Education (School Safety)

died · Florida · Senate Mar 13, 2026

SB 1008: Student Support Services for K-12 Schools

Student Support Services for K-12 Schools; Authorizing district school boards to refer students to organizations that provide specified student support services; providing requirements for such organizations; providing requirements relating to level 2 background screenings for specified persons; requiring certain public schools to post and maintain specified information on their websites, etc.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationAuthorizes school referrals to support services organizations, enabling access to student support programs without explicit funding, but facilitating educational support.80% confidence

Sub-Topics School Safety School Transportation Student Health

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in committee · Florida · Senate Mar 6, 2026

SB 1036: School Counselors

School Counselors; Requiring that evaluation criteria for certified school counselors be based on specified standards; providing that persons seeking employment as school counselors are exempt from specified educator certification requirements, etc.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationExempts school counselors from certification requirements, reducing barriers to hiring and supporting student access to counseling services in K-12 schools.85% confidence

Sub-Topics School Safety Student Health Teachers

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died · Florida · Senate Mar 13, 2026

SB 730: Sexual Violence Policies

Sexual Violence Policies; Requiring schools to establish sexual violence policies and supportive measures; specifying requirements for the policies and measures; requiring schools to notify specified persons of the policies and measures; specifying requirements for such notifications; requiring the policies and measures to be published in specified places and on certain websites, etc.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationRequiring schools to establish sexual violence policies and supportive measures directly enhances student safety and access to education, aligning with core educational protection goals.90% confidence

Sub-Topics School Safety School Transportation Student Health

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died · Florida · Senate Mar 13, 2026

SB 978: Student Mental Health

Student Mental Health; Requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules to enforce maximum class size restrictions; requiring that a school district’s plan for its mental health assistance program include contracts or interagency agreements that provide for one licensed mental health therapist per school; requiring that such plan include policies and procedures ensuring that every classroom has a corner for students to regulate emotional control and that teachers assign homework that is purposeful and assigned with consideration of students’ time outside the classroom, etc.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill mandates school districts to include mental health therapist contracts in plans, requiring budget allocation for student mental health services.80% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates mental health therapists per school, emotional regulation spaces, and class size rules to strengthen student mental health support within K-12 education, advancing student well-being programs.92% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRequires one licensed mental health therapist per school and mandates mental health program contracts, directly expanding student mental health services within schools.95% confidence

Sub-Topics School Safety Student Health Mental Health

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died · Florida · Senate Mar 13, 2026

SB 1006: Freedom of Speech and Religious Expression in Public Schools

Freedom of Speech and Religious Expression in Public Schools; Prohibiting a school district from discriminating against students or school personnel on the basis of political or ideological viewpoints or expression; authorizing students to express political or ideological beliefs in coursework, artwork, and other specified assignments; authorizing a student to wear clothing, accessories, and jewelry displaying political or ideological messages or symbols; authorizing political or ideological groups to advertise or announce meetings in the same manner and to the same extent as other groups; creating a private cause of action for persons and student clubs or groups harmed by specified violations, etc.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill explicitly protects student speech in curriculum and coursework, advancing academic freedom within K-12 education policies per its prohibitions on viewpoint discrimination.95% confidence

Sub-Topics School Safety

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died · Florida · Senate Mar 13, 2026

SB 510: Educator Certifications and Training

Educator Certifications and Training; Revising the core curricula for certain teacher preparation programs to include training relating to mass casualty incidents; revising the certified educator eligibility criteria to require training in mass casualty incidents; requiring the Department of Education to develop a list of approved trainings relating to mass casualty incidents, etc.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill revises teacher certification requirements to mandate mass casualty incident training, strengthening educator preparedness and aligning with education safety standards.85% confidence

Sub-Topics School Safety Teachers

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died · Florida · House Mar 13, 2026

HB 23: Educator Certifications and Training

Educator Certifications and Training; Revises core curricula for certain teacher preparation programs to include training relating to mass casualty incidents; requires certain postsecondary educator preparation institution programs to include training relating to mass casualty incidents; revises certified educator eligibility criteria to require such persons to receive training in mass casualty incidents; requires persons who hold adjunct teaching certificates to receive training in mass casualty incidents.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationRevises educator training requirements to include mass casualty incident training, strengthening teacher preparedness and certification standards within education policy.95% confidence

Sub-Topics School Safety Teachers

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died · Florida · Senate Mar 13, 2026

SB 444: Required Instruction in Cursive Writing

Required Instruction in Cursive Writing; Requiring students in specified grades to receive instruction in cursive writing; requiring students to demonstrate proficiency in cursive writing by the end of a specified grade; defining the term “proficiency in cursive writing”, etc.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates required cursive writing instruction and proficiency in specified grades, enhancing curriculum standards per bill's explicit subject index.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Curriculum Libraries School Safety

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died · Florida · House Mar 13, 2026

HB 307: Public Postsecondary Tuition and Fee Waivers for Sheriff's Office Employees

Public Postsecondary Tuition and Fee Waivers for Sheriff's Office Employees; Requires state universities & FCS institutions to waive tuition & fees for sheriff's office employees; provides requirements for waiver of tuition & fees for sheriff's office employees; & provides requirements for person to be considered sheriff's office employee.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill provides tuition waivers for sheriff's office employees at public postsecondary institutions, expanding educational access for a specific workforce group in higher education, aligning with topic's 'educational access' indicator.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Higher Education School Safety Student Financial Aid

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died · Florida · House Mar 13, 2026

HB 235: Prohibited Discrimination Based on Hairstyle

Prohibited Discrimination Based on Hairstyle; Prohibits discrimination based on protected hairstyle in K-20 public education system & specified private schools.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeProhibits hairstyle discrimination in schools, preventing discriminatory practices that contribute to school-to-prison pipeline and civil rights violations in criminal justice context.85% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationProhibits hairstyle discrimination in K-20 schools, protecting student access and equity in education.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill prohibits hairstyle discrimination in education system, protecting school staff (workers) from discrimination, advancing workers' rights in workplace context.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Civil Rights School Safety School Transportation Student Health

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