How we calculate the "Score" for each bill we're tracking:
Bill Score =
total votes matching what voters want
total votes cast by the Representative on bills we are tracking
Where we get our data: open.pluralpolicy.com, a community project that pulls legislative data from the Federal and State House and Senate websites.
Official data: We track and report the votes reported by the legislature. Displayed votes are the most recent data available from the House and Senate websites through Open States.
Changed votes: Legislators are entitled to change their votes after bills pass or fail. Those changes may or may not be published by the state.
No votes: A gray circle indicates that the legislator did not vote on the latest motion for that bill. They may have been absent or otherwise unable to vote.
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Education (HB 1255)
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Florida
2025
Florida House Bill 1255 from the 2025 session focuses on education reform, emphasizing the importance of evidence-based reading and mathematics instruction throughout K-12 education. The bill aims to improve student literacy skills by establishing a tutoring program and providing comprehensive reading and math instruction plans. It also introduces revisions in teacher certification processes, underscoring the critical teacher shortage areas with new stipulations for reading endorsements.
