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Legislative Insider’s Report from Tallahassee – Week 8 of 9

03/03/2018 0

Thank you to everyone who took the time to respond to the action alert we sent out on Monday regarding HB 7055 concerning homeschool distance learning and tutoring programs! Your efforts made a difference! When the bill was heard in committee on Tuesday, the sponsor of the strike-all amendment, Sen. Passidomo (R-Naples), shared she did not realize how the changes in the bill would affect homeschoolers and promised to address these concerns with an amendment [More…]

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We need your help! Homeschooling Options Are Under Attack!

02/26/2018 0

ACTION ALERT Options for Homeschooling Families Will Be Ending Soon if You Don’t Act Now! Please call or email the Senate Appropriations Committee and respectfully ask them to leave homeschool private distance learning and tutoring programs alone. The Senate Education Committee recently added a dangerous strike-all amendment to HB 7055, the House’s 2018 omnibus education package (the House passed this bill earlier in February, the Senate is now considering the bill). The bill itself includes helpful programs [More…]

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Legislative Insider’s Report from Tallahassee – Week 7 of 9

02/23/2018 0

Photo Credit: The Palm Beach Post This week students from Parkland and across the state descended on Tallahassee to call for legislative action after the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last week. On Tuesday and Wednesday, students were split into groups and were escorted by Equality Florida, Florida’s leading LGBT activist organization, and other organizers to meet with legislators to share their experiences and demand action. On Tuesday, as the House opened [More…]

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Legislative Insider’s Report from Tallahassee – Week 5 of 9

02/09/2018 0

Much of this week’s happenings centered around the state budget and education, specifically the Hope Scholarship program that is being championed by House Speaker Richard Corcoran. Both the House and Senate rolled out their budget proposals this week. Both versions total about $87 billion, but individual line items are different. Each chamber passed out their version; in the House, it was pretty much party line in an 85-27 vote, while the Senate approved their version in [More…]

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Legislative Insider’s Report from Tallahassee – Week 4 of 9

02/02/2018 0

Week 4 is over and there was quite a bit of movement on some bills that we’re watching, but haven’t listed on our core legislative agenda. First off, the House rolled out its gambling bill for the year this week. The proposed bill looks good in that it locks in the Seminole gambling compact for 20 years and puts some other restrictions on gambling in the state. What remains to be seen is whether, after [More…]