EDUCATION Ahead of the 2020 legislative session, the Department of Education is working on policy changes to address mental health issues for students and ensure schools are safer as part of the 2018 passage of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Act. This includes offering three options for mental health professionals to become school counselors. The Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
VOTER REGISTRATION DATA Over a year after approval by the Legislature, Governor DeSantis has authorized Florida’s 67 election supervisors to join the Electronic Registration Information Center. The bipartisan, non-profit group is a coalition of 29 states who share voter registration data to clean up voter rolls by identifying duplicate registrations, deceased voters, and other conflicting issues. Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
FELON VOTER RIGHTS RESTORATION A federal judge has granted a stay request from attorneys representing Governor DeSantis and the Secretary of State in the lawsuits filed by the ACLU and the NAACP regarding the payment of fees and fines for felons voting rights restoration. The stay was granted until the Florida Supreme Court can issue a Read more about Legal Updates[…]
Board of Governors Reappointments include Florida International University President Mark Rosenberg and University of West Florida President Martha Saunders. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Board of Governors Appointed by Senate President Galvano was Reynolds Henderson, Walton County, principal owner of Continental Pacific, LLC. Department of Financial Services Appointed by Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis as the state’s Insurance Consumer Advocate Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
Florida’s legislators returned to the Capitol City during the week of September 16th for interim committee meetings. Legislators will be in Tallahassee during the weeks of October 14th and 21st; November 4th and 11th; and December 9th. The Legislature will convene its regular session on January 14, 2020 and is scheduled to complete its work Read more about Legislative Issues[…]