HB 37 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Educator Certifications and Training

Summary
Educator Certifications and Training; Revises provisions relating to teacher & educator preparation programs and educator certification requirements to require certified educators to receive training relating to mass casualty incidents.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 9, 2024 Last action Jun 16, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison

What changed between versions

H 37 Filed H 37 c1 · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill was amended to streamline its scope by removing provisions related to adjunct teacher training and new mass casualty incident training requirements for educators. The changes also updated the bill's title from 'HB 37' to 'CS/HB 37' to indicate it is now a committee substitute version, and reduced the page count from 13 to 12 pages. The core content regarding teacher preparation program requirements remains substantially intact, though some items in the list of required curriculum elements were renumbered and consolidated.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed by removing the creation of a new statute (s. 1012.5841) that would have required adjunct teaching certificate holders to receive mass casualty incident training and established a new section for the Department of Education to develop approved training lists. The remaining scope focuses on updating teacher preparation program requirements under existing statutes.
REQUIREMENT

Eliminated requirements for adjunct teaching certificate holders to receive mass casualty incident training

Removed provisions requiring the Department of Education to develop a list of approved mass casualty incident trainings for continuing education

Reordered and renumbered curriculum requirements for teacher preparation programs, consolidating items related to student needs and mental health support

TECHNICAL

Changed bill designation from 'HB 37' to 'CS/HB 37' to reflect committee substitute status

Reduced page count from 13 to 12 pages due to deletions

Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
8
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Education & Employment Committee
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Education Administration Subcommittee
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Education Administration Subcommittee
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Education Administration Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Education Administration Subcommittee
lower
Jan 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
lower
Jan 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Dan Daley
Dan Daley
DDemocratic
FL
96