SB 1620: Public Education
GENERAL BILL by Leek ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gaetz
Public Education; Revising the definition of the term “agency” to include district school boards for purposes of provisions restricting the employment of relatives of public officials; providing members of a district school board with specified rights; requiring that certain documents from district school board meetings be kept as public records; requiring school officers to receive specified training; providing that a school district employee may not be required or incentivized to sign a nondisclosure agreement or confidentiality agreement, etc.
- Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/9/2026 Senate • Filed
1/16/2026 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Judiciary; Rules
1/22/2026 Senate • Introduced
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SB 1620, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/9/2026 at 12:39 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1073 School Districts Koster Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) 
Citations - Statutes (7)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 112.3135 Restriction on employment of relatives. Page 2 (pdf) 1001.366 Page 2 (pdf) 1001.372 District school board meetings. Page 4 (pdf) 1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board. Page 4 (pdf) 1011.035 School district fiscal transparency. Page 7 (pdf) 1012.22 Public school personnel; powers and duties of the district school board. Page 8 (pdf) 1015.03 Rights of employment. Page 9 (pdf)