Education; Revises provisions relating to charter schools & virtual charter schools, certain scholarship programs, virtual instruction programs & FEFP.
Sponsored bills
Infrastructure Project Funding; Prohibits administering agency from disbursing funds from any category of General Appropriations Act for infrastructure projects under certain conditions; requires grantee to use revenues for infrastructure projects for certain activities only; prohibits water management districts from disbursing funds to grantees for water-related projects unless certain conditions are met; prohibits potential grantees from seeking funds for water-related projects under certain conditions; provides criteria under which applicants may apply for water project grant funding; prohibits applicants from seeking water project grant funding under certain conditions.
Resale of Tickets; Prohibits sale of certain nontransferable tickets; provides exception; prohibits original ticket seller from taking certain actions against persons who purchase or resell tickets.
Partisan Elections for Members of District School Boards; Proposing amendments to State Constitution to require members of district school board to be elected in partisan election.
Improvements to Real Property; Provides authorized & prohibited activities related to qualifying improvements to real property to be financed by non-ad valorem assessments; provides requirements for local governments, program administrators, & PACE contractors; specifies types of contracts that are unenforceable; requires local governments that have authorized qualifying improvement programs to annually post specified information on their websites.
Racial and Sexual Discrimination; Prohibits state agencies, counties, municipalities, & public K-20 educational institutions from providing mandatory training for employees or students which espouses certain concepts; requires certain diversity & inclusion efforts; requires DMS, in consultation with Florida Commission on Human Relations, to review agency diversity & inclusion training; requires contracts with agency to include option to terminate if contractor provides workforce training that espouses certain concepts; requires contractor to submit certification; requires each agency to report violations; authorizes contractor's placement on discriminatory vendor list.
Online Training for Private Security Officers; Provides certain training for Class "G" or Class "D" license may be conducted online; requires DACS to establish criteria & rules for regulation of entities providing online training; provides requirements for online training courses for Class "D" license; provides reporting requirements upon completion of training.
Ukraine; A resolution condemning the invasion of Ukraine and supporting the people of Ukraine.
Holodomor Remembrance Day; Designates November 26, 2022, as "Holodomor Remembrance Day".
Moments of Silence in Public Schools; Requires principals to require teachers to set aside time for moment of silence; prohibits teachers from making suggestions to nature of any reflection during moment of silence; deletes provision authorizing district school boards to provide brief period of silent prayer or meditation; requires certain teachers encourage parents or guardians to discuss moment of silence & make suggestions as to the best use of this time.