♦ 2013 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
• General Information
• 2013-2014 Budget Materials
• 2012 Session Information
♦ 2012 ELECTIONS
• School Board and Superintendents
• Florida Legislature
• U.S. Congress
• Proposed Constitutional Amendments
♦ ACCOUNTABILITY AND TESTING
• High Stakes Testing
♦ SELECTED MEMOS, REPORTS, AND RELATED MATERIALS
♦ LEGAL ISSUES
♦ 2013 FSBA PLATFORM
♦ SCHOOL BOARD SALARY INFORMATION
2013 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
♦ General Information
• 2012 Florida Tax Handbook
• Florida Economic Overview 1/10/13
• Governor Scott's Education Agenda
♦ Budget Materials
• DOE Legislative Budget Request
° 2013-2014 FEFP Summary
• Governor Scott's Education Budget Proposal
° Governor's Education Budget Overview
° Governor's Education Budget FEFP Summary
° Comparison of Governor's Budget and Current Funding
• Senate Education Budget Materials (4/4/13)
° SB 1500 -- Appropriations Bill
° SB 1502 -- Implementing Bill
° SB 1514 -- Education Funding Conforming Bill
° Senate FEFP Funding Run -- 4/5/13
• House Education Budget Materials (4/4/13)
° HB 5001 -- Appropriations Bill
° HB 5003 -- Implementing Bill
° HB 5101 -- Education Funding Conforming Bill
° House FEFP Funding Run -- 4/5/13
♦ 2012 Session Information
• FSBA 2012 Legislative Session Summary
• FRS Information
° FRS Overview: Pension Plan I Investment Plan
° Glossary
♦ 2012 ELECTIONS
• School Board and Superintendent
° Qualifying Results
° Primary Election Results & Cover Memo
° General Election Results & Cover Memo
• Florida Legislature
° Qualifying Results
° Primary Election Results
° General Election Results
• U.S. Congress
° Qualifying Results
° Primary Election Results
° General Election Results
• Constitutional Amendments
° Summary of Proposed Amendments
° General Election Results
° Amendment 8
* FSBA Issue Brief: Amendment 8
* Amendment 8 Questions & Answers
* Amendment 8 Talking Points
* FSBA Resolution in Opposition to Amendment 8
* FSBA Press Release
• Amendment 3
* Summary and Talking Points
• Amendment 4
* Summary and Talking Points
• Amendment 10
* Summary and Talking Points
♦ ACCOUNTABILITY AND TESTING
• High Stakes Testing
° FSBA Resolution on High Stakes Testing
° FSBA Issue Brief: High Stakes Testing
° Statement by Commissioner Robinson - 6/15/12
° News Stories
* Orlando Sentinel - 6/13/2012
* Herald-Tribune - 7/9/12
° Editorials and Op-Ed Columns
* Patricia Levesque - 6/17/12 (Gainesville Sun)
* Will Weatherford - 6/19/12 (Tampa Bay Times)
* Naples News Editorial - 6/24/12
• Proposed Changes to School Grading Policies
° Summary of State Board Action by Joy Frank -- 2/28/12
° Proposed Rule 6A-1.09981 Relating to School Grading Policy
° Letter to Commissioner Robinson from Superintendents
° School Grade Simulation Under Proposed New Policy
° Statement by Commissioner Robinson
° Table Detailing Key Policy Concerns
• 2011-2012 School and District Grades and Rankings
° High School Grades
° Elementary & Middle School Grades
° School Rankings
° District Rankings
SELECTED MEMOS, REPORTS, AND RELATED MATERIALS
♦ Governor Scott
• Transition Team Reports
° Education Transition Team Recommendations
° All Transition Team Reports and Recommendations
♦ Department of Education
• Class Size Compliance Penalty Memo -- 12/29/10
° Penalty Calculation -- Traditional Public Schools
° Penalty Calculation -- Charter Schools
° Compliance Plan Template
♦ Other Agencies and Entities
• Department of Management Services Annual Workforce Report -- 12/2010
LEGAL ISSUES
• Education Law News
° July 2012
° August 2012
° September 2012
° October 2012
° November 2012
° December 2012
° January 2013
° February 2013
° March 2013
• FRS Litigation
° Florida Supreme Court Ruling on Employee Contributions
° Circuit Court Ruling on Employee Contributions
° Plaintiffs Complaint on Employee Contributions
• SB 736 Litigation
° SB 736 Motion for Summary Judgement
° Administrative Hearing Final Order on SB 736 Rule
• Constitutional Challenges Relating to Education
° Palm Beach County Class Action Suit - 11/4/09
° Leon County Statewide Challenge - 11/18/09
* Defendants' Motion to Dismiss -- 2/1/10
* Court's Ruling Dismissing Defendants' Motion to Dismiss -- 8/25/10
° Final Constitutional Accountability Commission Report
• Voucher Litigation
° Full Text of the Supreme Court Decision
° Voucher litigation timeline and summary
2013 FSBA LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM DEVELOPMENT
• 2012 FSBA Legislative Platform
• 2013 Platform Development Memo -- 6/27/12
• 2013 Platform Develpment Timeline
• Platform Proposal Form: PDF Format | Word Format
• Platform Committee Matrix (annotated) -- 9/5/12
• Proposed 2013 FSBA Legislative Platform
• Adopted 2013 FSBA Legislative Platform Memorandum
• Adopted 2013 FSBA Legislative Platform -- 10/18/12
• Ratified 2013 FSBA Legislative Platform -- 12/29/12
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER SALARIES
• FSBA School Board Member Salary Memo and Salary Table
• Office of Economic and Demographic Research (EDR) Report
• Attorney General Opinion 1979-87: Salary Effective Date