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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1718: Educator Preparation and Certification

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1718 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on January 9, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Educator Preparation and Certification. Primary sponsor: Alexis Calatayud (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 5, 2026): Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 561 (Ch. 2026-106).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Educator Preparation and Certification; Authorizing an educator preparation institute to allow certain program participants to enroll in introductory coursework; revising the criteria for the award of a temporary educator certification to include certain persons with expired professional certificates; requiring that subject area coverages and endorsements for a certificateholder be reinstated with the certificateholder’s professional certificate; requiring the Florida Center for Teaching Excellence to collaborate with the David C. Anchin Center for the Advancement of Teaching for specified purposes, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Alexis CalatayudPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate38

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 561 (Ch. 2026-106)
  2. Substituted CS/HB 561
  3. Read 2nd time
  4. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/26
  5. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  6. Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
  7. On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  8. Now in Rules
  9. Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
  10. On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 02/18/26, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
  11. Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
  12. Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 6 NAYS 0

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source