Escambia Public Schools Sets Legislative Priorities for Upcoming Session

January 14, 2025

Escambia County Public Schools has developed a list of legislative priorities for the upcoming Florida legislative session.

Items on the ECPS priority list include:

  • Extending Senate Bill 896 (passed in 2022), which provides an alternative pathway for veterans seeking subject-area certification by removing the baccalaureate degree requirement for a temporary educator certificate if certain requirements are met.
  • Eliminating barriers to the reemployment of high-quality personnel after retirement.
  • Increasing the base student allocation by 5%.
  • Providing funding for full-day Pre-K.
  • Increasing transportation categorical funding to more closely reflect actual costs.
  • Opposing a Senate bill related to custody sharing that makes schools responsible for time-sharing arrangements and imposes criminal prosecution and penalties on individuals who release a child to the wrong person.

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