# Florida SB 1718: Educator Preparation and Certification

Florida SB 1718, Educator Preparation and Certification, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Alexis Calatayud (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-05 (Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 561 (Ch. 2026-106) -SJ 612); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB1718-2026
- As of: 2026-10-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 1718
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Educator Preparation and Certification
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-09
- Last action: 2026-03-05, Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 561 (Ch. 2026-106) -SJ 612
- Sponsor: Alexis Calatayud (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriation, Education Pre-K - 12, Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, Rules
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (38 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Alexis Calatayud (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 23 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Vote | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-27 | Senate | Education Pre-K - 12 Vote | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-03-05: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 561 (Ch. 2026-106) -SJ 612 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Substituted CS/HB 561 -SJ 612 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Read 2nd time -SJ 612 (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/26 (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Now in Rules (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 02/18/26, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/27/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-16: Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Rules (Senate)
- 2026-01-09: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Filed, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1718/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1718/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 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed)
- HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed)

## Sources
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1718/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1718/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 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026)
- [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB1718-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).