Category: Florida Legislative News

The Florida Legislature will hold its third round of 2009 Interim Committee Meetings during the week of December 7-11.  The next scheduled Interim Committee Week is January 11-15. To view the complete House of Representatives calendar for December 7-11, click …

The following news release was published by Florida Governor Charlie Crist’s office on December 4, 2009: 2008-09 graduation rate surpasses the previous high despite removal of GED recipients TALLAHASSEE – Florida’s graduation rate reached a record level this year by …

According to a recent study of charter school performance in 16 states by Stanford University’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes, Florida is one of six states studied in which charter school students demonstrated lower average growth than their peers …

During the December 3, 2009 meeting of the Florida State Board of Administration’s (“SBA’s”) Investment Advisory Council (“IAC”), Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink offered suggestions on reforming oversight of SBA, among which included the installation of a larger, more …

In a review of recently-submitted consent-to-rate filings, the Louisiana Department of Insurance (“LDOI”) has determined  that some may not be in compliance with the State’s insurance code.  In a bulletin issued on December 1, 2009, Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Falling Florida property values to pose problem for legislators Florida’s real estate market is crumbling so badly that the taxable property value for schools statewide will tumble …

H.R. 2609, also known as the “Federal Insurance Office Act,” unanimously passed the United States House Financial Services Committee today, December 2, 2009. If ultimately passed into law, the bill’s creation of a Federal Insurance Office would be expected to provide national …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Legislature calls special session on SunRail to begin Thursday; Transportation funds to be tapped Florida’s hunt for a $2.5 billion federal windfall for high-speed rail lurched ahead …

The United States House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on the Federal Housing Administration’s Fiscal Year 2009 Actuarial Report on Wednesday, December 2.  To view an archived webcast of this hearing, click here. A list of witnesses and corresponding …

The United States House Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled “Improving Responsible Lending to Small Businesses” on Monday, November 30. A list of witnesses and corresponding hyperlinks to their testimony is reprinted below.   …