Archive for April, 2015

SB616 becomes HB 7069

SB616 becomes HB 7069 Yesterday the Florida Senate voted to make SB616 to be the Florida House’s version of the bill on testing,  HB7069. The Senates voted 32-4 to strike all of the language in SB616 and adopt the House’s language of HB7069.  Prior to the vote, several Senators expressed their anger that the current […]

Senator Lee April 2nd 2015 Florida Senate Session

Senator Lee April 2nd 2015 Florida Senate Session “I’m done with the testing program in the State of Florida” – Senator Lee – Apr 2, 2015

Sheriff looking for student artists

Sheriff looking for student artists The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office is looking for student artists interested in its annual disaster preparedness art expo competition. Submission to the 2015 Hurricane & All Hazards Expo Art Competition is open to all Citrus County middle and high school students, including public, private and home-schooled students. Entries will be […]

SB616 Continues Today

SB616 Continues Today Today (Thursday, April 2nd, 2015), the Florida Senate will continue working on SB616. Yesterday there was much debate and amendments filed. Follow this link to an update on yesterday’s work on SB616: ‘Bill that clamps down on school testing put on hold’, By Brandon Larrabee, The News Service of Florida. I want […]