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Legislative Advocacy

READ 2022 LEGISLATION UPDATE 10 HERE - Post Session Final Update

Dates to Keep in Mind

State Legislative Session March 7 - May 5, 2023

National PTA Legislative Conference - March 2023

Florida PTA Legislative Conference - TBD

Children's Week - March 26-31, 2023

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Find Your Elected Officials

State & County Elections

Advocacy Tip #1

Do you know who your legislators are? Who represents you in the Florida Legislature and United States Congress?

Click on the link below to find your state senator, state representative, and member of the United States House of Representatives. https://www.votervoice.net/FLPTA/Address

2023 Legislative Session Dates

March 7, 2023 — Regular Session convenes

May 5, 2023 60th day—last day of Regular Session

CLICK HERE for Your Elected Officials

Current Session Updates

See calendar for interim committee (Click Here) We will send Legislative updates as needed.

Florida House & Senate Schedules

Watch the Legislature in Action

House Broadcast Schedule

https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/HouseSchedule/houseschedule.aspx

Senate Broadcast Schedule

http://www.flsenate.gov/Media/VideoSchedule

Florida PTA Advocacy Resources

Florida PTA Advocacy

https://floridapta.org/advocacy/

Florida PTA Take Action

https://floridapta.org/voter-voice-legislative/

Florida PTA Legislation Page

https://floridapta.org/legislation/

Florida PTA Resolutions

https://floridapta.org/resolutions/

Florida PTA Advocate Guide

https://floridapta.org/guide-for-the-pta-advocate/

Broward County Resources

Broward Delegation Information

http://www.broward.org/legislative/Pages/Default.aspx

Broward County Commission

https://www.broward.org/Commission/Pages/default.aspx https://bcgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/OnePane/basicviewer/index.html?appid=c7f7450dc0b147d4b4b9526d9b1f93e7

National PTA & BCPS Resources

National PTA Advocacy

https://www.pta.org/home/advocacy

National PTA Take Action

https://www.pta.org/home/advocacy/take-action

National PTA Positions

https://www.pta.org/home/advocacy/ptas-positions

Broward County Public Schools

https://www.browardschools.com/

Broward County Public Schools Legislative Page

https://www.browardschools.com/Page/35493

School Board Meeting Times & Agendas

https://www.browardschools.com/Page/34147

View School Board Meetings

View live on https://www.browardschools.com/Page/35670

or on tape delay on WBEC, BECONTV

PTA conducts its work in support of every child, through advocacy

PTA has a long history of advocacy. At our inception we fought successfully for child labor laws that would keep children in school and now continue to actively speak up for children and public education, before school boards, state legislatures and the United States Congress.

PTA represents the grassroots. Our members advocacy efforts are the most powerful voices that can speak up on behalf of children. We speak for those who have no voice or representation.

Advocacy on behalf of children should be an integral part of every PTA. PTA provides a myriad of resources to help local units be effective advocates.

PTA advocates through action

We encourage all local unit PTA/PTSAs to keep a close eye on the legislature and take action on the issues, when PTA sends out information and action alerts. Public policy is often developed without benefit of input from the public education community. Legislators and policy makers frequently have little or no knowledge of public education. PTA is a powerful voice for children and we need to make ourselves heard by the policy makers.

BCCPTA/PTSA meets with members of the Broward County Delegation throughout the year. We encourage local units to also meet with legislators while they are home in their districts.

For more information contact:

Latha Krishnaiyer-Legislative Chair

Email: legislation@browardptsa.org

The Florida PTA Legislative Conference will be held January 30th - Feb 1st in Tallahassee and virtually. This is a great opportunity to learn about PTA's role in advocating for all children. The conference promises to be informative and entertaining; you will add your voice to many others who make sure your children get the best of what they deserve.

Find out more information and how to register here.