SB 1718: Educator Preparation and Certification

GENERAL BILL by Calatayud

Educator Preparation and Certification; Authorizing an educator preparation institute to allow certain program participants to enroll in introductory coursework; revising the criteria for the award of a temporary educator certification to include certain persons with expired professional certificates; requiring that subject area coverages and endorsements for a certificateholder be reinstated with the certificateholder’s professional certificate; requiring the Florida Center for Teaching Excellence to collaborate with the David C. Anchin Center for the Advancement of Teaching for specified purposes, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 1/9/2026 04:22 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (AED)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 561 (c1) by Education & Employment Committee Educator Preparation and Certification Last Action: 2/19/2026 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)	Identical
  S 7036 (c2) by Education Pre-K - 12 Education Last Action: 2/25/2026 S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading	Compare

• Analyses (6)

  Links in this section are PDF documents.

  • Education Pre-K - 12 (Pre-Meeting)   1/26/2026
  • Education Pre-K - 12 (Post-Meeting)   1/27/2026
  • Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (Pre-Meeting)   2/20/2026
  • Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (Post-Meeting)   2/20/2026
  • Rules (Pre-Meeting)   2/23/2026
  • Rules (Post-Meeting)   2/24/2026

• Committee Votes (3)

  Links in this section are PDF documents.

  Date	Version	Committee	Result
  1/27/2026 3:30 PM	S 1718	Education Pre-K - 12	6 Yeas - 0 Nays
  2/18/2026 8:30 AM	S 1718	Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education	9 Yeas - 0 Nays
  2/24/2026 12:00 PM	S 1718	Rules	23 Yeas - 0 Nays

• Citations - Statute (4)

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  1004.85	Postsecondary educator preparation institutes.	Page 2 (pdf)
  1012.56	Educator certification requirements.	Page 3 (pdf)
  1012.585	Process for renewal of professional certificates.	Page 5 (pdf)
  1012.981	The Florida Center for Teaching Excellence.	Page 6 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/9/2026	S	• Filed
  1/16/2026	S	• Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Rules
  1/22/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/27/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building • Introduced
  1/27/2026	S	• Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 • Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
  2/13/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 02/18/26, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
  2/18/2026	S	• Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
  2/19/2026	S	• Now in Rules • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  2/24/2026	S	• Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
  2/25/2026	S	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading