# Florida HB 753: School Counselors Florida HB 753, School Counselors, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Christine Hunschofsky (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Chapter No. 2026-107) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB753-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 753 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: School Counselors - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-11 - Last action: 2026-05-26, Chapter No. 2026-107 - Sponsor: Christine Hunschofsky (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Appropriation, Careers & Workforce Subcommittee, Education Administration Subcommittee, Education & Employment Committee, Rules - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (137 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Fewer certification barriers for counselor applicants: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida school counselor applicants are exempt from two specific educator certification requirements. These are the requirements in Florida Statutes section 1012.56(2)(g) and (i), not all certification requirements. Districts may still require certified school counselors to… - School staff evaluations use job-specific standards: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida school staff receive annual evaluations. Newly hired classroom teachers must be observed and evaluated at least twice in their first year. Student performance must count for at least one-third, using at least three years of data when available. Teaching practice must… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Christine Hunschofsky (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Careers & Workforce Subcommittee - Cosponsor: Education Administration Subcommittee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 103 | 0 | | ## Actions (47) - 2026-05-26: Chapter No. 2026-107 - 2026-05-22: Approved by Governor - 2026-05-11: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-06: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2026-03-06: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-06: CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 672 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Read 3rd time -SJ 672 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Read 2nd time -SJ 672 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1036 -SJ 672 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 672 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Received (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-05: In Messages (Senate) - 2026-03-05: CS passed; YEAS 103, NAYS 0 (House) - 2026-03-05: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-03-05: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-05: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-03-02: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026) (House) - 2026-02-24: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-24: Bill released to House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-24: Reported out of Education & Employment Committee (House) - 2026-02-24: Favorable by Education & Employment Committee (House) - 2026-02-20: Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda (House) - 2026-02-02: Now in Education & Employment Committee (House) - 2026-02-02: Referred to Education & Employment Committee (House) - 2026-01-30: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House) - 2026-01-30: CS Filed (House) - 2026-01-30: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-01-29: Reported out of Education Administration Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-29: Favorable with CS by Education Administration Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-27: Added to Education Administration Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-22: Now in Education Administration Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-22: Referred to Education & Employment Committee (House) - 2026-01-22: Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-21: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2026-01-21: CS Filed (House) - 2026-01-21: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-01-20: Reported out of Careers & Workforce Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-20: Favorable with CS by Careers & Workforce Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-15: PCS added to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2026-01-05: Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-05: Referred to Education & Employment Committee (House) - 2026-01-05: Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-05: Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee (House) - 2025-12-11: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2026-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/753/BillText/er/PDF) - c2, 2026-01-30: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/753/BillText/c2/PDF) - c1, 2026-01-21: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/753/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-12-11: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/753/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine (vetoed) - HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (vetoed) - HB 145: Claims Against the Government (vetoed) - SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed) - HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/753/BillText/er/PDF) - [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/753/BillText/c2/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/753/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/753/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026) - [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026) - [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026) - [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026) - [HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6509-2026) - [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026) - [Florida bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida/bills) - [Florida state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB753-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).