The FCSA Advocacy Team works on behalf of charter schools and the students they serve to ensure that there is equitable funding for all public school students and that charter schools continue to receive critical capital outlay funds. We meet with policymakers to address their charter school-related questions and ensure the freedoms that charter schools have under state law are protected and that no barriers are created to impede student success and the movement’s growth. Our advocacy strategy is developed with input from, and funded by, FCSA member charter schools.
Below is a list of K-12 education-related bills from the 2024 Florida Legislative Session that have been signed by Governor DeSantis (as of May 31, 2024). Please contact an FCSA team member if you have any questions about the bills or our successful state and district-focused advocacy efforts.
| BILL TITLE | FILED BY | DATE | LAST ACTION |
| SB 46
Reading Achievement Initiative for Scholastic Excellence Program |
Stewart | Last Action: 4/3/2024 | Approved by the Governor
Chapter No. 2024-46 |
| HB 523
Florida Seal of Fine Arts Program |
Canady, Black | Last Action: 4/3/2024 | Approved by the Governor
Chapter No. 2024-51 |
| HB 537
Student Achievement |
Education Quality Subcommittee | Last Action: 4/16/2024 | Approved by the Governor
Chapter No. 2024-94 |
| HB 883
Short-acting Bronchodilator Use in Public and Private Schools |
Choice & Innovation Subcommittee | Last Action: 4/3/2024 | Approved by the Governor
Chapter No. 2024-53 |
| HB 917
Career and Technical Education |
Choice & Innovation Subcommittee | Last Action: 4/29/2024 | Approved by the Governor
Chapter No. 2024-125 |
| HB 931
School Chaplains |
McClain, Daniels | Last Action: 4/19/2024 | Approved by the Governor
Chapter No. 2024-103 |
| SB 958
Local Government Employees |
Martin | Last Action: 4/16/2024 | Approved by the Governor
Chapter No. 2024-90 |
| SB 994
Student Transportation Safety |
Burgess | Last Action: 5/17/2024 | Approved by the Governor
Chapter No. 2024-190 |
| SB 1264
History of Communism |
Collins | Last Action: 4/18/2024 | Approved by the Governor
Chapter No. 2024-102 |
| HB 1285
Education |
Choice & Innovation Subcommittee | Last Action: 4/17/2024 | Approved by the Governor
Chapter No. 2024-101 |
| HB 1291
Educator Preparation Programs |
Education & Employment Committee | Last Action: 5/3/2024 | Approved by the Governor
Chapter No. 2024-141 |
| HB 1361
Education |
Education & Employment Committee | Last Action: 5/13/2024 | Approved by the Governor
Chapter No. 2024-162 |
| HB 1403
School Choice |
Choice & Innovation Subcommittee | Last Action: 5/13/2024 | Approved by the Governor
Chapter No. 2024-163 |
| HB 1473
School Safety |
Judiciary Committee | Last Action: 5/7/2024 | Approved by the Governor
Chapter No. 2024-155 |
| HB 1509
Pub. Rec./School Guardians |
Judiciary Committee | Last Action: 5/7/2024 | Approved by the Governor
Chapter No. 2024-156 |
| SB 1688
Career-themed Courses |
Osgood | Last Action: 4/29/2024 | Approved by the Governor
Chapter No. 2024-119 |
| SB 7002
Deregulation of Public Schools |
Education Pre-K -12 | Last Action: 5/13/2024 | Approved by the Governor
Chapter No. 2024-159 |
| SB 7004
Education |
Education Pre-K -12 | Last Action: 5/13/2024 | Approved by the Governor
Chapter No. 2024-160 |
| SB 7032
Education |
Education Postsecondary | Last Action: 5/13/2024 | Approved by the Governor
Chapter No. 2024-161 |