Education Pre-K - 12

>> Chair: GOOD AFTERNOON THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION PRE K 12 WILL COME TO ORDER. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> CHAIR SIMON. >> Senator Simon: HERE. >> SENATOR CALATAYUD. >> Senator Calatayud: HERE. >> SENATOR BERMAN. >> Senator Berman: HERE. >> SENATOR BURGESS. >> Senator Burgess: HERE. >> SENATOR DAVIS. >> Senator Davis: HERE. >> SENATOR GAETZ. >> Senator Gaetz: HERE. >> SENATOR OSGOOD. >> Senator Osgood: HERE. >> SENATOR YARBOROUGH. >> Senator Yarborough: HERE. >> A QUORUM IS PRESENT. >> Chair: THANK YOU. SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK BEFORE THE COMMITTEE SHOULD COMPLETE AN APPEARANCE FORM AND HAND IT TO A MEMBER THE SERGEANTS OFFICE. SHOULD YOU SELECT TO WAIVE YOUR SPEAKING TIME YOUR POSITION WILL BE INCLUDED IN COMMITTEE MEETING RECORDS. TAB NUMBER TWO SB 1318 THE FLORIDA TAX CREDIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM BY SENATOR RODRIGUEZ. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO EXPLAIN THE BILL. >> Senator Rodriguez: THANK YOU MR CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS. SENATE BILL 1318 MAKES A TECHNICAL CHANGE TO CLARIFY THAT WHEN AN FTC SCHOLARSHIP ACCOUNT IS CLOSED ANY REMAINING FUNDS MUST REVERT, BUT DO NOT REVERT TO THE STATE. THIS CHANGE IS SIMILAR TO A PROVISION THAT WAS INCLUDED IN SENATOR GAETZ SCHOLARSHIP BILL. SB 1318 FIXES THIS BY MAKING A TECHNICAL CHANGE AND THAT IS THE BILL. >> Chair: QUESTIONS ON THE BILL? APPEARANCE FORMS? OKAY DEBATE ON THE BILL? SENATOR RODRIGUEZ YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO CLOSE ON THE BILL. >> Senator Rodriguez: WAIVE CLOSE. >> Chair: CALL THE ROLL ON SB 1319. >> SENATOR BERMAN. SENATOR BURGESS. SENATOR DAVIS. SENATOR GAETZ. SENATOR OSGOOD. SENATOR YARBOROUGH. SENATOR CALATAYUD. CHAIR SIMON. >> Chair: SB 1380 REPORTS FAVORABLY BY YOUR VOTE. LET'S TAKE UP TAB THREE CS FOR SB 1690 CHILD CARE AND EARLY LEARNING SERVICES BY SENATOR CALATAYUD. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO EXPLAIN THE BILL. >> Sen Calatayud: THANK YOU. SENATE BILL 1690 UPDATES FLORIDA CHILDCARE LAWS BY STRENGTHENING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND CLARIFYING REGULATIONS AND UPDATING OUTDATED TERMINOLOGY AND ENSURING BEFORE AND AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE NOT OVERREGULATED. AT THE SUPPORTS FAMILIES PROVIDERS AND FLORIDA'S WORKFORCE. THAT IS THE BILL. >> Chair: THERE IS AN AMENDMENT. AMENDMENT BAR CODE 663670 BY SENATOR CALATAYUD. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO EXPLAIN THE AMENDMENT. >> Senator Calatayud: THANK YOU. THE AMENDMENT CLARIFIES TECHNICAL ISSUES REGARDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. UPDATES WILL MAKE AND REFLECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION WITH THE AUTHORITY TO ADOPT RULES RATHER THAN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. AND THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS THE CHIEF RULEMAKING UPDATING BODY AND HAS THE AUTHORITY TO -- I'M REPEATING MYSELF I'M SORRY. THAT IS THE AMENDMENT. >> Chair: QUESTIONS ON THE AMENDMENT? THERE ARE NONE. ARE THERE APPEARANCE FORMS ON THE AMENDMENT? IS THERE DEBATE ON THE AMENDMENT? YOU ARE RECOGNIZED CLOSE ON THE AMENDMENT. >> Senator Calatayud: WAIVE CLOSE. >> Chair: THOSE IN FAVOR? SAY YAY. THOSE OPPOSED? THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. WE’RE BACK ON THE BILL AS AMENDED. OTHER QUESTIONS ON THEAMENDED? SENATOR BERMAN YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> Senator Berman: THANK YOU. SENATOR, WHY ARE WE ELIMINATING THE REQUIREMENT FOR LARGE FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES TO PROVIDE PARENTS WITH INFORMATION ON LEAVING THE CHILDREN IN VEHICLES? >> Chair: YOU MAY GO BACK AND FORTH. >> I FORGOT WHERE IT IS IN THE BILL THAT I DID READ IT. >>Vice Chair Calatayud: THANK YOU CHAIR SIMON. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. SENATOR BERMAN. I ACTUALLY DO NOT HAVE THAT IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE IN MY NOTES AND I WILL NEED TO GET YOU THAT ANSWER. >>Chair Simon: FOLLOW-UP. >>Sen. Berman: I DID SORT OF WANT TO COMMENT. I WAS INVOLVED AND I THINK A LOT OF US WERE ABOUT CHANGING SOME OF THE LAWS ABOUT LEAVING CHILDREN IN VEHICLES AND IT'S A REALLY HORRENDOUS SITUATION SO IF WE ARE NOT GOING TO DO IT THERE, IF YOU COULD FIND OUT IF THERE ARE OTHER CHILDCARE FACILITIES THAT ARE STILL REQUIRED TO SUPPLY THAT INFORMATION, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL. >>Chair Simon: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE BILL AS AMENDED? WE DON'T HAVE ANY APPEARANCE FORMS, ANY DEBATE ON THE BILL AS AMENDED, SENATOR CALATAYUD YOUR RECOGNIZED CLOSE ON THE BILL AS AMENDED. >>Vice Chair Calatayud: WAIVE CLOSE. >>Chair Simon: CALL THE ROLL ON CS FOR SB 1690. >>Sen. Berman: >>Sen. Burgess: >>Sen. Davis: >>Sen. Gaetz: >>Sen. Osgood: >>Sen. Yarborough: >>Vice Chair Calatayud: >>Chair Simon: YES. BY YOUR VOTE CS -- FOR SB 1690 IS REPORTED FAVORABLY. WE ARE WAITING ON SENATOR JONES SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A BRIEF RECESS UNTIL SENATOR JONES MAKES IT TO THE MEETING. DON'T GO FAR. BACK TO ORDER, LET'S TAKE UP TAB ONE, SB 1682 ON SCHOOLTEACHER TRAINING AND MENTORING PROGRAMS BY SENATOR JONES. THERE IS A STRIKE ALL AMENDMENT, DID YOU WANT TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE STRIKE ALL? >>Sen. Jones: WE CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO. >>Chair Simon: LET'S DO THAT, YOU'VE GOT 30 SECONDS ON THIS BILL SO GIVE ME 30 SECONDS, LET'S TAKE UP AMENDMENT 779178 BY SENATOR JONES, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO EXPLAIN YOUR AMENDMENT. >>Sen. Jones: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. GOOD AFTERNOON MEMBERS. THIS STRIKE ALL ALIGNS THE BILL WITH THE HOUSE COMPANION AND REFOCUSES SCHOOLTEACHER TRAINING ON TO OUR PROGRAM ON CAMPUSES WITH THE GREATEST NEED BY LIMITING MENTOR PLACEMENT TO SCHOOLS EARNING A GRADE OF D OR F AND EXPANDING PARTICIPATION TO ALLOW SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS TO REPLACE QUALIFIED MENTORS AND IT TIGHTENS MENTOR ELIGIBILITY BY REQUIRING THREE YEARS OF PRE-K-12 TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND MOST RECENT HIGHLY EFFECTIVE VALUATION AND AUTHORIZES A STIPEND OF UP TO $3000 AND ALLOWS MENTORS TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE CLASSROOM TEACHERS AND REMOVES THIS SESSION BY CENTER SESSION SCHEDULE AND DIRECTS THE DEPARTMENT TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM STANDARDS AND DEVELOP A STANDARD MENTOR MENTEE CONTRACT TEMPLATE AND AUTHORIZES THE USE OF EDUCATION ENRICHMENT ALLOCATION FUNDS FOR THIS PROGRAM AND THAT IS THE AMENDMENT MR. CHAIR. >>Chair Simon: THANK YOU SENATOR JONES, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AMENDMENT, SEEING NONE NO APPEARANCE FORMS, IS THERE ANY DEBATE ON THE AMENDMENT, SENATOR JONES YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO CLOSE ON YOUR AMENDMENT. >>Sen. Jones: I WAIVE CLOSE MR. CHAIR. >>Chair Simon: ALL IN FAVOR SAY YEA, OPPOSED SAME SIGN, WE ARE BACK ON THE BILL AS AMENDED, THE QUESTIONS ON THE BILL AS AMENDED. SEEING NONE WE DO HAVE TO APPEARANCE FORMS. NANCY LOEFFLER WAIVING IN SUPPORT AND MARKEY'S MILLER WAIVING AND SUPPORT. ANY DEBATE ON THE BILL AS AMENDED? SENATOR JONES YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO CLOSE ON YOUR BILL AS AMENDED. >>Sen. Jones: VERY QUICKLY THANK YOU AND SENATOR CALATAYUD AND THE ENTIRE EDUCATION LEADERSHIP TEAM. I WILL BE BRIEF MAKING IT CLEAR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS ARE WHAT ACTUALLY HELPED ME WHEN I BECAME A TEACHER. THERE WAS ONLY ONE MISSING PORTION AFTER I BECAME A TEACHER AND THAT WAS THAT DEDICATED MENTOR TO HELP ME IN THE CLASSROOM AND I WAS HAVING TOUGH TIMES SO THIS GIVES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT DEDICATED MENTOR USING THE ALMOST $873 MILLION WE HAVE IN THE EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT APPLICATION TO SUPPORT THOSE MENTORS AND I'M HOPING WE CAN GET THIS ACROSS THE FINISH LINE WITH MY PARTNER IN THE HOUSE WHICH IS REPRESENTATIVE HINSON SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS BILL. >>Chair Simon: PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON CS FOR SB 182. >>Sen. Berman: >>Sen. Burgess: >>Sen. Davis: >>Sen. Gaetz: >>Sen. Osgood: >>Sen. Yarborough: >>Vice Chair Calatayud: >>Chair Simon: YES. BY YOUR VOTE CS FOR SB 182 IS REPORTED FAVORABLY. >>Sen. Jones: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU MEMBERS. >>Chair Simon: WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF THE ROAD. I WANT TO ADD LEAST FOR THIS COMMITTEE I WON'T SING. BUT I DO WANT TO SING THE PRAISES OF OUR STAFF. THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN, I SEE OUR STUDENTS OVER HERE. THIS WHOLE PROCESS DOESN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES MAKING THINGS WORK AND WE ARE NOT THAT SHARP, IT IS OUR STAFF THAT PUTS THE SPOTLIGHT ON US. SO MATT, ALEX, KENDRA, BEN, GARY, YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST. I JUST CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT ALL THE WORK YOU GUYS TRY AND MAKE ME LOOK BETTER. IT'S HARD I KNOW BUT I DO APPRECIATE YOU. AND THEN THERE'S ONE OTHER PERSON. I SAID I WAS GOING TO TRY TO KEEP IT TOGETHER BECAUSE I AM GOING TO MISS HER BECAUSE THIS IS HER LAST COMMITTEE MEETING. AND SHE'S BEEN SPECIAL IN EDUCATION SO I WOULD LIKE US ALL IF WE ALL COULD STAND UP AND GIVE HER A WARM ROUND OF APPLAUSE BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN A JOB WELL DONE. [APPLAUSE] WE DO HAVE SOME FLOWERS FOR YOU, KATHY, CAN'T LEAVE JUST YET. ALL RIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS. DOES ANY SENATOR WISH TO BE RECORDED ON VOTING AS A BILL BEFORE THE COMMITTEE TODAY? SENATOR DAVIS. >>Sen. Davis: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. I'D LIKE TO BE SHOWN VOTING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ON TAB 12 AND THREE, TWO IS SB 1318, THREE IS SB 1690 AND TAB 1 IS SB 182. >>Chair Simon: SENATOR GAETZ. >>Sen. Gaetz: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. I'D LIKE TO BE RECORDED AS VOTING YES ON TAB TWO. >>Chair Simon: SENATOR CALATAYUD. >>Vice Chair Calatayud: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. AFFIRMATIVE FOR TAB THREE. >>Chair Simon: IS THERE ANY OBJECTION, SEEING NONE SHOW THE MOTION ADOPTED, ANY OTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE? SENATOR CALATAYUD MOVES WE ADJOURN. MEETING IS ADJOURNED.