Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H753: School Counselors
Status: Chaptered, May 26, 2026
Requires evaluation criteria for certified school counselors to be based on specified standards; provides that persons seeking employment as school counselors are exempt from specified educator certification requirements; & provides that school districts may require such persons to meet certain requirements as condition of employment.
What the bill says
An act relating to school counselors; amending s. 1012.34, F.S.; requiring evaluation criteria for certified school counselors to be based on specified standards; amending s. 1012.55, F.S.; providing that persons seeking employment as school counselors are exempt from specified educator certification requirements; providing that school districts may require such persons to meet certain requirements as a condition of employment; providing an effective date.
From the enrolled text, March 6, 2026:
An act relating to school counselors; amending s. 1012.34, F.S.; requiring evaluation criteria for certified school counselors to be based on specified standards; amending s. 1012.55, F.S.; providing that persons seeking employment as school counselors are exempt from specified educator certification requirements; providing that school districts may require such persons to meet certain requirements as a condition of employment; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 1012.34, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1012.34 Personnel evaluation procedures and criteria.— (3) EVALUATION PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA.—Instructional personnel and school administrator performance evaluations must be based upon the performance of students assigned to their classrooms or schools, as provided in this section. Pursuant to this section, a school district's performance evaluation system is not limited to basing unsatisfactory performance of instructional personnel and school administrators solely upon student performance, but may include other criteria to evaluate instructional personnel and school administrators' performance, ENROLLED CS/CS/HB 753 2026 Legislature CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb753 -02-er Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES or any combination of student performance and other criteria. Evaluation procedures and criteria must comply with, but are not limited to, the following: (a) A performance evaluation must be conducted for each employee at …
Sponsors
- Hunschofsky, Christine (D, HD-095) · primary sponsor
- Eskamani, Anna (D, HD-042)
- Partington, Bill (R, HD-028)
- Partington (R, 28)
- Rizo, Alex (R, HD-112)
- Valdés, Susan (R, HD-064)
Latest actions
- : Chapter No. 2026-107
- : Approved by Governor
- : Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- : Ordered enrolled
- : In Messages
- : CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 672
- : Read 3rd time -SJ 672
- : Read 2nd time -SJ 672
- : Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1036 -SJ 672
- : Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Votes
- Senate: H 753 c2 (March 6, 2026): 34 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: H 753 c2 (March 5, 2026): 103 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Education & Employment Committee (February 24, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Education & Employment Committee (February 24, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Education Administration Subcommittee (January 29, 2026): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Education Administration Subcommittee (January 29, 2026): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Rules
Common questions
- What is H753?
- H753 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): School Counselors.
- What does H753 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to school counselors; amending s. 1012.34, F.S.; requiring evaluation criteria for certified school counselors to be based on specified standards; amending s. 1012.55, F.S.; providing that persons seeking employment as school counselors are exempt from specified educator certification requirements; providing that school districts may require such persons to meet certain requirements as a condition of employment; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of H753?
- Chaptered as of May 26, 2026. Latest action: Chapter No. 2026-107 (May 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored H753?
- Hunschofsky, Christine (D, HD-095), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H753?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/753
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