Week 7: April 17-April 23

OVERVIEW:

• FEA 2023 Legislative Session Weekly Overview
• FEA Bill Watchlist
• UFF 2023 Legislative Updates
• Watch sessions via The Florida Channel

BILLS TO WATCH:

HB 999/SB 266 “Public Postsecondary Educational Institutions”

• Due to amendments, HB 999 and SB 266 are nearly the same in wording. On 4/21, HB 999 was referred to be placed on the House calendar. SB 266 was placed on the Senate calendar to be heard on 4/27.

HB 1445/SB 256 “Employee Organizations Representing Public Employees”

• HB 1445 will be heard in Week 8.
• Since SB 256 was passed in the Senate, it is waiting to be heard in the House. If the House passes HB 1445, the bill will immediately go to the Governor for signature.

ACTIONS TO TAKE:

• Switch over to eDues! In the next few weeks all UFF members will receive an email invitation to join eDues from centralmembershipsystems[at]floridaea.org. See how to do it HERE
• Contact your House Representative and ask them to vote NO on HB 999 HERE
• Contact your Senate Representative and ask them to vote NO on SB 266 HERE
• Sign up for the ongoing UFF Fight Back Friday town hall events from 3-4pm. Register for the Zoom link HERE.
• Sign up for FEA/UFF Power Hours weekly on Tuesdays from 5:30-6:30pm (EST) HERE
• Join the Higher Education Regional Outreach (HERO) team for Northeast Florida HERE