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President's Letter -- In his January Letter, FSBA President Lee Swift discusses issues addressed at the recent FSBA Long Range Planning Committee meeting and at the Annual Joint Officers meeting, an upcoming survey of FSBA members on how to improve FSBA conferences, plans for the FSBA Day In the Legislature conference, and the status of recent litigation to remove Amendment 7 from the November General Election ballot.
FSBA Video Update 2 -- This video features Dr. Wayne Blanton discussing FSBA’s upcoming Day in Legislature conference, the invaluable work done by the school district lobbyists, the 2012-2013 budget, and Amendment 8 (which replaces Amendment 7 relating to Religious Freedom, which was stricken from the 2012 ballot).
FSBIT Insurance Related Bill Reports -- As a new service this year, the Florida School Boards Insurance Trust (FSBIT) is providing a summary of insurance‐related legislation under consideration during the Session. A brief summary of bills of interest is provided with hyperlinks for direct access to bill text, analysis, and other information.
Annual Joint Conference Workshop and Meeting Materials -- We have posted some of the materials that were provided during our Joint Conference in Tampa, including the list and contact information for our sponsors and handouts from some of the workshops. We will post more materials as they become available.
2012 FSBA Legislative Platform -- The 2012 FSBA Legislative Platform was ratified at the Joint Conference in Tampa on December 1, 2011. The Platform includes FSBA’s Legislative Priorities, Positions on Issues of Continuing Concern, and Federal Relations Network Platform.
More Issue Briefs & Updates -- Information on education funding, legal issues, important memos, and more . . .