Schedule for the Week of March 17th

Calendar for Week of Monday, Mar 17, 2014

Monday Mar 17, 2014
1:00PM	Event	Location	End
	S Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development	110 S	1:00PM-2:30PM
2:45PM	Event	Location	End
	S Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government	110 S	2:45PM-4:15PM
	S Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services	412 K	2:45PM-4:15PM
3:00PM	Event	Location	End
	H Judiciary Committee	404 H	3:00PM-5:00PM
4:30PM	Event	Location	End
	S Agriculture	301 S	4:30PM-6:00PM
	S Commerce and Tourism	110 S	4:30PM-6:00PM
	S Criminal Justice	37 S	4:30PM-6:00PM
	S Ethics and Elections	412 K	4:30PM-6:00PM
5:30PM	Event	Location	End
	H Rules & Calendar Committee	404 H	5:30PM-6:00PM
Tuesday Mar 18, 2014
8:00AM	Event	Location	End
	S Children, Families, and Elder Affairs	37 S	8:00AM-9:30AM
	H Civil Justice Subcommittee	404 H	8:00AM-12:00PM
	S Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities	301 S	8:00AM-9:30AM
	S Education	412 K	8:00AM-9:30AM
	S Judiciary	110 S	8:00AM-9:30AM
9:00AM	Event	Location	End
	H Government Operations Subcommittee	212 K	9:00AM-12:00PM
	H Healthy Families Subcommittee	12 H	9:00AM-12:00PM
9:30AM	Event	Location	End
	H Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee	102 H	9:30AM-11:30AM
	H K-12 Subcommittee	17 H	9:30AM-11:30AM
10:00AM	Event	Location	End
	S SESSION	Chamber	10:00AM-12:00PM
	H Rulemaking, Oversight & Repeal Subcommittee	306 H	10:00AM-11:00AM
12:30PM	Event	Location	End
	H Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee	102 H	12:30PM-2:30PM
	H Business & Professional Regulation Subcommittee	12 H	12:30PM-2:30PM
	H Choice & Innovation Subcommittee	306 H	12:30PM-2:30PM
	H Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee	17 H	12:30PM-2:30PM
	H Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee	212 K	12:30PM-2:30PM
	H Transportation & Highway Safety Subcommittee	404 H	12:30PM-2:30PM
2:45PM	Event	Location	End
	S Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice	37 S	2:45PM-4:15PM
	S Appropriations Subcommittee on Education	412 K	2:45PM-4:15PM
	S Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development	110 S	2:45PM-4:15PM
3:00PM	Event	Location	End
	H Criminal Justice Subcommittee	404 H	3:00PM-6:00PM
	H Education Appropriations Subcommittee	17 H	3:00PM-6:00PM
	H Energy & Utilities Subcommittee	212 K	3:00PM-5:00PM
	H Health Quality Subcommittee	306 H	3:00PM-5:00PM
	H Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee	102 H	3:00PM-5:00PM
4:00PM	Event	Location	End
	H Veteran & Military Affairs Subcommittee	12 H	4:00PM-5:00PM
4:30PM	Event	Location	End
	S Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax	37 S	4:30PM-6:00PM
	S Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government	110 S	4:30PM-6:00PM
	S Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services	412 K	4:30PM-6:00PM
Wednesday Mar 19, 2014
8:00AM	Event	Location	End
	S Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice	37 S	8:00AM-10:30AM
	S Appropriations Subcommittee on Education	412 K	8:00AM-10:30AM
	S Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development	110 S	8:00AM-10:30AM
	H Ethics & Elections Subcommittee	212 K	8:00AM-11:00AM
9:00AM	Event	Location	End
	H Health Innovation Subcommittee	306 H	9:00AM-11:00AM
	H Higher Education & Workforce Subcommittee	102 H	9:00AM-11:00AM
	H Insurance & Banking Subcommittee	404 H	9:00AM-11:00AM
	H Justice Appropriations Subcommittee	17 H	9:00AM-11:00AM
9:30AM	Event	Location	End
	H Economic Development & Tourism Subcommittee	12 H	9:30AM-10:30AM
11:00AM	Event	Location	End
	S Banking and Insurance	110 S	11:00AM-12:30PM
	S Community Affairs	301 S	11:00AM-12:30PM
	S Health Policy	412 K	11:00AM-12:30PM
	S Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security	37 S	11:00AM-12:30PM
11:30AM	Event	Location	End
	H Select Committee on Gaming	17 H	11:30AM-1:30PM
	H Select Committee on Health Care Workforce Innovation	102 H	11:30AM-1:30PM
1:30PM	Event	Location	End
	S Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax	37 S	1:30PM-4:00PM
	S Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government	110 S	1:30PM-4:00PM
	S Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services	412 K	1:30PM-4:00PM
2:00PM	Event	Location	End
	H Economic Affairs Committee	102 H	2:00PM-4:00PM
	H Judiciary Committee	404 H	2:00PM-4:00PM
	H State Affairs Committee	17 H	2:00PM-4:00PM
4:30PM	Event	Location	End
	H SESSION	Chamber	4:30PM-6:30PM
	S Rules	110 S	4:30PM-6:00PM
Thursday Mar 20, 2014
8:30AM	Event	Location	End
	H Local & Federal Affairs Committee	212 K	8:30AM-11:30AM
9:00AM	Event	Location	End
	H Education Committee	102 H	9:00AM-11:00AM
	S Environmental Preservation and Conservation	110 S	9:00AM-11:00AM
	S Governmental Oversight and Accountability	412 K	9:00AM-11:00AM
	H Health & Human Services Committee	17 H	9:00AM-11:00AM
	S Regulated Industries	301 S	9:00AM-11:00AM
	H Regulatory Affairs Committee	404 H	9:00AM-11:00AM
	S Transportation	37 S	9:00AM-11:00AM
12:00PM	Event	Location	End
	H Appropriations Committee	212 K	12:00PM-2:00PM
	H Finance & Tax Subcommittee	17 H	12:00PM-3:00PM
1:30PM	Event	Location	End
	S SESSION	Chamber	1:30PM-4:30PM
3:30PM	Event	Location	End
	H SESSION	Chamber	3:30PM-6:00PM
4:45PM	Event	Location	End
	S Special Order Calendar Group	401 S	4:45PM-N/A
Friday Mar 21, 2014

Speaker Weatherford's Opening Day Speech

Click here to view Speaker Weatherford's opening day speech.

Please note on page 7, 3^rd  paragraph the Speaker’s reference to Tech Centers.

It would be wonderful, if you sent him an email thanking him for his recognition of Tech Centers in his opening day address.

Will.Weatherford@myfloridahouse.gov

Please address him as Speaker Weatherford.

In the subject line I would suggest: Thank you from (the name of your Technical Center)

The Technical Center bill passed out of the House Education Appropriations Committee with the amendment. HB 7057 (Technical Center bill) will now be heard in the full House Education Committee on next Wednesday, March 12th, at 1 pm. in Reed Hall (change to schedule). We need Directors in attendance, so please let me know if you plan to attend and whether you need a hotel room. I can guarantee the reservation with the FACTE card and you present your card for payment on arrival. Hotel rooms are tight, so please let me know.

Thank you so much for your assistance.

Senate Version of Accountability Bill

Click here for the lastest version of the staff analysis for SB7060.

The CTE issue we have with this bill is that only the industry certifications which articulate to college credit will be used in the school grade calculation.

I attended the House Education workshop on Accountability today  and the language discussed included all of the certificates on the Funding list in the school grade calculation. We have no bill number for the House version yet.

Neither the House nor the Senate are including any  “participation” in their calculations.

Updates on Bills & Accountability Presentation

Below are a few documents that may interest you.

Visit our News & Legislation page to read Amendment 1011-80 to the tech center bill from the House Ed. Appropriations Committee staff (HB 7057). Email any comments you may have concerning this proposed amendment. The SB 1202 has been filed it is the companion to SB 7057 Technical “college” bill.

Last Tuesday, Pam Stewart gave this accountability presentation at the State Board of Education meeting. It discusses the DOE's proposed changes to school grading.

Click here to read a bill that would move forward with Agriculture industry certification requirement. There is currently no companion for this bill in senate.

House Higher Education members with link to their info- Technical Center bill to be heard Thursday, Feb. 13 at 8 am

Nunez, Jeanette M. [R]

Vice Chair

Rodrigues, Ray Wesley [R]

Bracy, Randolph [D]
Coley, Marti [R]
Fitzenhagen, Heather Dawes [R]
Fresen, Erik [R]
Grant, James W. "J.W." [R]
Powell, Bobby [D]
Rehwinkel Vasilinda, Michelle [D]
Saunders, Joe [D]
Spano, Ross [R]
Zimmermann, Carl F. "Z" [D]

Above you will find the links to each member of the House Higher Education and Workforce committee. We were told by House staff that the bill will be put to vote in this committee on Feb. 13, 8 am. The meeting notice has not been posted yet and we still do not have the PCB number; but both items should be available by the end of the week or before.

I have two tasks for you:

1.    Contact the legislators on this list and ask for their support for the bill, BEFORE next week. It is particularly important if the Legislator is from your county. Follow up  with an invitation to your Tech Center campus.

2.    It would be helpful if  you could come for the committee meeting on FEB. 13^th,however, if you are here for CTE on the Hill try to get an appointment with your Legislators to discuss the bill. Please let me know if you plan to attend either event. I will try to get some rooms at the Hilton Garden Inn for the night of Feb. 12^th.

The meeting went well yesterday. The president of the Council of Presidents spoke briefly and basically said they did not have a position on the bill YET. The State College presidents are meeting in Tallahassee on Thursday, and I am sure this will be a major topic of conversation.

I want to thank Todd Bowden, Dave Barnes, Martha Compton, and Susan Miller for coming up yesterday. Though there were no questions that required our response, the staff knew they were in the audience. I since a list to staff  advising that our experts were available.

I spoke briefly with Senator Munford yesterday evening and he is still supportive of the bill. He said “it was the right thing to do”.

Prior to the committee meeting yesterday I spoke to the Manufacturing Association of Florida and they will support the bill. Al Stimac was particularly vocal in his support. Al has been appointed to the Higher Education Coordinating Council, by the Governor. He will be a strong advocate for our issues, secondary and post-secondary.