# Florida HB 157: School Teacher Training and Mentoring Program

Florida HB 157, School Teacher Training and Mentoring Program, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Yvonne Hayes Hinson (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-13 (Died in Education & Employment Committee; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 182 (Ch. 2026-33)) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Florida HB 157
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: School Teacher Training and Mentoring Program
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-10-14
- Last action: 2026-03-13, Died in Education & Employment Committee; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 182 (Ch. 2026-33)
- Sponsor: Yvonne Hayes Hinson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriation, Education Administration Subcommittee, PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee, Education & Employment Committee
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Yvonne Hayes Hinson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee

## Actions (21)

- 2026-03-13: Died in Education & Employment Committee; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 182 (Ch. 2026-33) (House)
- 2026-02-24: Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda (House)
- 2026-02-13: Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda (House)
- 2026-02-06: Now in Education & Employment Committee (House)
- 2026-02-06: Referred to Education & Employment Committee (House)
- 2026-02-04: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House)
- 2026-02-04: CS Filed (House)
- 2026-02-04: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House)
- 2026-02-04: Reported out of PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-04: Favorable with CS by PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-02: Added to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee agenda (House)
- 2026-01-29: Now in PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-29: Reported out of Education Administration Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-29: Favorable by Education Administration Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-27: Added to Education Administration Subcommittee agenda (House)
- 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House)
- 2025-10-21: Now in Education Administration Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-10-21: Referred to Education & Employment Committee (House)
- 2025-10-21: Referred to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-10-21: Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-10-14: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- c1, 2026-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/157/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-10-14: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/157/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed)
- HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed)
- HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed)
- HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed)
- HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg (signed)
- HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County (signed)

## Sources
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/157/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/157/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026)
- [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026)
- [HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6509-2026)
- [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026)
- [HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6517-2026)
- [HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB4103-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB157-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).