Florida 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

HB 903 — Educator Certifications and Training

Last action — Died in Education & Employment Committee

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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Educator Certifications and Training; Revises provisions relating to teacher & educator preparation programs, educator certification requirements, & educator inservice training requirements to require certified educators to receive training relating to mass casualty incidents.

Bill Text

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The bill mandates training relating to mass casualty incidents for various educator certification programs and requirements in Florida.

  • s. 1004.04

    Strategies and practices on identifying, preventing, preparing, addressing, and responding to mass casualty incidents. → Strategies and practices on identifying, preventing, preparing, addressing, and responding to mass casualty incidents.

    This adds mass casualty incident training to the core curricula of teacher preparation programs.

  • s. 1004.85

    Strategies and practices on identifying, preventing, preparing, addressing, and responding to mass casualty incidents.

    This requires postsecondary educator preparation programs to include mass casualty incident training.

  • s. 1012.56

    Have received training that includes strategies and practices on identifying, preventing, preparing, addressing, and responding to mass casualty incidents.

    This adds mass casualty incident training as a criterion for educator certification eligibility.

  • s. 1012.57

    Have received training that includes strategies and practices on identifying, preventing, preparing, addressing, and responding to mass casualty incidents.

    This requires holders of adjunct teaching certificates to also receive mass casualty incident training.

  • s. 1012.5841

    The Department of Education shall develop a list of approved trainings relating to mass casualty incidents; beginning in a specified school year, the department shall include such trainings in existing continuing education and inservice training requirements for instructional personnel.

    This establishes a requirement for the Department of Education to create and incorporate mass casualty incident training into educator training requirements.

Action History

  1. Died in Education & Employment Committee

  2. Now in Education & Employment Committee

  3. Reported out of PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee

  4. Favorable by PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee

  5. Added to PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee agenda

  6. Now in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee

  7. Reported out of Education Quality Subcommittee

  8. Favorable by Education Quality Subcommittee

  9. Added to Education Quality Subcommittee agenda

  10. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  11. Now in Education Quality Subcommittee

  12. Referred to Education & Employment Committee

  13. Referred to PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee

  14. Referred to Education Quality Subcommittee

  15. Filed

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Favorable (PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee)

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 7000
Democrat 4000
Unaffiliated 4000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Temple — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Williams — Yea
Lopez, V. — Yea
Bracy Davis, LaVon Democrat Yea
Daley, Dan Democrat Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Yea
Dunkley, Lisa Democrat Yea
Alvarez, Daniel Antonio "Danny" Republican Yea
Canady, Jennifer Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Gonzalez Pittman, Karen Republican Yea
Gossett-Seidman, Peggy Republican Yea
Michael, Kiyan Republican Yea
Rizo, Alex Republican Yea

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Favorable (Education Quality Subcommittee)

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 10000
Unaffiliated 4001
Democrat 3000
Total 17001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Beltran — Yea
Benjamin — Yea
Casello — Not Voting
Temple — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Yea
Franklin II, Gallop Democrat Yea
Gantt, Ashley Viola Democrat Yea
Alvarez, Daniel Antonio "Danny" Republican Yea
Canady, Jennifer Republican Yea
Chamberlin, Ryan Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Giallombardo, Mike Republican Yea
Gonzalez Pittman, Karen Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Redondo, Mike Republican Yea
Trabulsy, Dana Republican Yea
Yeager, Bradford Troy "Brad" Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety education
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 903 do?
Educator Certifications and Training; Revises provisions relating to teacher & educator preparation programs, educator certification requirements, & educator inservice training requirements to require certified educators to receive training relating to mass casualty incidents.
Who sponsors HB 903?
HB 903 is sponsored by Daley, Dan (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 903?
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 903?
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