Florida CTE Updates: March 2016

Good morning,

We are in the home stretch for the 2016 session. Both chambers are frantically trying to get bills passed. Many will die from the lack of action.

This afternoon around 4:00 p.m. each chamber will take up the budget bills. Once those bills are passed by both the House and the Senate, it will be sent to the Governor. The Governor has line item veto authority over the budget presented to him for his signature. There is no doubt that he will use that authority on this budget.

As Education bills are signed by the Governor, I will present them to you. It is my plan to compile a summary of all the Education bills which would impact secondary and postsecondary programs.

Fresen’s last amendment to 7029 ( find below) would provide new language to the majority of the bill, which is what the Senate did to the House version of the bill before they sent it back.

TRACKED BILLS

CS/CS/HB 249 (2016) Culinary Education Programs

http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0249

SENATE - Read 3rd time

SENATE - CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0

HOUSE - Ordered enrolled

CS/SB 1360 (2016) Student Assessments

http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/1360

SENATE - Read 2nd time

SENATE - Retained on Special Order Calendar Filed to this Bill:

145418 - Amendment filed by Senator Hays

http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/1360/Amendment/145418/PDF