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CS/CS/HB 1267: Education

GENERAL BILL by Education & Employment Committee ; Education Administration Subcommittee ; Busatta

Education; Revises provisions relating to public postsecondary boards, presidents, presidential succession plans, textbooks & instructional materials, & graduation requirements; Institute for Freedom in the Americas; & K-12 educational facilities, early warning system, district school board real property, capital outlay, student reading & mathematics deficiencies, schools of hope, New Worlds Reading Initiative, student report cards, & school grades; & establishes Rural Incentive for Professional Educators (RIPE) Program.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 4/23/2025 Senate - Received
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/26/2025 House • Filed
    3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/5/2025 House • Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee
    • Referred to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
    • Referred to Education & Employment Committee
    • Now in Education Administration Subcommittee
    3/25/2025 House • PCS added to Education Administration Subcommittee agenda
    3/27/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Education Administration Subcommittee
    3/28/2025 House • Reported out of Education Administration Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    3/31/2025 House • Referred to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
    • Referred to Education & Employment Committee
    • Now in PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
    4/4/2025 House • Added to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee agenda
    4/8/2025 House • Favorable by PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
    • Reported out of PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
    • Now in Education & Employment Committee
    4/15/2025 House • PCS added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
    4/17/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee
    • Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2025)
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
    4/23/2025 House • Read 2nd time
    • Amendment 493471 Failed
    • Amendment 139615 Failed
    • Amendment 515465 Failed
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 86, NAYS 27
    4/23/2025 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Rules
    • Received

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  • CS/CS/HB 1267, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/17/2025 at 2:21 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Education & Employment Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/17/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (7)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1321 (e1) Higher Education Education & Employment Committee Compare Last Action: 4/22/2025 S Received
    H 1445 (c1) Public Officers and Employees State Affairs Committee Compare Last Action: 4/30/2025 S Placed on 3rd reading
    H 1483 (c1) Education Student Academic Success Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/14/2025 H Now in Education & Employment Committee
    S 110 (e1) Rural Communities Simon Compare Last Action: 4/30/2025 H In Messages
    S 1708 (c1) Education Calatayud Compare Last Action: 4/16/2025 S Now in Rules
    S 1726 (c2) Higher Education Calatayud Compare Last Action: 4/30/2025 S Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 1052
    S 1760 (c2) Public Officers and Employees Grall Compare Last Action: 4/30/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1445 -SJ 991

    Floor Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    493471 - Amendment
    Remove line 273 and insert:
    Gantt 4/18/2025
    3:00 PM
    House: Failed
    4/23/2025
    PDF
    139615 - Amendment
    Between lines 826 and 827, insert:
    Bartleman 4/18/2025
    3:09 PM
    House: Failed
    4/23/2025
    PDF
    515465 - Amendment
    Between lines 1516 and 1517, insert:
    Bartleman 4/18/2025
    2:38 PM
    House: Failed
    4/23/2025
    PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/23/2025 12:22 PM House 86 Yeas - 27 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (27)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.70 Page 9 (pdf)
    112.3144 Full and public disclosure of financial interests. Page 10 (pdf)
    1001.01 State Board of Education; generally. Page 10 (pdf)
    1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board. Page 11 (pdf)
    1001.43 Supplemental powers and duties of district school board. Page 13 (pdf)
    1001.451 Regional consortium service organizations. Page 15 (pdf)
    1001.4511 Page 19 (pdf)
    1001.61 Florida College System institution boards of trustees; membership. Page 20 (pdf)
    1001.64 Florida College System institution boards of trustees; powers and duties. Page 21 (pdf)
    1001.70 Board of Governors of the State University System. Page 22 (pdf)
    1001.706 Powers and duties of the Board of Governors. Page 23 (pdf)
    1001.71 University boards of trustees; membership. Page 26 (pdf)
    1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. Page 28 (pdf)
    1002.333 Persistently low-performing schools. Page 28 (pdf)
    1002.411 New Worlds Scholarship Accounts. Page 34 (pdf)
    1003.33 Report cards; end-of-the-year status. Page 34 (pdf)
    1003.4201 Comprehensive system of reading instruction. Page 35 (pdf)
    1003.485 The New Worlds Reading Initiative. Page 37 (pdf)
    1004.085 Textbook and instructional materials affordability and transparency. Page 38 (pdf)
    1004.098 Applicants for president of a state university or Florida College System institution; public records exemption; public meetings exemption. Page 40 (pdf)
    1004.89 Institute for Freedom in the Americas. Page 43 (pdf)
    1007.25 General education courses; common prerequisites; other degree requirements. Page 44 (pdf)
    1008.25 Public school student progression; student support; coordinated screening and progress monitoring; reporting requirements. Page 45 (pdf)
    1008.34 School grading system; school report cards; district grade. Page 56 (pdf)
    1009.635 Page 64 (pdf)
    1013.62 Charter schools capital outlay funding. Page 66 (pdf)
    1013.64 Funds for comprehensive educational plant needs; construction cost maximums for school district capital projects. Page 69 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 1267, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/28/2025 at 10:01 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Education Administration Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/28/2025 (pdf)
    PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/8/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1708 (c1) Education Calatayud Similar Last Action: 4/16/2025 S Now in Rules

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1002.333 Persistently low-performing schools. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • HB 1267, Original Filed Version Posted 2/26/2025 at 5:07 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1708 Education Calatayud Identical Last Action: 4/16/2025 S Now in Rules

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 1 (pdf)
    1002.333 Persistently low-performing schools. Page 2 (pdf)
    1013.31 Educational plant survey; need assessment criteria; PECO project funding. Page 7 (pdf)

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