FL HB 561

enacted

Educator Preparation and Certification

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did FL HB 561 pass?

Yes. FL HB 561 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-26): Chapter No. 2026-106

What is FL HB 561 about?

Educator Preparation and Certification; Authorizing an educator preparation institute to allow certain program participants to enroll in introductory coursework; revising the criteria for the award of a temporary educator certification to include certain persons with expired professional certificates; requiring that subject area coverages and endorsements for a certificateholder be reinstated with the certificateholder's professional certificate; revising requirements for reinstatement of a professional certificate; providing that certain requirements for reinstatement of a professional certificate may not be satisfied using specific inservice points; requiring the Florida Center for Teaching Excellence to collaborate with the David C. Anchin Center for the Advancement of Teaching for specified purposes; requiring, rather than authorizing, the center to submit a specified professional learning system for approval by the department; requiring the center to allow certain certified educators to use such professional learning system for specified purposes at no cost to the educator; requiring the center to submit inservice points for such educators to the department; requiring the center to provide information on certain school district professional learning systems to certain certified educators, etc.

Who sponsors FL HB 561?

Gerwig, Education & Employment Committee are the primary sponsors of FL HB 561, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-05-26 — Chapter No. 2026-106
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

subject index

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-26
Chapter No. 2026-106
2026-05-22
Approved by Governor
executive-signature
2026-05-21
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-03-05
Ordered enrolled
enrolled
2026-03-05
In Messages
2026-03-05
CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
passage
2026-03-05
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-05
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-05
Substituted for SB 1718
2026-03-05
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-03-05
Withdrawn from Rules
withdrawal
2026-02-26
Received
enrolled
2026-02-26
Referred to Rules
referral-committee
2026-02-25
In Messages
2026-02-25
CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
passage
2026-02-25
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-25
Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-02-25
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-19
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
2026-02-11
Added to Second Reading Calendar
2026-02-11
Bill referred to House Calendar
2026-02-10
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
reading-1
2026-02-10
CS Filed
filing
2026-02-10
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
deferral
2026-02-10
Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
2026-02-10
Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-06
PCS added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
2026-02-04
Now in Education & Employment Committee
2026-02-04
Reported out of PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
2026-02-04
Favorable by PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-02
Added to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee agenda
2026-01-14
Now in PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
2026-01-14
Reported out of Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
2026-01-14
Favorable by Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-13
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
filing,reading-1
2026-01-12
Added to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee agenda
2025-12-12
Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
2025-12-12
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
referral-committee
2025-12-12
Referred to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
referral-committee
2025-12-12
Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
referral-committee
2025-12-01
Filed
filing

Versions

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Documents

Votes

Passage, Third Reading
2026-02-25 · pass · 112-0
Member-level votes (117)
- Abbott: yes
- Eskamani: yes
- Oliver: yes
- Albert: yes
- Esposito: yes
- Overdorf: yes
- Alvarez, D.: yes
- Fabricio: yes
- Owen: yes
- Alvarez, J.: yes
- Franklin: yes
- Partington: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Gantt: yes
- Perez: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Garrison: yes
- Antone: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Aristide: yes
- Gerwig: yes
- Plasencia: yes
- Baker: yes
- Giallombardo: yes
- Porras: yes
- Bankson: yes
- Gonzalez Pittman: yes
- Rayner: yes
- Gossett-Seidman: yes
- Redondo: yes
- Bartleman: yes
- Gottlieb: yes
- Rizo: yes
- Basabe: yes
- Greco: yes
- Robinson, F.: yes
- Benarroch: yes
- Griffitts: yes
- Robinson, W.: yes
- Berfield: yes
- Grow: yes
- Rosenwald: yes
- Black: yes
- Harris: yes
- Salzman: yes
- Blanco: yes
- Hart-Lowman: yes
- Sapp: yes
- Booth: yes
- Hinson: yes
- Shoaf: yes
- Borrero: yes
- Hodgers: yes
- Sirois: yes
- Botana: yes
- Holcomb: yes
- Skidmore: yes
- Boyles: yes
- Hunschofsky: yes
- Smith: yes
- Brackett: yes
- Jacques: yes
- Snyder: yes
- Brannan: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Stark: yes
- Busatta: yes
- Kendall: yes
- Steele: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Kincart Jonsson: yes
- Tant: yes
- Canady: yes
- Koster: yes
- Tendrich: yes
- LaMarca: yes
- Tomkow: yes
- Chamberlin: yes
- Long: yes
- Trabulsy: yes
- Chambliss: yes
- López, J.: yes
- Tramont: yes
- Chaney: yes
- Maggard: yes
- Tuck: yes
- Cobb: yes
- Maney: yes
- Valdés: yes
- Conerly: yes
- McClure: yes
- Weinberger: yes
- Cross: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Woodson: yes
- Daley: yes
- Melo: yes
- Yarkosky: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Michael: yes
- Yeager: yes
- Driskell: yes
- Miller: yes
- Young: yes
- Duggan: yes
- Mooney: yes
- Dunkley: yes
- Nix: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Nixon: yes
- Persons-Mulicka: not voting
- Plakon: not voting
- Barnaby: not voting
- Joseph: not voting
- Cassel: not voting
Third Reading
2026-03-05 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Arrington: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Avila: excused
- Grall: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Berman: yes
- Gruters: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Simon: yes
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Jones: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Leek: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Martin: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Burgess: yes
- Massullo: yes
- Wright: yes
- Burton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- McClain: yes
- Albritton: yes
- Davis: excused
- Osgood: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Pizzo: yes

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https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/561/ByCategory

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