Ryan NicolFebruary 6, 2020
4min506
The law would allow concealed carry even if the church shares property with a school.
Tag: House Education Committee
Ryan NicolFebruary 6, 2020
Sarah MuellerDecember 10, 2019
3min1184
Charters makes up a small, but growing population of the state’s K-12 population.
Scott PowersJuly 24, 2019
6min607
She is one of the few Central Florida lawmakers with a powerful committee chair
Ryan NicolMarch 28, 2019
4min379
The measure aims to put the issue to voters in 2020.
Ana CeballosMarch 21, 2019
8min327
'The more people who are there to defend students, to defend other teachers, the better.'
Ana CeballosMarch 14, 2019
6min549
“My only concern is keeping the original intent of helping low-income children."
Ryan NicolJanuary 22, 2019
11min817
The Pinellas County Sheriff, chair of state's school safety commission, says school boards & sheriff's offices dropping ball
Les NeuhausMarch 23, 2017
3min917
The Florida House advanced a bill that would allow school administrators to pray in public schools throughout the state if students initiate those prayers. HB 303 unanimously passed the House Education Committee Thursday. The measure would violate the decades-old federal provision separating church and state, and may likely be challenged at some point. However, at the […]
Erin ClarkFebruary 23, 2017
5min232
A day after Florida’s House Education Committee voted to send a memorial to Congress seeking fewer strings tied to federal education funding, a health policy panel made the same request for health care funding. The House Health Innovation Subcommittee on Wednesday approved sending a memorial to Congress asking lawmakers to consider giving Medicaid funding to the states […]
Jim RosicaMarch 7, 2016
2min349
One of several bills aimed at overhauling the state’s oversight body for high school athletics was passed by the Florida House of Representatives on Monday. The House passed the measure (HB 31) by state Rep. Ross Spano, a Dover Republican, on a 109-0 vote. Its main provision is that it would allow private schools to join the Florida High School Athletic […]