Joie Cadle
President

Dr. Wayne Blanton
Executive Director

203 S. Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Phone: (850) 414-2578
Fax: (850) 414-2585

 

Issues Briefs & Updates

CONTENTS

♦  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

 


 

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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

 


 

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♦ 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
 


  

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♦ 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

 


 

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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

 



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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 

 

 

 


 

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 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
 


 

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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