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SB 1150 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

School Social Workers

Summary
School Social Workers; Providing that persons employed as school social workers are exempt from certain teacher certification requirements; providing an exception, etc.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill facilitates employment of school social workers by exempting them from certain teacher certification requirements, strengthening student support within K-12 education.80% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentThe bill directly addresses employment standards for school social workers by exempting them from certain teacher certification requirements, modifying professional criteria.75% confidence
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action Apr 30, 2025
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What changed between versions

S 1150 Filed → S 1150 c1 · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to clarify that school social workers are exempt from specific educator certification requirements (s. 1012.56(2)(g) and (h)) rather than all teacher certification requirements. The document also changed from a filed version to a committee substitute version with updated formatting and metadata.
Scope change
The scope of the exemption was narrowed to specify particular certification requirements rather than all teacher certification requirements.
REQUIREMENT

Changed the exemption language from 'exempt from teacher certification requirements' to 'exempt from the educator certification requirements in s. 1012.56(2)(g) and (h)', making the exemption more specific.

TECHNICAL

Updated document metadata from 'S 1150 Filed' to 'Committee Substitute 1' with new timestamps and page formatting changes.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2025

How they voted

23–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 25
Apr 21, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
17 Yea 2
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Apr 21, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (23-0-2)
senate
Apr 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/21/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 04/15/25, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Rules
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/31/25, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Alexis Calatayud
Alexis Calatayud
RRepublican
FL
38