Monday, February 1, 2016

Legislative Update - January 27, 2016

Good morning!

The Senate Education Appropriation Subcommittee Chairman’s Recommendation for Education funding for FY16-17 is as follows - http://flsenate.gov/PublishedContent/Committees/2014-2016/AED/MeetingRecords/MeetingPacket_3377.pdf

Gaetz put in his budget $10.2 million for the expansion of CAPE academies through a competitive grant process. One named area was manufacturing. This the first new money secondary has seem possibly directed their way.

Additionally included in his proposed budget:
$20 million for the Technical Center Rapid response  competitive grant
$1.5 million increase in performance for industry certifications.

The  proposed implementing bill and proviso language will come out on Thursday. The proviso language will have Gaetz requirements for grant submission.

Another interesting aspect of Senator Gaetz proposed budget is there are no line items for individual funded groups such as boy clubs, etc. He is recommending a competitive grant process.

We have not seen anything from the House yet.

TRACKED BILLS

SB 1360 (2016) Student Assessments
                http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/1360
Filed to this Bill:
                102586 - Amendment filed by Education Pre-K - 12 (Senator Gaetz)

CS/CS/HB 7029 (2016) School Choice
                http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/7029
                HOUSE - Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)

CS/HB 249 (2016) Culinary Education Programs
                http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0249
Filed to this Bill:
                342057 - Amendment filed by Representative Moskowitz

TRACKED COMMITTEES

Education Pre-K - 12 - January 27, 2016 - 9:00- 11:00 a.m.
                Meeting Packet Published: http://www.flsenate.gov/Committees/Show/ED/MeetingPacket/3389

Appropriations Subcommittee on Education - January 26, 2016 - 3:30- 6:00 p.m.
                Audio Published: http://www.flsenate.gov/Committees/Show/AED/Audio/3377
                Attendance Report Published: http://www.flsenate.gov/Committees/Show/AED/AttendanceReport/3377

                Meeting Packet Published: http://www.flsenate.gov/Committees/Show/AED/MeetingPacket/3377

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