FL S0698

Removes the requirement for school districts and certified collective bargaining units to negotiate a memorandum of understanding before the 2019-2020 school year addressing teacher selection, placement, and principal autonomy

Eliminates the requirement for employee organizations representing instructional personnel to report the number of dues-paying versus non-dues-paying members in their registration renewal applications

Removes the provision requiring unions with less than 50% dues-paying membership to petition the Public Employees Relations Commission for recertification as the exclusive bargaining representative

Maintains existing law that collective bargaining agreements cannot prevent school districts from offering incentives to high-quality teachers or assigning them to low-performing schools

Effective date of July 1, 2019