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SB 7036FLORIDA · STATEWIDESession 2026dead

Florida SB 7036 exempts school boards from administrative rule-making requirements and expands student epinephrine device options

Original title: Education

March 13, 2026

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The Frame

What this does

These changes alter the legal process for local school board policy adoption and expand the types of medical devices students may carry on campus, affecting school district operations and student health protocols statewide.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

District school boards

They are no longer subject to Chapter 120 rule-making requirements when adopting rules at public meetings.

Students with allergies

They are permitted to carry a broader range of FDA-approved epinephrine delivery devices.

Private prekindergarten providers

They must comply with revised attendance reporting requirements.

What changed

Last recorded activity March 13, 2026.

What's next

Introduced.

Summary

This bill exempts district school boards from standard state administrative rule-making procedures when adopting rules at public meetings and allows students to carry any FDA-approved . It also updates attendance reporting for private prekindergarten providers, modifies agriculture instruction requirements, and allows marching band participation to satisfy two specific credit requirements.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does this bill change how my local school board adopts new rules?
Yes, it exempts school boards from the standard administrative rule-making requirements found in , provided the rules are adopted at a public meeting with public input.
Can students now carry different types of allergy medication?
Yes, the bill authorizes students to carry any FDA-approved , rather than being restricted specifically to auto-injectors.

Why It Matters

These changes alter the legal process for local school board policy adoption and expand the types of medical devices students may carry on campus, affecting school district operations and student health protocols statewide.

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Lobbying Activity

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

on behalf of Cleveland Clinic Foundation

$130,000

2026

HEALTH ISSUESMEDICARE/MEDICAID

Quantum computing Immigration Issues National Institute of Health CHILDReN Act EARLY Minds Act Interoperability Issues Brain Health 340B Graduate Medical Education Workforce Issues Payer Accountability Organ Transplant Legislation Healthy Competition Act Price Transparency

ACG Advocacy

on behalf of DREXEL UNIVERSITY

2026

BUDGET/APPROPRIATIONS

General issues impacting higher education. Research and development funding for specialty materials. Appropriations for University funding. Issues related to pediatric hospitals.

725 STRATEGIES

on behalf of Schuerger Law Group

2026

EDUCATION

Lobbying to restart PCP referrals on student loan collections

ACG Advocacy

on behalf of March Fourth

2026

EDUCATIONCIVIL RIGHTS/CIVIL LIBERTIES

School safety/security.

ADOBE INC

$450,000

2026

COMPUTER INDUSTRYDEFENSEGOVERNMENT ISSUESCOPYRIGHT/PATENT/TRADEMARK

IT Modernization and Digital Service delivery issues; Digital Service Delivery IT Acquisition, and Content Authenticity and digital provenance issues; Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI); artificial intelligence; content provenance; privacy; technology in and competition issues; AI innovation and the economy; Content provenance and AI Labelling; IT modernization; Support for H.R. 9112 - CREATOR Act

ACTE

$20,000

2026

EDUCATIONBUDGET/APPROPRIATIONSLABOR ISSUES/ANTITRUST/WORKPLACE

Providing information surrounding the benefits of supporting career and technical education (CTE); Supporting the work of the House and Senate CTE Caucuses; Supporting the Skills Saving Account Act, H.R. 464; Supporting the Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act, S.4576/H.R.8896; Providing input for K-12 AI Literacy and Readiness Act, H.R. 8747; Supporting the Early Childhood Workforce Advancement Act, S. 4597/H.R.8937; opposing Interagency Agreements between the Department of Education and other agencies; sharing recommendations for the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act.

AARP

$4,110,000

2026

HEALTH ISSUESMEDICARE/MEDICAIDLAW ENFORCEMENT/CRIME/CRIMINAL JUSTICEPHARMACY

P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 8867, Planning for Long-term Aging Needs (PLAN) Act H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025 H.R. 9393, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. H.R. 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act. S. 4916, the Aging with Artificial Intelligence Act. H.R. 8100, Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act. S. 3886, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act. H.R. 6766/S. 3492, the Essential Caregivers Act of 2025. H.R. 7966/S. 4118, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act. S. 2120, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 5575, the Firefighters Assisting Seniors to Emergency Response (FASTER) Act of 2025. H.R. 3954/S. 4641, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R.5554/S.2831, Stand Strong for Medicare Act. S. 3439/H.R. 6735, Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act and efforts related to the bill S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act S. 668/H.R. 3183, Supporting Access to Falls Education and Prevention and Strengthening Training Efforts and Promoting Safety Initiatives (SAFE STEPS) for Veterans Act of 2025 CMS-1851-P, Hospice Proposed rule. CMS-1843-P, Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed rule. CMS-1844-P, Home Health Proposed rule. No bill number. Health care transparency. No bill number. Discussed use of artificial intelligence and health data technology. No bill number. Discussed health-related policies and activities around the fall respiratory virus season. No bill number. Discussed health insurance affordability proposals. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home staffing standards, safety, and quality. No bill number. Discussed Nursing home transparency and ownership requirements. No bill number. Discussed home health, hospice, and long-term care. No bill number. Discussed falls prevention. No bill number. Discussed social isolation. No bill number. Discussed HUD Assisted Living Requirements No bill number. Discussed family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed AARP paper on Medicare Caregiver Training Services. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid community engagement interim final rule, including the family caregiver exemption. No bill number. Discussed the paid direct care workforce in long-term care. No bill number. Discussed the unaffordability of long-term care. No bill number. Discussed Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid HCBS spousal impoverishment protections. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid fraud and family caregivers, Medicaid self-direction programs. No bill number. Discussed sandwich generation family caregiver hearing and submitted a statement for the record discussing family caregivers and sandwich generation caregivers, programs that support them, AARP caregiving resources, and federal policies to support sandwich generation caregivers and caregivers more broadly. No bill number. Discussed long-term care. No bill number. CMS-2453-NC; Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set Submitted comments No bill number. Discussed expanding access to home care. No bill number. Discussed the increasing cost of home care No bill number. Discussed HSA use for telehealth chronic care management services/subscriptions. No bill number. Discussed artificial intelligence and technology

1607 STRATEGIES, LLC

on behalf of inspHIRE IO Corp. DBA Candidly

2026

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS/INVESTMENTS/SECRETIREMENT

Student loan and retirement security issues. Implementation of SECURE 2.0 of 2022 Act. Access to student loan payment data to allow employees to match student loan payments with retirement savings payments. Issues related to Stop Student Debt Relief Scams Act of 2019.

2020 STRATEGIES LLC

on behalf of PDE Action

2026

EDUCATION

Federal Scholarship Tax Credit DC Opportunity Scholarship Program Returning Education to the States

on behalf of Center for Creative Education, Inc.

2026

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