Education; Revises provisions relating to SBE, FCS, Academically Challenging Curriculum to Enhance Learning options, single-gender programs, charter technical career centers & public technical centers, virtual education options, school readiness program providers, VPK, & ELCs, Competency-Based Education Pilot Program, Art in Capitol Competition, DJJ education programs, automotive service technology education programs, Board of Trustees of St. Petersburg College, coordinated screening & progress monitoring system, & instructional materials adoption cycles.
Rep. Alex Rizo
Sponsored bills
Education; Revises requirements relating to district school board duties & responsibilities, requirements for student management of specified health conditions, prekindergarten instructors postsecondary educator preparation in field experiences, Florida Institute for Charter School Innovation, critical teacher shortages, collective bargaining, Teacher Apprenticeship Program, Dale Hickam Excellent Teaching Program, FCS institution employment equity accountability program, rent or lease of K-12 plants & facilities.
Security Grants; Expands Nonprofit Security Grant Program to include additional organizations; specifies that grants may be used for certain materials; revises criteria to be awarded grant; requires DEM to provide information to Legislature annually by specified date; provides appropriations. APPROPRIATION: $45,000,000
Family Empowerment Scholarship Program; Revises number of students eligible to participate in Family Empowerment Scholarship Program.
Scrutinized Companies; Revises provisions related to scrutinized companies including definitions, criteria for being identified as scrutinized company, name of scrutinized company list, assembly & updating of such list, removal from such list, & government contracting.
Disaster Relief; Revising provisions related disaster relief including counties and municipalities impacted by specified disasters, loan programs, grant programs, appropriations, My Safe Florida Home Program, & tax relief. APPROPRIATION: $416,955,100
Support for Israel and Condemning Hamas and Anti-Semitism; Expresses State of Florida's unwavering support for State of Israel & Jewish citizens in Florida & condemns Hamas & anti-Semitism.
State of Israel; Expresses support for State of Israel.
Parenting and Time-sharing of Minor Children; Removes requirement for unanticipated change in circumstances in order to modify parenting plan or time-sharing schedule; creates rebuttable presumption that equal time-sharing is in best interests of child; provides standard of evidence to rebut such presumption; requires court to evaluate certain factors & make specific written findings of fact when creating or modifying time-sharing schedule; authorizes modification of time-sharing schedule.
Physician Assistant Licensure; Revises requirements for applicant for licensure as physician assistant.