House Committees Meet Nov 5-7; Senate Cancels Same

 

The Florida House of Representatives held limited Committee hearings during the week of November 5, 2007, while the Florida Senate canceled its Committee hearings, inasmuch as the Legislature recently completed two Special Sessions, one regarding the budget and another regarding property taxes.

Below please find an outline of the Committees that met this week, along with a brief overview of the topics discussed and accompanying links to each corresponding agenda.

 

Monday, November 5, 2007

Environment and Natural Resources Council Workshop

• Lake Okeechobee’s water levels

• Potential water supply emergencies

• Recent actions of the South Florida Water Management District

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Joint Committee Meeting of the Agribusiness, Conservation and State Lands, Energy, Environment and Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Committees

• Science and economics of climate change

o Panel on the Science of Climate Change

o Overview of Mitigation, Climate Policy, and Climate Risks

o Panel on Impacts and Adaptation

o Panel on Mitigation Policies and Costs

 

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Joint Meeting of the 21st Century Competitiveness Committee and the Schools and Learning Council

• Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, or FCAT

• Presentation by the Department of Education staff, facilitated by Florida’s Commissioner of Education, Jeanine Blomberg

• Presentation by Dr. Thomas H. Fisher, Fisher Education Consulting

• Class sizes

 

 

 

 

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