Committee on Legislature
The Legislative committee has the very important job of advocating for Florida school librarians and our profession at the state and national level. Each year, the committee works with our lobbyist, Vern Pickup-Crawford, while the legislature is in session in Tallahassee. FAME members attend Legislative Days in the spring to meet with Senate members and Representatives to state our platform and concerns. The Legislative Committee develops the legislative platform of the association; directs and coordinates legislative efforts initiated and/or supported by the association; and makes recommendations related to legislation to the Executive Board as the need arises.
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Our ask is simple: Teacher compensation plans should include all instructional personnel and conform to the FL Constitution and Statutes regarding collective bargaining. Let this be a gentle nudge reminder if you haven't contacted your representatives yet. You can find your Representative and Senator at the My Florida House website: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/myrepresentative.aspx |
Resources:
Official website for Florida Governor, Rick Scott
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Click the icon to send a tweet to Governor Scott
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The official site of the Florida Legislature
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View live streaming broadcasts of Florida legislative sessions
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ALA's advocacy and legislative page
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ESSA:
On December 10, 2015, President Barak Obama signed into law the new education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). For the first time in over fifty years, school librarians and school library programs are specifically included in this law. This bipartisan measure reauthorizes the 50-year-old Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the nation’s national education law and longstanding commitment to equal opportunity for all students.
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"With this bill, we reaffirm that fundamentally American ideal—that every child, regardless of race, income, background, the zip code where they live, deserves the chance to make of their lives what they will." — President Barack Obama |
Resources:
ESSA resources from ALA and AASL
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ESSA articles from Knowledge Quest, AASL's journal publication
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Excellent article on the bottom line for school libraries
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Documents:
These are recommended initial next steps from ALA Washington Office, and a letter our President, Lucretia Miller, drafted and sent to all school superintendents in Florida.
These are recommended initial next steps from ALA Washington Office, and a letter our President, Lucretia Miller, drafted and sent to all school superintendents in Florida.
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