Florida 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 1 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 581 — International Baccalaureate Bonus Funding

Last action — Died in PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

International Baccalaureate Bonus Funding; Revises requirements for calculation of additional full-time equivalent membership & certain bonuses based on International Baccalaureate examination scores of students to include students who earn equivalent scores as determined by DOE.

Bill Text

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This bill expands the criteria for calculating additional full-time equivalent membership and bonuses for students in the International Baccalaureate program to include equivalent scores determined by the Department of Education.

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    based on International Baccalaureate examination scores of students to include students who earn equivalent → based on International Baccalaureate examination scores of students to include students who earn equivalent scores as determined by the Department of Education

    The bill allows for the inclusion of students who achieve equivalent scores defined by the Department of Education in the calculation of membership and bonuses.

Action History

  1. Died in PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. Now in PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee

  4. Reported out of Education Administration Subcommittee

  5. Favorable by Education Administration Subcommittee

  6. Added to Education Administration Subcommittee agenda

  7. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  8. Now in Education Administration Subcommittee

  9. Referred to Education & Employment Committee

  10. Referred to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee

  11. Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee

  12. Filed

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (162)

162 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Favorable (Education Administration Subcommittee)

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 12001
Democrat 5000
Total 17001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Alvarez, Jose Democrat Yea
Aristide, Wallace Democrat Yea
Bracy Davis, LaVon Democrat Yea
Nixon, Angela "Angie" Democrat Yea
Woodson, Marie Paule Democrat Yea
Albert, Jon Republican Yea
Basabe, Fabián Republican Yea
Black, Dean Republican Yea
Gossett-Seidman, Peggy Republican Yea
Holcomb, Jeff Republican Yea
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Not Voting
Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" Republican Yea
Nix Jr., Danny Republican Yea
Porras, Juan Carlos Republican Yea
Sapp, Judson Republican Yea
Trabulsy, Dana Republican Yea
Valdés, Susan L. Republican Yea
Weinberger, Meg Republican Yea

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Subjects

education
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 581 do?
International Baccalaureate Bonus Funding; Revises requirements for calculation of additional full-time equivalent membership & certain bonuses based on International Baccalaureate examination scores of students to include students who earn equivalent scores as determined by DOE.
Who sponsors HB 581?
HB 581 is sponsored by Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee" (Democrat) and Tuck, Kaylee (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 581?
This bill died with 2025 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 581?
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