TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) - A Senate bill that would require school districts to identify shortages of school employees such as bus drivers and food service workers and take steps to fill vacant positions was approved in its first committee hearing Tuesday. The Senate Education Committee advanced ...
The Republican-controlled Senate voted 28-12 along party lines to pass the bill
Florida may soon enact significant legislation relating to immigration,HB 1617/SB 1718. The bill, which the Senate passed April 28, among other things, includes a requirement that private employers with more than 25 employees use the federal government’s E-Ve...
The new bill states that space flight remains "an extraordinarily dangerous condition" and people should take responsibility for the risks before boarding the rocket, the Senate bill analysis states. The bill doesn't protect the companies in case of "gross negligen...
The Florida Senate's Committee on Communications, Energy and Public Utilities passed a bill with a clean energy portfolio standard that establishes a 20%-by-2021 goal for power from generation that does not produce GHG and permits up to one quarter of the goal to be met by either nuclear ...
The Florida Senate passed a measure Thursday that would require public school students to observe a moment of silence at the beginning of the day. The measure would require school principals to instruct first period teachers to observe a one- to two-minu
Senate Bill 7028 will send an additional $200 million to the My Safe Florida … NICB Praises Florida’s New Law on Predatory Tow Truck Practices April 2, 2024 The National Insurance Crime Bureau is hailing a new Florida law that aims to deter predatory tow-truck practices and limit the ...
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The Parental Rights in Education bill, dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" bill by LGBTQ activists, has now been passed by both the Florida Senate and House. The bill would limit what classrooms can teach about sexual orientation and gender identity. Under this legislation, these lessons "may not ...
In a 288-page opinion that followed a trial early this year, Walker said the legislation, known as Senate Bill 90, built upon two decades of discriminatory voting laws from the Florida legislature aimed at strengthening Republican power. "For the past 20 years, the majority in th...