The Advocate

View this email in your browser 2/27/19 DOE State Board of Education rule development workshop                                Tallahassee 10:00 a.m. General subject matter to be considered: Florida Teacher Certification Examination. 6A-4.0021 – Florida Teacher Certification Examinations To adopt new Florida Teacher Certification…

Florida Retirement System Certification

The attached Certification Form was updated. The only change was the addition of a legally required rule reference in the footer. Click here for a copy of the updated Certification Form. Note the following regarding the Certification Form: Please begin using the form immediately. Click here for a copy of the updated Certification Form. When…

Legislative Alert

January 23, 2019 Yesterday,  Florida House and Senate committees received updates on the implementation of SB 7026 (2018), last year’s school safety bill. You can view the videos here: 1/22/2019 House Education Committee 1/22/2019 Senate Education Committee Based on the conversations in the committee meetings, we strongly encourage you to communicate with your legislative delegation as…

Florida Retirement System Financial Planning Workshops

The Florida Retirement System is offering free financial planning workshops for your FRS-covered employees via webcast. For the 2019 Schedule  Click here Upcoming workshops will be on Tuesday, January 8 and Wednesday, January 9, and will be on the following topics:  January 8  Using the FRS to Plan for Retirement                                    10:00 a.m. to Noon…