SB 1718 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Educator Preparation and Certification

Summary
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.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Last action Mar 5, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026

How they voted

230
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 24
Feb 24, 2026
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1
0% Nay
R Republican18
18 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Feb 24, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (23-0-1)
senate
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 02/18/26, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
upper
Jan 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
upper
Jan 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/27/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 16, 2026
Committee
Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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