Florida House Bill 561
Session 2026
Educator Preparation and Certification
Became Law
Signed by Governor on May 22, 2026
Sponsors
2 Sponsors
Education & Employment Committee
First Action
Dec 1, 2025
Latest Action
May 26, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
561
State
Florida
Session
2026
Education & Employment Committee
grade
Primary
checkPassed on February 25, 2026
Motion Text
Passage, Third Reading
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Summary
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; revising requirements for reinstatement of a professional certificate; providing that certain requirements for reinstatement of a professional certificate may not be satisfied using specific inservice points; requiring the Florida Center for Teaching Excellence to collaborate with the David C. Anchin Center for the Advancement of Teaching for specified purposes; requiring, rather than authorizing, the center to submit a specified professional learning system for approval by the department; requiring the center to allow certain certified educators to use such professional learning system for specified purposes at no cost to the educator; requiring the center to submit inservice points for such educators to the department; requiring the center to provide information on certain school district professional learning systems to certain certified educators, etc.
Bill Analysis -- Careers & Workforce Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (5/26/2026 2:52 PM)
Bill Analysis -- PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (2/4/2026 10:50 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Education & Employment Committee (Post-Meeting) (2/10/2026 6:20 PM)
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05/26/2026
Florida Legislature
Chapter No. 2026-106
05/22/2026
Florida Legislature
Approved by Governor
05/21/2026
Florida Legislature
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
03/05/2026
House
Ordered enrolled
03/05/2026
House
In Messages
03/05/2026
Senate
CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
03/05/2026
Senate
Read 3rd time
03/05/2026
Senate
Read 2nd time
03/05/2026
Senate
Substituted for SB 1718
03/05/2026
Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
03/05/2026
Senate
Withdrawn from Rules
02/26/2026
Senate
Received
02/26/2026
Senate
Referred to Rules
02/25/2026
Senate
In Messages
02/25/2026
House
CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
02/25/2026
House
Read 3rd time
02/25/2026
House
Added to Third Reading Calendar
02/25/2026
House
Read 2nd time
02/19/2026
House
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
02/11/2026
House
Added to Second Reading Calendar
02/11/2026
House
Bill referred to House Calendar
02/10/2026
House
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
02/10/2026
House
CS Filed
02/10/2026
House
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
02/10/2026
House
Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
02/10/2026
House
Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee
02/06/2026
House
PCS added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
02/04/2026
House
Now in Education & Employment Committee
02/04/2026
House
Reported out of PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
02/04/2026
House
Favorable by PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
02/02/2026
House
Added to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee agenda
01/14/2026
House
Now in PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
01/14/2026
House
Reported out of Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
01/14/2026
House
Favorable by Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
01/13/2026
House
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
01/12/2026
House
Added to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee agenda
12/12/2025
House
Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
12/12/2025
House
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
12/12/2025
House
Referred to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
12/12/2025
House
Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
12/01/2025
House
Filed
Sources
FL Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Dec 8, 2025 9:30:01 AM
Record Updated
Jul 19, 2026 2:29:11 PM