New version of HB 7055 FAR
WORSE than the existing bill.
Will the Senate get played
again?
Tallahassee—
After a week
of committee hearings, a plethora of amendments and hours of debate it appears
it all was merely a HB 7055 ‘dog and pony’ show to quiet senators still
stinging from last year’s HB 7069 debacle.
Now the
Florida Senate is set to vote on a “delete-all” amendment filed last night by
Senators Passidomo and Galvano that brings forward a new version that is FAR
WORSE than the existing HB 7055:
- Decertification of “instructional
personnel” unions;
- A sales tax sourced voucher program
for unaccountable private schools;
- Expands to statewide the Principal
Autonomy Pilot Program Initiative without any evidence of efficacy;
- A new undefined “franchise school
model.”
“This is the
leadership of the Florida Senate caving once again to House Bully Richard
Corcoran. They are surrendering their leadership duties and trying to
force through a bill that has always been a wish list of Corcoran’s priorities
— with NO SENATE INPUT,” said Florida Education Association President Joanne
McCall.
“There is
still time for the senate to stand up to the speaker. Let’s hope they
don’t get played again,” McCall said.
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The Florida Education Association is
the state’s largest association of professional employees, with more than
140,000 members. FEA represents pre K-12 teachers, higher education faculty,
educational staff professionals, students at our colleges and universities
preparing to become teachers and retired education employees.
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