Anne GeggisMay 17, 2023
5min0
The new law changes up governance of the body that sets the rules for student athletics, allows pregame prayer and expands choice of where some students athletes can play.
Tag: HB 225
Anne GeggisMay 17, 2023Anne GeggisMay 5, 2023
5min0
Originally, the bill would have given the Governor direct control over the state's athletic association board.
Anne GeggisApril 20, 20236min0
Charter students, by statute, are now required to play with the public schools they would otherwise attend. This would change that.
Anne GeggisApril 3, 2023
6min0
An amendment changes House legislation that gives the Governor direct control over the association.
Anne GeggisMarch 30, 20239min0
Changes regarding student choice of teams, 2-minute remarks at the beginning of games are also among the bill's proposed changes.
Jesse SchecknerMarch 9, 2023
7min0
All three versions of the measure are moving ahead.
Tristan WoodJanuary 19, 2022
4min0
The charter school bill also passed its first committee with unanimous, bipartisan support.
Renzo DowneyDecember 1, 2021
4min1120
The bill is a response to the near-closure of four Hillsborough County charter schools.
Peter SchorschOctober 2, 2019
4min897
The legislation is nothing more than a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
A.G. GancarskiOctober 3, 2017
2min257
As Hurricane Irma bore down on Florida, many residents were faced with evacuation orders — and some felt pressure from employers not to leave … or else they’d lose their jobs. A new bill from Rep. Tracie Davis, a Jacksonville Democrat, would rectify that, banning such “employment discrimination.” HB 225 would protect employees from “retaliatory personnel […]