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SB 1720 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Public School Personnel Compensation

Summary
Public School Personnel Compensation; Providing that employees with direct student contact may receive cost-of-living salary adjustments; deleting a limitation on cost-of-living salary adjustments; revising the requirement for the use of advanced degrees when setting salary schedules for instructional personnel and school administrators, etc.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesMandates cost-of-living salary adjustments for school staff, increasing public education budget allocation without tax changes.90% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill increases teacher/administrator compensation flexibility by removing salary adjustment limits and revising degree requirements for pay scales, directly supporting educator funding and retention.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentRemoves limitations on cost-of-living salary adjustments for school personnel and revises salary structure requirements to potentially increase compensation.92% confidence
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Last action Jan 22, 2026
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Jan 22, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 16, 2026
Committee
Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Appropriations
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Alexis Calatayud
RRepublican
FL
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