Bill Commons

FL SB 320

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Administrative Efficiency in Public Schools

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 320 pass?

No. FL SB 320 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1279 (Ch. 2026-59)

What is FL SB 320 about?

Administrative Efficiency in Public Schools; Exempting district school boards from requirements for adopting certain rules; deleting a requirement for a district school board to employ an internal auditor in certain circumstances; revising requirements relating to district school board attendance policies for Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Programs; prohibiting a school from being required to use a certain parameter as the sole determining factor to recruit instructional personnel; specifying requirements for advanced degrees that may be used to set salary schedules for instructional personnel and school administrators hired after a specified date; revising eligibility requirements for individuals to participate in the Teacher Apprenticeship Program, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 320?

Simon is the primary sponsor of FL SB 320.

Description

Administrative Efficiency in Public Schools; Exempting district school boards from requirements for adopting certain rules; deleting a requirement for a district school board to employ an internal auditor in certain circumstances; revising requirements relating to district school board attendance policies for Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Programs; prohibiting a school from being required to use a certain parameter as the sole determining factor to recruit instructional personnel; specifying requirements for advanced degrees that may be used to set salary schedules for instructional personnel and school administrators hired after a specified date; revising eligibility requirements for individuals to participate in the Teacher Apprenticeship Program, etc.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died in Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1279 (Ch. 2026-59)
Bill type
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Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Simonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died in Messages

    failure

  2. 2026-03-13

    Died in Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1279 (Ch. 2026-59)

    failure

  3. 2026-01-22

    In Messages

  4. 2026-01-22

    Immediately certified

  5. 2026-01-22

    Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0

    passage

  6. 2026-01-22

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  7. 2026-01-22

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  8. 2026-01-20

    Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/22/26

  9. 2026-01-14

    Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  10. 2026-01-14

    Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 20 NAYS 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2026-01-13

    Introduced

    introduction

  12. 2026-01-09

    On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 01/14/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building

  13. 2025-12-10

    Now in Fiscal Policy

  14. 2025-12-09

    Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 6 NAYS 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2025-12-01

    On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 12/09/25, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building

  16. 2025-11-21

    Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Fiscal Policy

    referral-committee

  17. 2025-11-21

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable

    2025-12-09 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Berman: yes
    • Burgess: yes
    • Gaetz: yes
    • Yarborough: yes
    • Calatayud: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Davis: other
    • Osgood: other

  • Favorable

    2026-01-14 · pass · 20-0

    Member-level votes (20)
    • Arrington: yes
    • Avila: yes
    • Bernard: yes
    • Boyd: yes
    • Bracy Davis: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Calatayud: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Gaetz: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Leek: yes
    • Mayfield: yes
    • Passidomo: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Truenow: yes
    • Yarborough: yes
    • Osgood: yes
    • Gruters: yes

  • Third Reading

    2026-01-22 · pass · 36-0

    Member-level votes (39)
    • Arrington: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Polsky: yes
    • Avila: yes
    • Grall: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Berman: excused
    • Gruters: excused
    • Rouson: yes
    • Bernard: yes
    • Harrell: yes
    • Sharief: excused
    • 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: yes
    • Osgood: yes
    • DiCeglie: yes
    • Passidomo: yes
    • Gaetz: yes
    • Pizzo: yes

Related bills

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Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/320/ByCategory

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