A Look Ahead to the 2020 Legislative Session Education Priorities January 9, 2020 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Bill Hoffman FPN Education Consultant & Moderator BEFORE WE BEGIN Don’t worry, you’re muted! All attendees are muted for the webinar; no need for a microphone. Have a question? Submit questions at any time using the question function in your counsel. There will be time to respond to questions Missed a slide? This webinar is being recorded; the recording and slides will be made available to all registrants. WELCOME AND CFEF PRIORITIES Mary Chance, President Consortium of Florida Education Foundations Our mission is to work with our members and partners to connect individuals, organizations and financial resources, building the capacity and effectiveness of local education foundations. educationfoundationsfl.org $1 for $1 Match for Private-Sector Investment in: • Career and Technical Current Year: Education $5 M Supporting 128 • Increasing Graduation Initiatives in 64 Rates Countywide School Districts • Literacy House Bill #2853 & • Low-Performing Senate LFIR #1947: Students Continues $1 M in • STEM Education Nonrecurring Funds • Teaching Quality Click Here To Learn More About The Program WELCOME AND FPN PRIORITIES Robert McFalls, President & CEO Florida Philanthropic Network Mission: Building Philanthropy for a Better Florida fpnetwork.org Advancement of early childhood education Implementation of rigorous K-12 standards Post-secondary access, persistence and success Spring Policy Convening GOALS OF THE WEBINAR We will learn about Education priorities for session Legislature structure and key legislative leaders Education funding projections Current key legislative issues Resources available during and after session Answer your questions A LITTLE ABOUT YOU Work in Early Childhood Education Work in K-12 Education Work in Higher Education Work in Independent Sector (Non-Profit/Philanthropy) Concerned Citizen CONSTITUENCIES & OUR SCHOOLS School District Leaders Philanthropy & Foundations Florida Legislature Business Parents Community K-12 Policy & Funding Priorities Governor’s FL Dept. of Office Education/ Teachers Students State Board National/International Entities (Data & Resources) OUR SPEAKERS Brewser Brown Darrick D. McGhee, Sr. SKB Consulting Group Johnson & Blanton, LLC CFEF Government CFEF Government Representative Representative LEGISLATIVE STRUCTURE House of Representatives Senate Appropriations Education Committee Committee Appropriations Education PreK-12 PreK-12 PreK-12 Quality Appropriations Appropriations Innovation Subcommittee Subcommittee Subcommittee Subcommittee on Education FLORIDA SENATE LEADERSHIP President of the Senate Senator Bill Galvano (R-21) (Manatee and part of Hillsborough) President Pro Tempore Senator David Simmons (R-9) (Seminole and part of Volusia) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LEADERSHIP Speaker of the House Representative Jose Oliva (R-110) (Part of Miami-Dade County) Speaker Pro Tempore Representative MaryLynn Magar (R-82) (Part of Martin, Palm Beach) EDUCATION COMMITTEES Senate House of Representatives Chair Senator Manny Diaz Chair Rep. Jennifer Sullivan Vice Chair Rep. Chris Latvala Vice Chair Sen. Bill Montford Members: Members: Randy Fine Vance Aloupis Dennis Baxley Delores Hogan Thad Altman Lori Berman Johnson Bruce Antone Janet Cruz Amber Mariano James Bush Keith Perry Ralph Massullo Cord Byrd Daniel Perez David Simmons Kimberly Daniels Jay Trumbull Kelli Stargel Byron Donalds Susan Valdes Elizabeth Fetterhoff Patricia Williams PREK-12 APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEES Senate House of Representatives Chair Senator Kelli Stargel Chair Rep Chris Latvala Vice Chair Senator Manny Diaz Vice Chair Rep Stan McClain Members: Members: Dennis Baxley Vance Aloupis Ralph Massullo Lauren Book Josie Tomkow Anitere Flores James Bush Bill Montford Tracie Davis Susan Valdes Jason Pizzo Brett Hage Patricia Williams David Simmons Sam Killebrew Ardian Zika GOV. RON DESANTIS EDUCATION PRIORITIES Investing in Great Teachers • $603M for pay raise for more than 101K teachers. • $300M for teacher & principal bonus program to replace Best & Brightest Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) • $$302/student Incr. in total FEFP; 50/student Incr. in Base Student Allocation (BSA) • $25M Incr., for a total of $100M, in Mental Health Assistance Allocation • $181.4M for school safety initiatives • $5.5M for Youth Mental Health Training • $8M to fund Interoperability – real-time emergency services communications • $75M (Incr. of $25M) for school safety grants (physical security of buildings) • $2.5M for Jewish Day Schools for additional security • $12.8M Incr. for Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK), highest BSA since 2011-12, to total of $415M • Gardiner Scholarship - $24.8M Incr. (total of $172.8 M) additional 2,367 students. EDUCATION LEGISLATION PROPOSED S.B. 106 "Florida Teacher Fair Pay Act" S.B. 486 “Florida Best and Brightest Programs” S.J.R. 282 “Homestead Assessment Limitation for Certain Persons” S.B. 208 “Wellness Examinations” S.B. 632 “Education” FLORIDA EDUCATION FINANCE PROGRAM (FEFP) • Legislature established the Florida Education Finance Program in 1973 to comply with the constitutional requirement for uniform system. • The funding formula used to calculate operating revenue allocations for 67 school districts including charter schools, 1 special district, 6 lab schools, & Florida Virtual School. • The purpose is to provide each student in the Florida public educational system the availability of programs and services appropriate to his or her educational needs. • These services should be substantially equal to those available to any similar student notwithstanding geographic differences and varying local economic factors. FLORIDA EDUCATION FINANCE PROGRAM (FEFP) For More Information: www.fldoe.org/finance/fl-edu-finance-program-fefp GOVERNOR’S BUDGET PROPOSAL Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) funding = $415M K-12 public schools funding = $22.9B in total funding with $13.2B state funding K-12 per student funding at $7,979 or $302 per student increase The Florida College System funding = $1.3B State University System of $4.4B billion with state operating funding = $2.7B Components of FEFP Increase: $50 increase in the Base Student Allocation (BSA) $1.4M for a total of $181.4M for school safety initiatives $25M for a total of $100M for mental health initiatives $602.3M to increase the minimum salary to $47,500 for full-time public classroom teachers $290.7M for the new Florida Classroom Teacher Bonus Program $9.4M for the new Florida School Principal Bonus Program. FEATURED SPEAKER Rep. Vance Aloupis, Jr. , Dist. 115 CEO, The Children's Movement 22 DO YOU PLAN TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS YEAR’S LEGISLATIVE PROCESS? Definitely Probably Still figuring that out Probably not RESOURCES Gov. DeSantis 2020-2021 “A Bolder, Brighter, Better Future” Budget Florida Senate Committee on Education All Senate Committees Florida House Committee on Education All House Committees S.B. 106 "Florida Teacher Fair Pay Act" S.B. 486 “Florida Best and Brightest Programs” S.J.R. 282 “Homestead Assessment Limitation for Certain Persons” S.B. 208 “Wellness Examinations” S.B. 632 “Education” STAYING INFORMED WITH FREE RESOURCES DURING SESSION & BEYOND Easy links for contact information for legislators, following committee agendas, archived audio, following legislation and publications. • www.floridasenate.gov (also use bill tracker) • www.myfloridahouse.gov (also use bill tracker) • www.thefloridachannel.org – Watch committees, live & recorded STAYING INFORMED WITH FREE RESOURCES DURING SESSION & BEYOND STAYING INFORMED WITH FREE RESOURCES DURING SESSION & BEYOND Staying Informed with Free Resources During Session & Beyond EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS TOOLKIT http://fpnetwork.org/eag/engage REPLAY, SLIDES AND MORE Educationfoundationsfl.org CONTACT INFORMATION Mary Chance, President Bill Hoffman, Education Consultant Consortium of Florida Education Florida Philanthropic Network Foundations Office: 352-338-0250 Office: (813) 956-6453 [email protected] [email protected] educationfoundationsfl.org fpnetwork.org A Look Ahead to the 2020 Legislative Session Education Priorities January 9, 2020.