House Majority Leader's Q and A on Sine DIE

http://miamiherald.typepad.com/files/qa-on-sine-die.docx-1.pdf

 

 

House provides information on next steps and why they closed the House Chamber early.

 

 

Status of bills now that the House has Adjourned for the 2015 Session

Sorted by Bill Number
Bill	Title	Sponsor
0982	Relating to Florida Civil Rights Act	Thompson
7019	Relating to Workforce Services	Economic Development & Tourism Subcommittee
7028	Relating to Educational Opportunities for Veterans	Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
7069	Relating to Education Accountability	Education Committee

 

The Governor has signed 7069 and the others are awaiting his signature. There were bills that will move to be enrolled as a result of the action of the House and Senate today.

948 and 7127 will die because they have not been approved by both chambers and will have no opportunity for action now that the House is adjourned for the 2015 regular session.

7125 was in messages to the Senate last Friday but they referenced it to three committees.

 

House v. Senate

 Look at last 4 minutes where the Speaker Sine Die'd the 2015 Session

 

 

http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/VideoPlayer.aspx?eventID=2443575804_2015041332&TermID=86

 

If you put the cursor on the screen a bar will come up which allows you to scroll to the end of the session.

SB 7028

SB 7028

This bill is awaiting the Governor’s signature. It adds to the  exemption for veterans who reside in the state from paying out of state tuition. The new group is identified as “ entitled to  educational financial assistance from United States Department of Veterans Affairs” rule to follow.

CS/HB 7069

Good afternoon,

The enrolled version of CS/HB 7069 is now available online.

I am highlighting just SOME of the additions and deletions in the bill:

Lines 117-121    Sets opening day of school no earlier than August 10^th

Lines 149-161    Deletes middle school requirement of  level 1 and 2 remediation

Lines 166-178    Deletes high school requirement of level 1 and 2 remediation

Lines 188-190    Deletes 11^th grade ELA assessment requirement

Lines 306-336    Deletes language that state EOC must be 305 of final grade

Lines 591-619    Deletes the requirement for local assessments for courses not associated with an                                  EOC

Lines 693-702    Limits testing time for statewide and district required local assessments to 5% of                                  student’s total school hours

Lines 711-717    Statewide EOC must be final exam in associated course

Lines 743           Paraprofessional with training may administer and proctor statewide assessments

Lines 1159         Deletes the requirement of the college ready assessment

Lines 1230-1255          

                           Requires an independent verifications of psychometric validity of the 2014-15                                      statewide assessment before school grades can be released

Lines 1375         Teachers evaluations- Student performance 1/3 of computation (instead of 50%)

Tracking Bills Relating to Post-Secondary

Good morning!

The Senate bills I am tracking be have bits and pieces of what we think will be in the House PCB, with the exception of the language pertaining to the CCC and technical college name.  The House PCB still has not been posted, but I understand many of the things the Senate wants is being place in the PCB.

I will be in attendance at the Senate Education Appropriations comm., where they are to provide the proviso and conforming language today. It is early in the game so changes will occur in both the House and the Senate before the budget goes to the respective floors.

TRACKED BILLS

SB 938 (2015) Postsecondary Education Affordability

                http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0938

                SENATE - On Committee agenda-- Higher Education, 03/23/15, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

SB 942 (2015) Rapid Response Education and Training Program

                http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0942

                SENATE - On Committee agenda-- Higher Education, 03/23/15, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

SB 948 (2015) Career Education and Job Training

                http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0948

                SENATE - On Committee agenda-- Higher Education, 03/23/15, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

SB 7030 (2015) Postsecondary Education for Students With Disabilities

                http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/7030

                SENATE - Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0

TRACKED COMMITTEES

Appropriations Subcommittee on Education - March 19, 2015 - 9:30 a.m.- 12:00 noon

                Expanded Agenda Published: http://www.flsenate.gov/Committees/Show/AED/ExpandedAgenda/2954

                Meeting Packet Published: http://www.flsenate.gov/Committees/Show/AED/MeetingPacket/2954

                Meeting Packet Published: http://www.flsenate.gov/Committees/Show/AED/MeetingPacket/2954

High School Teacher Externship Opportunity 2015

The Florida Energy Workforce Consortium (FEWC), an organization dedicated to developing solutions to meet the current and future work force needs of the state's energy industry, is offering two High School CTE and/or STEM teachers and externship opportunity during the 2015 summer break. The purpose of this externship is to connect teachers with the workplace to give them the opportunity to learn through direct experience about industry trends, organizational needs, employee skill requirements and opportunities in the electric utility industry. You can learn more about this opportunity and program deliverables by clicking here and connecting to our website.

The FEWC includes representatives from state economic development, workforce development, education, and organized labor as well as major electric utilities and associations. The consortium's primary goals are to develop accurate projections of future energy industry work force needs detailed by occupation and to prioritize those needs for focused educational and recruiting efforts. To ensure that solutions are developed in a sustainable and well-coordinated fashion, the FEWC is addressing several key objectives:

-Career Awareness: Improving the image of the industry and introducing to Floridians the high-paying jobs and career paths within it.

-Education: Impacting education public policy to support implementation of energy industry-relevant education and training at the secondary and post-secondary levels with an eye toward opportunities to transfer knowledge from the existing workforce to entry-level workers.

-State and National Outreach: Raising awareness of the impending workforce shortages and its impact on the energy sector and the state's economic development potential, thus avoiding potential adverse impacts to our state's citizenry and businesses.

The FEWC also hosts an annual networking opportunity for teachers as part of the Florida Energy Teachers' Network (FETN). The 2015 FETN workshop will be in Longwood, Florida on June 17 & 18. Please see the flyer on our website for more information.

To learn more about this opportunity and the program deliverables, interested teachers should review the FEWC Teacher Externship Program Guidelines found here on our website for an editable application and other forms. 

Applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on April 17,

2015 in order to be considered. The selection will be announced on or before May 12, 2015.

Please feel free to contact Susan Neumans Van Buren at fewc.externship@gmail.com or

850.307.1137 with any questions about this program, the FETN workshop, or the FEWC.