TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills: CS/CS/SB 256 – Employee Organizations Representing Public Employees CS/HB 1035 – K-12 Teachers CS/CS/CS/HB 1537 – Education HB 477 – Terms Limits for District School Board Members CS/HB 379 – Technology in K-12 Public Schools   To view the transmittal letters, click here and here. ### Originally published at […]

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis received the following bills from the Florida Legislature.     The Governor has until May 24, 2023, to act on these bills.   CS/CS HB 1387 – Department of Health CS/HB 1597 – Florida Virtual School CS/HB 733 – Middle School and High School Start Times HB 891 […]

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Tallahassee — Today, the Florida Senate passed a bill by Senate Democratic Leader Lauren Book designed to curb the growing endemic of “cyber trafficking” – a practice where both real, stolen images and created “deepfake” images are uploaded to the Internet for people to buy, sell, trade, and exploit.  “The law has simply not caught up with […]

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BROOKSVILLE, Fla. — Today, Governor DeSantis signed three bills to counteract the malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party in the state of Florida. Last year, Governor DeSantis called on the Legislature to build upon the efforts he led two years ago to combat corporate espionage and higher education subterfuge carried out by the CCP and […]

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MEMORANDUM   TO:                  Tom Berger, Director of Real Estate Development and Management FROM:            Governor Ron DeSantis DATE:             Monday, May 8, 2023 RE:                  Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of the Victims of the Tragedy in Allen, Texas   As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on […]

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  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis received the following bills from the Florida Legislature.   CS/HB 1035 – K-12 Teachers CS/CS/SB 256 – Employee Organizations Representing Public Employees CS/CS/CS/HB 1537 – Education HB 477– Term Limits for District School Board Members CS/HB 379– Technology in K-12 Public Schools   The Governor has until May […]

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