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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 72: Individual Education Plans

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 72 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on September 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Individual Education Plans. Primary sponsor: Gayle Harrell (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Education Pre-K - 12, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1279 (Ch. 2026-59).

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.

Individual Education Plans; Requiring a school district to complete an evaluation to determine if a student is eligible for an individualized education plan (IEP) within a specified timeframe; providing that a parent or guardian has the right to request provider logs or notes within a specified timeframe; requiring each school district to provide an individualized orientation to each parent or guardian of a student newly identified to be eligible for exceptional student education services, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Gayle HarrellPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate31

“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. Died in Education Pre-K - 12, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1279 (Ch. 2026-59)
  2. Introduced
  3. Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Rules
  4. Filed

Sources

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