SB 1590 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Educator Preparation

Summary

Educator Preparation; 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; establishing guidelines for teacher preparation program uniform core curricula, etc.

Issues: ✓ Education

Sub-Topics: Teachers

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 10, 2025 Last action Apr 30, 2025

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S 1590 Filed → S 1590 c1 · 6 edits

MODERATE

SB 1590 was significantly expanded from establishing a temporary Task Force for Educator Preparation to creating a comprehensive reform framework with specific workgroups, new statutes, and detailed curriculum requirements. The bill now includes provisions for revising the Florida Educator Accomplished Practices, developing a new teacher examination, establishing uniform core curricula standards, and creating an alternative certification pathway through the CERT program. These changes shift the approach from a short-term study group to a multi-year implementation plan with specific deadlines and substantive policy requirements.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from a temporary task force with a one-year timeline to a permanent framework establishing new statutes, workgroups, and ongoing requirements for teacher preparation programs and professional development.

TIMELINE

Established specific deadlines: workgroup formation by September 1, 2025; findings due July 1, 2026; rule consideration by August 1, 2026; examination development beginning July 1, 2027; and core curricula implementation by August 1, 2027.

REQUIREMENT

Created new statutes 1012.551 (Teacher preparation core principles, standards, and content) and 1012.552 (CERT Program) with detailed curriculum and program requirements.

Added specific curriculum standards prohibiting certain content related to identity politics and systemic racism theories, requiring evidence-based reading instruction strategies, and mandating mastery-based clinical experiences.

Established the CERT Program as an alternative certification pathway with mentorship, assessment, and professional learning requirements for teachers earning professional certificates.

Changed the task force composition from a 13-member body with specific appointees to a workgroup with broader stakeholder representation including state-approved programs, educator preparation institutes, school districts, classroom teachers, and other education stakeholders.

Required the Department of Education to develop criteria for mentor training including instruction in Florida Educator Accomplished Practices, effective communication strategies, evidence-based teaching practices, and resilience components.

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Committee

Apr 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 16 NAYS 0

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Apr 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/17/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

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Apr 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

upper

Apr 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 04/10/25, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building

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Mar 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education

upper

Mar 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 9 NAYS 0

upper

Mar 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/31/25, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

upper

Mar 10, 2025

Introduced

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Fiscal Policy

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors