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.
     

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