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HB 885 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Florida Virtual School

Summary
Florida Virtual School; Revises provisions relating to Florida Virtual School including students school may serve; priority to certain students; use of additional funding sources for its education delivery system; board of trustees; accrual of supplemental revenue from direct-support organizations; review & approval of certain expenditures; school's executive director; contracts & agreements; reporting requirements; international assessments; & access to test administrators.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill revises provisions to allow additional funding sources for Florida Virtual School's education delivery system and prioritizes student access, enhancing educational access and resources.92% confidence
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 21, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 2 comparisons

What changed between versions

H 885 c1 → H 885 c2 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to change its version identifier from CS/HB 885 to CS/CS/HB 885, indicating a second committee version. The substantive content remains largely the same, though some text was reorganized and minor wording adjustments were made to clarify definitions of personnel categories and student priority criteria.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on the Florida Virtual School, with no significant changes to its applicability or operational authority.
TECHNICAL

Bill version identifier changed from CS/HB 885 to CS/CS/HB 885, indicating legislative processing status.

DEFINITION

Personnel definitions were reorganized to clarify categories of administrative, educational support, and state employees.

ELIGIBILITY

Student priority criteria text was reorganized with minor wording adjustments to clarify the school's mission and priority student groups.

Floor votes

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Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
8
Committee
13
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Education & Employment Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Education Administration Subcommittee
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Education Administration Subcommittee
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Education Administration Subcommittee agenda
lower
Mar 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Education Administration Subcommittee
lower
Mar 2, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
lower
Mar 2, 2025
Committee
Referred to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
lower
Mar 2, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

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