CS/CS/SB 1062

Florida Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: failed. Latest action: March 13, 2026.

Speech and Debate Education.

Bill ID FL-2026-SB-1062
Session 2026
Status failed
Committee Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Fiscal Policy
Senate failed 2026-03-13
Education Tax / Budget / Appropriations
Summary

Speech and Debate Education; Creating the Florida Speech and Debate Hall of Fame; designating Florida Speech and Debate Week annually in February; establishing the Florida Debate Initiative, Inc., (FDI) as a statewide speech and debate organization that performs certain functions in support of the Florida Civics and Debate Initiative (FCDI) in the Department of Education; requiring the Board of Governors of the State University System and the State Board of Education to develop specified undergraduate and graduate coursework, certificates, and micro-credentials, etc. APPROPRIATION: $2,400,000

Sponsor
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-13 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-03-13 Status failed
2026-03-13 Latest Action House - Died in returning Messages
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