---
type: "Bill"
title: "Educator Preparation Programs"
description: "Educator Preparation Programs; Prohibits courses & curriculum of teacher preparation programs, postsecondary educator preparation institutes, professional learning certification programs, & school leader preparation programs from distorting certain events & including certain curriculum & instruction; & requires teacher preparation programs, postsecondary educator preparation institutes, professional learning certification programs, & school leader preparation programs to afford candidates certain opportunities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1291"
citation: "Florida HB 1291 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2024-141"
primary_sponsors: ["Jacques", "Snyder"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-05"
last_action: "2024-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/92882cb3-31d1-45da-9ef2-2b14a780c74b"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1291/ByCategory"
source_hash: "78ff810f6010800cdab487b7adb57ec450b8d6c266622eb047d2fafbb78190f5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---

# Florida HB 1291 (2024) — Educator Preparation Programs

Educator Preparation Programs; Prohibits courses & curriculum of teacher preparation programs, postsecondary educator preparation institutes, professional learning certification programs, & school leader preparation programs from distorting certain events & including certain curriculum & instruction; & requires teacher preparation programs, postsecondary educator preparation institutes, professional learning certification programs, & school leader preparation programs to afford candidates certain opportunities.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2024-141.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **H 1291 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1291/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 1291 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1291/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 1291 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1291/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Passage, Third Reading — **81–31** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **28–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Education & Employment Committee — primary (organization)
- Jacques — primary (person)
- Snyder — primary (person)
- Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Chamberlin — cosponsor (person)
- Chaney — cosponsor (person)
- McClain — cosponsor (person)
- Redondo — cosponsor (person)
- Rizo — cosponsor (person)
- Roth — cosponsor (person)
- Tramont — cosponsor (person)
- Yeager — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-05** Filed `filing`
- **2024-01-09** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2024-01-13** Referred to Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-13** Referred to Education & Employment Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-13** Now in Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee
- **2024-01-26** Added to Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee agenda
- **2024-01-30** Favorable by Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-30** Reported out of Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee
- **2024-01-30** Now in Education & Employment Committee
- **2024-02-05** Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
- **2024-02-07** Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-08** Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
- **2024-02-08** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2024-02-08** CS Filed `filing`
- **2024-02-08** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2024-02-09** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2024-02-09** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2024-02-26** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/29/2024)
- **2024-02-29** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-29** Amendment 070441 Failed
- **2024-02-29** Amendment 927129 Failed
- **2024-02-29** Amendment 862751 Failed
- **2024-02-29** Amendment 487835 Failed
- **2024-02-29** Amendment 258727 Failed
- **2024-02-29** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2024-03-01** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-03-01** CS passed; YEAS 81, NAYS 31 `passage`
- **2024-03-01** In Messages
- **2024-03-01** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-01** Received `enrolled`
- **2024-03-06** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2024-03-06** Substituted for CS/SB 1372
- **2024-03-06** Read 2nd time -SJ 841, 900 `reading-2`
- **2024-03-06** Amendment(s) failed (325746)
- **2024-03-06** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-03-06** CS passed; YEAS 28 NAYS 12 `passage`
- **2024-03-06** In Messages
- **2024-03-06** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-04-25** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-02** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-03** Chapter No. 2024-141

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/92882cb3-31d1-45da-9ef2-2b14a780c74b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).