


“So, now you’re in a situation where people can say, okay they get their paycheck, if they want to then take a check and write that to the union they have every right to do it, but they’ll be doing it with eyes wide open and they’ll know exactly how much money they’re talking about,” DeSantis said.With Xbox Game Pass offering access to premium titles at an affordable monthly price, players might not feel there is much reason to look into the Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One's free-to-play games. “The Governor has done nothing to address the teacher and staff shortage and in fact this legislation will make the teacher and staff shortage worse.”īut the Governor argued the bill is pro-teacher, claiming it will force unions to be more accountable to those they represent. “What this legislation is going to do, is it’s going to make it harder for teachers and staff and professors to have a voice in their professor,” Andrew Spar, President of the Florida Education Association said in an interview in late April after the union bill cleared the legislature. Read: $1.3 billion in savings included in this year’s Florida tax package The legislation cracks down on public sector unions, with the exception of those representing first responders, requiring more financial transparency, raising membership threshold for certification and prohibiting automatic dues deductions. Teachers’ unions argue one bill the Governor signed into law Tuesday would actually hamper their ability to collectively bargain for things like pay raises. The Governor is touting the measures as the ‘most comprehensive package of legislation to support teachers, but the unions that represent them argue some of the bills will do the exact opposite.

“That represents an increase of over a quarter of a billion dollars over last year’s record,” DeSantis said. The Governor also signed off on a bill limiting school board members to two, four-year terms and indicated he’ll sign off on more than $1 billion for teacher pay raises. Teacher pay raises, a crackdown on public sector unions, a teacher’s bill of rights, streamlining teacher certifications and new instruction on social media safety are among a long list of policies signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis Tuesday.
