education of Background Screening Requirements; Requires AHCA, in conjunction with specified agencies, to develop & maintain care provider background screening education & awareness webpage; provides requirements for resources provided on webpage; requires that specified agencies provide link to webpage on their respective websites & promote inclusion of link in certain media; requires that webpage be active by specified date & reviewed & updated annually.

    1. April 28, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 589 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/SB 614 -SJ 590 • Read 2nd time -SJ 589 • Read 3rd time -SJ 590 • CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 590

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  19. Education1 recorded event

    CS for SB 1528 — Educational Opportunities for Military Children

    Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · April 28, 2025–April 28, 2025

    What this issue meant

    Educational Opportunities for Military Children; Requiring that strategies addressed in specified memoranda of agreement between school districts and military installations include the development and implementation of a specified training module; requiring the Department of Education to provide the training module to each district school board, etc.

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    CS/SB 1528: Educational Opportunities for Military Children

    Educational Opportunities for Military Children; Requiring that strategies addressed in specified memoranda of agreement between school districts and military installations include the development and implementation of a specified training module; requiring the Department of Education to provide the training module to each district school board, etc.

    1. April 28, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • Read 2nd time -SJ 590 • Read 3rd time -SJ 590 • CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 590

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  20. Education1 recorded event

    CS for CS for HB 85 — Hazardous Walking Conditions

    Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · April 23, 2025–April 23, 2025

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    Hazardous Walking Conditions; Revises criteria that determine hazardous walking condition for public school students.

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    CS/CS/HB 85: Hazardous Walking Conditions

    Hazardous Walking Conditions; Revises criteria that determine hazardous walking condition for public school students.

    1. April 23, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 481 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 650 -SJ 481 • Read 2nd time -SJ 481 • Read 3rd time -SJ 481 • CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 481

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  21. Education1 recorded event

    CS for CS for SB 508 — Family Empowerment Scholarship Program

    Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · April 23, 2025–April 23, 2025

    What this issue meant

    Family Empowerment Scholarship Program; Requiring private schools participating in the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program to provide specified information in writing to certain parents before their student’s initial enrollment in the school; providing private school requirements relating to certain services, etc.

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    CS/CS/SB 508: Family Empowerment Scholarship Program

    Family Empowerment Scholarship Program; Requiring private schools participating in the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program to provide specified information in writing to certain parents before their student’s initial enrollment in the school; providing private school requirements relating to certain services, etc.

    1. April 23, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • Read 2nd time -SJ 482 • Read 3rd time -SJ 482 • CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 1 -SJ 482

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  22. Education1 recorded event

    CS for CS for SB 584 — Young Adult Housing Support

    Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · April 23, 2025–April 23, 2025

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    Young Adult Housing Support; Requiring each Florida College System institution and state university to develop plans for prioritizing the placement of certain students; requiring the Department of Children and Families, community-based care lead agencies, and housing authorities to take any action required by the…

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    CS/CS/SB 584: Young Adult Housing Support

    Young Adult Housing Support; Requiring each Florida College System institution and state university to develop plans for prioritizing the placement of certain students; requiring the Department of Children and Families, community-based care lead agencies, and housing authorities to take any action required by the…

    1. April 23, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • Read 2nd time -SJ 481 • Read 3rd time -SJ 482 • CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 482

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  23. Education1 recorded event

    CS for CS for CS for HB 597 — Diabetes Management in Schools

    Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · April 16, 2025–April 16, 2025

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    Diabetes Management in Schools; Authorizes school district or public school to acquire & maintain supply of undesignated glucagon; requires that undesignated glucagon be stored in secure location that is immediately accessible; authorizes school district or public school to enter into arrangements with manufacturer or…

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    CS/CS/CS/HB 597: Diabetes Management in Schools

    Diabetes Management in Schools; Authorizes school district or public school to acquire & maintain supply of undesignated glucagon; requires that undesignated glucagon be stored in secure location that is immediately accessible; authorizes school district or public school to enter into arrangements with manufacturer or…

    1. April 16, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 434 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/SB 772 -SJ 434 • Read 2nd time -SJ 434 • Read 3rd time -SJ 434 • CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 434 • Immediately certified -SJ 444

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    CS for SB 1374 — School District Reporting Requirements

    Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · April 16, 2025–April 16, 2025

    What this issue meant

    School District Reporting Requirements; Requiring district school boards to adopt a policy temporarily removing instructional personnel under specified circumstances; revising requirements for law enforcement to notify specified entities when an employee is arrested for certain offenses; requiring instructional personnel and administrative personnel to self-report certain arrests or judgments within specified timeframes, etc.

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    CS/SB 1374: School District Reporting Requirements

    School District Reporting Requirements; Requiring district school boards to adopt a policy temporarily removing instructional personnel under specified circumstances; revising requirements for law enforcement to notify specified entities when an employee is arrested for certain offenses; requiring instructional personnel and administrative personnel to self-report certain arrests or judgments within specified timeframes, etc.

    1. April 16, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • Read 2nd time -SJ 431 • Read 3rd time -SJ 431 • CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 431 • Immediately certified -SJ 444

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    SB 8 — Relief of Marcus Button by the Pasco County School Board

    Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · April 15, 2025–April 15, 2025

    What this issue meant

    Relief of Marcus Button by the Pasco County School Board; Providing for the relief of Marcus Button by the Pasco County School Board; providing an appropriation to compensate Marcus Button for harms and losses he sustained as a result of the negligence of an employee of the Pasco County School Board; providing an…

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    SB 8: Relief of Marcus Button by the Pasco County School Board

    Relief of Marcus Button by the Pasco County School Board; Providing for the relief of Marcus Button by the Pasco County School Board; providing an appropriation to compensate Marcus Button for harms and losses he sustained as a result of the negligence of an employee of the Pasco County School Board; providing an…

    1. April 15, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage

      • Read 2nd time -SJ 419 • Read 3rd time -SJ 419 • Passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 0 -SJ 419 • Immediately certified -SJ 421

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