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This marked the second week of the 2024 Regular Legislative Session, and both chambers began to move significant priority legislation of the Florida Alliance of Children’s Councils & Trusts. On Tuesday, January 16th, SB 544 Swimming Lesson Voucher Program was introduced by Senator Travis Hutson, (R- Palm Coast) in the Senate Committee on Health Policy where it passed unanimously.
On Wednesday, January 17th, HB 929 School Readiness Program was introduced by Representative Dana Trabulsy, (R- St. Lucie) in the House Pre K-12 Appropriations Subcommittee where it also passed unanimously. Continuing the focus on early learning the Senate Committee on Education Pre K-12 took up three early learning bills. The first was SB 916 School Readiness Program by Senator Alexis Calatayud, (R- Miami) which passed unanimously. The remaining two bills SB 820 Child Care and Early Learning Providers and SB 1026 Early Learning by Senator Erin Grall, (R- Ft. Pierce) also passed unanimously. Rounding out Wednesday there was major movement in the House with HB 1 Social Media Use for Minors by Representative Tyler Sirois, (R- Merritt Island) and HB 3 Online Access to Materials Harmful to Minors by Representative Chase Tramont, (R- Port Orange) in the House Judiciary Committee passing their final committee stop.
Finally, Friday, January 19th saw a presentation on the State of Early Learning in Florida in the House Education Quality Subcommittee and the introduction of HB 1181 Juvenile Justice by Representative Berny Jacques, (R- Clearwater) in the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee.
As always, we look forward to bringing you all the information from the 2024 Regular Legislative Session.
Until next time!
Sincerely,
The Florida Alliance of Children’s Councils & Trusts
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