Education (Student Health)

died · Florida · Senate Mar 13, 2026

SB 730: Sexual Violence Policies

Sexual Violence Policies; Requiring schools to establish sexual violence policies and supportive measures; specifying requirements for the policies and measures; requiring schools to notify specified persons of the policies and measures; specifying requirements for such notifications; requiring the policies and measures to be published in specified places and on certain websites, etc.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationRequiring schools to establish sexual violence policies and supportive measures directly enhances student safety and access to education, aligning with core educational protection goals.90% confidence

Sub-Topics School Safety School Transportation Student Health

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died · Florida · Senate Mar 13, 2026

SB 978: Student Mental Health

Student Mental Health; Requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules to enforce maximum class size restrictions; requiring that a school district’s plan for its mental health assistance program include contracts or interagency agreements that provide for one licensed mental health therapist per school; requiring that such plan include policies and procedures ensuring that every classroom has a corner for students to regulate emotional control and that teachers assign homework that is purposeful and assigned with consideration of students’ time outside the classroom, etc.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill mandates school districts to include mental health therapist contracts in plans, requiring budget allocation for student mental health services.80% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates mental health therapists per school, emotional regulation spaces, and class size rules to strengthen student mental health support within K-12 education, advancing student well-being programs.92% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRequires one licensed mental health therapist per school and mandates mental health program contracts, directly expanding student mental health services within schools.95% confidence

Sub-Topics School Safety Student Health Mental Health

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signed · Florida · House May 26, 2026

HB 753: School Counselors

School Counselors; Requires evaluation criteria for certified school counselors to be based on specified standards; provides that persons seeking employment as school counselors are exempt from specified educator certification requirements; & provides that school districts may require such persons to meet certain requirements as condition of employment.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationExempts certified counselors from certain certification requirements, easing hiring and supporting school counseling access for students.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Student Health Teachers

died · Florida · House Mar 13, 2026

HB 727: Instructional Personnel and School Administrator Salaries

Instructional Personnel and School Administrator Salaries; Revises provisions relating to school district salary schedules & certain FEFP funding relating to instructional personnel salary increases & school district, charter school, & DOE responsibilities.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesRevises school salary schedules and FEFP funding for instructional staff, directing state funds toward salary increases - directly supporting education budget allocation.85% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill revises salary schedules and FEFP funding for instructional personnel salary increases, directly supporting teacher/administrator compensation and school funding.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill revises school salary schedules and funds instructional personnel wage increases, directly advancing employment compensation standards for educators.95% confidence

Sub-Topics State Budget School Funding Student Health Teachers Public Employees

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died · Florida · Senate Mar 13, 2026

SB 424: Educational Facilities

Educational Facilities; Deleting a provision authorizing a school of hope to colocate with another school in a public school facility; deleting a provision requiring a school district to permit a school of hope to use an underused, vacant, or surplus school district facility; deleting a requirement for students enrolled in a school of hope to be included in the school district’s total capital outlay full-time equivalent membership, etc.

Topics ✗ EducationOpposes EducationDeletes provisions enabling school of hope programs to share facilities and access funding, restricting operational flexibility and resource allocation for alternative schools.90% confidence

Sub-Topics School Funding School Safety Student Health

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in committee · Florida · Senate Mar 5, 2026

SB 206: Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder; Requiring certain program participants at educator preparation institutes to complete the autism micro-credential; requiring each educator preparation institute to offer training on teaching students with certain disabilities; creating the Autism Educator Loan Forgiveness Program; providing requirements for teachers to receive an annual payment; revising core curricula for teacher preparation programs, etc.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates autism training for K-12 teachers, strengthening educator qualifications and curriculum for students with autism spectrum disorder.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Special Education Student Health Teachers

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died · Florida · House Mar 13, 2026

HB 331: Reproductive Health and Instructional Materials

Reproductive Health and Instructional Materials ; Requires materials used in instruction of reproductive health & specified diseases to be annually approved at district school board meeting.

Topics ✗ EducationOpposes EducationRequires annual district board approval of reproductive health instructional materials, restricting curriculum content and academic freedom in K-12 education.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Curriculum K-12 Education Student Health

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died · Florida · Senate Mar 13, 2026

SB 534: Hunger-Free Campus Pilot Program

Hunger-Free Campus Pilot Program; Citing this act as the "Hunger-Free Campus Act"; establishing, subject to legislative appropriation, the pilot program within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for a specified period; requiring the Commissioner of Agriculture to identify the three state universities or Florida College System institutions with the highest percentage of Pell Grant-eligible students for participation in the pilot program; providing requirements for participating universities and institutions, etc.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationAddresses student hunger at institutions with high Pell Grant eligibility, enhancing educational access and student support through meal programs.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Higher Education Student Financial Aid Student Health

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signed · Florida · Senate May 26, 2026

SB 538: Extracurricular Activities

Extracurricular Activities; Authorizing district school boards to adopt policies for the use of certain funds to provide funding to specified persons relating to extracurricular activities; revising eligibility requirements for a student to participate in an interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activity; requiring the athletic director or other appropriate administrator to maintain records for all eligible students participating in interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activities at a member school; authorizing a public school to assess an activity fee for certain students; prohibiting a student from participating in interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activities at two different schools within the same school year unless the student meets specified criteria, etc.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationProhibits schools from imposing additional fees for extracurricular activities, enhancing access and reducing financial barriers for K-12 students.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Student Health

died · Florida · Senate Mar 13, 2026

SB 448: Career and Academic Planning for Middle and High School Students

Career and Academic Planning for Middle and High School Students; Requiring district school boards annually to provide students and their parents with certain information relating to career and technical education programs beginning in a specified grade; requiring middle schools to hold a career and academic planning meeting for specified students and their parents; revising the information included in a student’s personalized academic and career plan, etc.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationRequires career planning meetings and revised academic plans, enhancing student preparation and educational access in K-12 curriculum per bill summary.92% confidence

Sub-Topics Career & Technical Education K-12 Education Student Health

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