♦ COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES
♦ COMMITTEE MEMBERS
♦ COMMITTEE DOCUMENTS AND ACTIVITIES
The Legislative Committee coordinates a systematic process to develop equitable and responsive legislative platforms for FSBA and pursues legislative changes consistent with the adopted FSBA legislative platforms. In order to ensure equal representation on the Legislative Committee, the FSBA Bylaws provide that each district school board must designate annually at the organization meeting held pursuant to Section 1001.371, Florida Statutes, a member and an alternate to serve on the Legislative Committee as the FSBA Legislative Liaison. The Legislative Committee includes two subcommittees: the Advocacy Subcommittee and the Federal Relations Network (FRN) Subcommittee. All school board members are eligible to serve on either or both of these subcommittees.
Legislative Liaison and Alternate Selection Form Word Format | PDF Format
Chair: Kelly Owens, Okeechobee County
Vice Chair: Beverly Slough, St. Johns County
Members:
Bart Alford, Madison County
Karen Almond, Seminole County
Roman Alvarez, Bradford County
Marsha Andrews, Palm Beach County
Marianne Arbulu, Jefferson County
Joe Arnold, Okeechobee County
Gerald Boone, Escambia County
Paige Brookins, Levy County
Shirley Brown, Sarasota County
Brenda Carton, Taylor County
Janet Clark, Pinellas County
Colleen Conklin, Flagler County
Becky Cook, Wakulla County
George Cox, Gulf County
Jeanie Daniels, Hamilton County
Ed daSilva, Suwannee County
Maureen Dinnen, Broward County
Karen Disney-Brombach, Indian River County
Jeanne Dozier, Lee County
Terry Ellis, Washington County
Frank Farrell, Clay County
Cindy Frakes, Okaloosa County
Bob Gause, Manatee County
Dean Griffis, Baker County
Karen Henderson, Brevard County
Kathryn Hensley, St. Lucie County
Sue Hershey, Martin County
Joanne Hurley, Pasco County
Linard Johnson, Columbia County
Kenneth Jones, Sumter County
Jack Lamb, Hillsborough County
Candace Lankford, Volusia County
Julius Melendez, Osceola County
Steve Moss, Bay County
Terry Nichols, Jackson County
Lisa Parsons, Putnam County
Gunnar Paulson, Alachua County
Linda Powers, Citrus County
Mike Pressley, Glades County
Cheryl Pridgeon, Dixie County
Robert Rankin, Gilchrist County
DeeDee Rasmussen, Leon County
Rebekah Raulerson, Union County
Rick Roach, Orange County
Danny Ryals, Calhoun County
Paul Samuels, Hardee County
Diane Scott, Santa Rosa County
Isaac Simmons, Gadsden County
Beverly Slough, St. Johns County
Debbie Stivender, Lake County
John Sweeney, Hernando County
Lee Swift, Charlotte County
Andy Tuck, Highlands County
Rusty Williams, Holmes County
Debra Wright, Polk County
Judi Zanetti, Marion County
DOCUMENTS AND ACTIVITIES:
♦ 2012 FSBA Legislative Platform and Positions on Issues of Continuing Concern
♦ FSBA Day in the Legislature Conference Materials
• Legislative Briefing
° Budget Update -- Jim Hamilton
° Bill Packet
° 2011-2012 Education Fast Facts
° FSBA Top 10 Unfunded and Underfunded Mandates
• Advocacy Workshop
° Education Week Activities -- Colleen Conklin
* Memorandum Outlining Possible Activities
* Resolution Endorsing Teacher Appreciation Week
* Building a Local Coalition (Powerpoint)
° Outline for School Visits with Legislators -- Becki Couch
° Your Role As an Advocate -- Patty Hightower