FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
S
TATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Chairman
Members
DONNA G. CALLAWAY
DR. AKSHAY DESAI
ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
PHOEBE RAULERSON
KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
LINDA K. TAYLOR
Dr. Eric J. Smith
Commissioner of Education
MEMORANDUM
TO: Community College Presidents
Superintendents
Assistant
Superintendents
DATE: June 10, 2008
SUBJECT: 2008 Regular Legislative Session Update
Since the close of session, the Department of Education (DOE) has been compiling information
on the resulting legislation and budget. In lieu of the regional update meetings this year, the
Department has posted online at www.fldoe.org/gr information which includes overview
presentations from staff, the 2008 Legislative Review Book, and an overview chart of all of the
bills. These materials may be helpful as you review the actions taken during this past legislative
session. In addition, staff will be attending conferences across the state to provide targeted
information.
Summary of the available resources:
Legislative Review Book
This book contains summaries of education-related legislation, including the budget, passed this
session. The overview chart will provide up-to-date information on when a bill is signed into
law.
Presentations
These presentations are an overview of important legislation to the Department of Education that
passed during the 2008 legislative session. Department staff provided these presentations at an
internal meeting and they were taped and are also available on the Web site.
325 W. GAINES STREET • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0505 • www.fldoe.org
2008 Regular Legislative Session Update
June 10, 2008
Page #2
DOE 2008 Session Legislative Implementation Overview Chart
This chart lists the education-related bills that have passed during the 2008 legislative session. It
is updated regularly to reflect the final actions taken by the Governor (i.e. Signed the bill into
law). Under “Additional Information,” a department contact is listed for each bill and this is
where any information provided by the department will be available, for example memoranda,
technical assistance papers, or reports related to that legislation. Also included in this chart is a
link to the final bill text and the DOE bill summary.
For additional information, division contacts are listed on the site for each bill or you can contact
Carrie Fraser, Director of Governmental Relations by phone at (850) 245-0507 or by e-mail at
legislation@fldoe.org.