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SB 1170FLORIDA · STATEWIDESession 2026Died in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education

Proposed Rules for Video Cameras in Special Education Classrooms

Original title: Education

January 6, 2026

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Where This Stands

Introduced
Committee
Floor Vote
Passed
Signed

Currently Died in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.

Procedural history

10 actions
  1. Feb 10, 2026Senate
    CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time
  2. Feb 5, 2026Senate
    Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
  3. Feb 5, 2026Senate
    Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Rules
  4. Feb 5, 2026Senate
    Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary
  5. Feb 5, 2026Senate
    Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  6. Feb 3, 2026Senate
    CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
Show 4 earlier actions
  1. Jan 29, 2026Senate
    On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 02/03/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
  2. Jan 13, 2026SenateIntroduced
    Introduced
  3. Jan 12, 2026SenateCommittee
    Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Judiciary; Rules
  4. Jan 6, 2026SenateIntroduced
    Filed

Version history

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The Frame

What this does

The bill creates a standardized legal framework for parents to monitor special education environments, impacting how school districts manage surveillance, data retention, and investigations for students with special needs.

Who is mentioned in the record

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

Parents of special education students

They gain the right to request video and audio monitoring in their child's self-contained classroom.

School districts

They are required to adopt policies, install equipment, manage data retention, and facilitate viewing requests.

School employees

They are subject to being recorded while working in self-contained classrooms.

What changed

Current stage: Died in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education.

What's next

Floor Vote.

Summary

This bill establishes a formal process for parents of students in self-contained special education classrooms to request the installation of video and audio recording equipment. It sets strict requirements for how schools must manage, store, and provide access to these recordings while protecting student privacy.

Key Facts

You don't have to trust us. Each fact below is taken straight from the official document - click any one to see the exact passage, highlighted in the original.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can any parent request a camera in their child's classroom?
No, the request is limited to parents of students in 'self-contained' classrooms, where a majority of students receive special education services for at least 50% of the day. It does not apply to classrooms for gifted students.
Who is allowed to watch the video recordings?
Access is restricted to involved school employees, parents of involved students, law enforcement, and the Department of Children and Families during investigations.
Can schools use these videos to evaluate teachers?
No, the bill explicitly prohibits using the recordings for teacher evaluations.

Why It Matters

The bill creates a standardized legal framework for parents to monitor special education environments, impacting how school districts manage surveillance, data retention, and investigations for students with special needs.

News Coverage

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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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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift100% confidence

Transition from Pilot to Permanent Policy

The bill explicitly deletes references to a 'Pilot Program,' indicating a shift toward establishing permanent, statewide requirements for classroom video monitoring.

Connected Entities

organizationRulesCommittee reviewing the billMap →
location412 Knott BuildingLocation of committee meetingsMap →
organizationJudiciaryCommittee reviewing the billMap →
organizationEducation Pre-K - 12Committee reviewing the billMap →
organizationAppropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 EducationCurrent committee overseeing the billMap →

Sources

Open source document

openstates.org

Analysis Score

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  • Significance65
    How much this matters to a regular citizen
  • Controversy40
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  • Entertainment5
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  • Buzz10
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