CS/CS/SB 182: Education

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, Education Pre-K - 12, Jones; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Yarborough, Osgood, Massullo, Bracy Davis

Education; Providing that students may not be dismissed from certain charter schools based on academic performance; requiring students in specified grades to receive instruction in cursive writing; requiring, subject to legislative appropriation, each district school board to adopt rules to require the display of portraits of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln at each public school in the district; establishing the School Teacher Training and Mentoring Program within the Department of Education, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 3/18/2026 01:24 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (AED)
  2. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

• Related Bills (10)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 127 by Overdorf, Trabulsy Required Instruction in Cursive Writing Last Action: 2/10/2026 S Received	Compare
  H 157 (c1) by PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee School Teacher Training and Mentoring Program Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Education & Employment Committee	Compare
  H 371 (c1) by Education Administration Subcommittee Patriotic Displays at Public Schools Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died on Second Reading Calendar	Compare
  H 833 (e1) by Education Administration Subcommittee Private School Facilities Last Action: 3/5/2026 S Received	Compare
  H 1071 (e1) by Student Academic Success Subcommittee Education Last Action: 2/26/2026 S Received	Compare
  S 318 (e1) by Gaetz Educational Scholarship Programs Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Messages	Compare
  S 420 (c1) by Burgess Patriotic Displays at Public Schools Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Messages	Compare
  S 444 by Grall Required Instruction in Cursive Writing Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced	Compare
  S 1264 by Calatayud Private Schools Last Action: 2/10/2026 S Now in Education Pre-K - 12	Compare
  S 7036 (c2) by Education Pre-K - 12 Education Last Action: 3/12/2026 S Retained on Special Order Calendar	Compare

• Citations - Statute (7)

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  1002.33	Charter schools.	Page 2 (pdf)
  1002.395	Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program.	Page 4 (pdf)
  1002.42	Private schools.	Page 5 (pdf)
  1003.42	Required instruction.	Page 9 (pdf)
  1003.44	Patriotic programs; rules.	Page 10 (pdf)
  1011.62	Funds for operation of schools.	Page 12 (pdf)
  1012.988		Page 10 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  10/14/2025	S	• Filed
  11/3/2025	S	• Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Fiscal Policy
  1/13/2026	S	• Introduced
  2/5/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 02/10/26, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  2/10/2026	S	• CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
  2/11/2026	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time
  2/12/2026	S	• Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
  2/20/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 02/25/26, 9:30 am, 37 Senate Building
  2/25/2026	S	• CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
  2/26/2026	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Fiscal Policy • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education read 1st time
  3/2/2026	S	• Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
  3/3/2026	S	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26
  3/6/2026	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 674 • Read 3rd time -SJ 674 • CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 674
  3/6/2026	H	• In Messages
  3/10/2026	H	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026) • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  3/11/2026	H	• Read 2nd time • Amendment 696291 adopted • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed as amended; YEAS 110, NAYS 0
  3/11/2026	S	• In returning messages
  3/12/2026	S	• Amendment(s) to House amendment(s) adopted (899512) • Concurred in House amendment(s) as amended (696291) • CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
  3/12/2026	H	• In Messages • Added to Senate Message List • Amendment 899512 Concur • CS passed as amended; YEAS 91, NAYS 11
  3/17/2026	S	• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled