Florida Parent Trigger Bill SB 1718 Dies on 20-20 vote--Status Quo Wins Again!

Fractured Republican Senate=Win for Status Quo

I received this below email just a short time ago from the FSBA:  (Note:  Since I supported passage of this bill, feel free to email the NAY voters below and ask them why they are against empowering Parents to participate in decsisions regarding  forcing a fix on  chronically failing schools in Florida!!)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

A bit more information on the defeat of SB 1718 -- the Parent Trigger Bill:

The bill died on a 20-20 tie vote.  Below is the record of the vote:

Yeas:

JD Alexander

Thad Altman

Lizbeth Benacquisto

Mike Bennett

Ellyn Bogdanoff

Miguel Diaz de la Portilla

Greg Evers

Anitere Flores

Don Gaetz

Rene Garcia

Andy Gardiner

Mike Haridopolos

Jack Latvala

Joe Negron

Jim Norman

Garrett Richter

David Simmons

Ronda Storms

John Thrasher

Stephen Wise

Nays: (with email address)

Oscar Braynon -- braynon.oscar.web@flsenate.gov <mailto:braynon.oscar.web@flsenate.gov>

Larcenia Bullard -- bullard.larcenia.web@flsenate.gov <mailto:bullard.larcenia.web@flsenate.gov>

Charlie Dean -- dean.charles.web@flsenate.gov <mailto:dean.charles.web@flsenate.gov>

Nancy Detert -- detert.nancy.web@flsenate.gov <mailto:detert.nancy.web@flsenate.gov>

Paula Dockery -- dockery.paula.web@flsenate.gov <mailto:dockery.paula.web@flsenate.gov>

Mike Fasano -- fasano.mike.web@flsenate.gov <mailto:fasano.mike.web@flsenate.gov>

Audrey Gibson -- gibson.audrey.web@flsenate.gov <mailto:gibson.audrey.web@flsenate.gov>

Alan Hays -- hays.alan.web@flsenate.gov <mailto:hays.alan.web@flsenate.gov>

Dennis Jones -- jones.dennis.web@flsenate.gov <mailto:jones.dennis.web@flsenate.gov>

Arthenia Joyner -- joyner.arthenia.web@flsenate.gov <mailto:joyner.arthenia.web@flsenate.gov>

Evelyn Lynn -- lynn.evelyn.web@flsenate.gov <mailto:lynn.evelyn.web@flsenate.gov>

Gwen Margolis -- margolis.gwen.web@flsenate.gov <mailto:margolis.gwen.web@flsenate.gov>

Bill Montford -- montford.bill.web@flsenate.gov <mailto:montford.bill.web@flsenate.gov>

Steve Oelrich -- oelrich.steve.web@flsenate.gov <mailto:oelrich.steve.web@flsenate.gov>

Nan Rich -- rich.nan.web@flsenate.gov <mailto:rich.nan.web@flsenate.gov>

Jeremy Ring -- ring.jeremy.web@flsenate.gov <mailto:ring.jeremy.web@flsenate.gov>

Maria Sachs -- sachs.maria.web@flsenate.gov <mailto:sachs.maria.web@flsenate.gov>

Gary Siplin -- siplin.gary.web@flsenate.gov <mailto:siplin.gary.web@flsenate.gov>

Chris Smith -- smith.chris.web@flsenate.gov <mailto:smith.chris.web@flsenate.gov>

Eleanor Sobel -- sobel.eleanor.web@flsenate.gov <mailto:sobel.eleanor.web@flsenate.gov> 

Please sent an email to each of the Senators that voted “Nay” to thank them for standing up for the best interests of students, parents, and public education.  Also, please send an email to the following parent groups and thank them for their activism and hard work.  We would NOT have seen this success without their tireless work. [NOTE: we have only listed the leaders of these groups, but there are many others in each group who have worked in this true grassroots effort to defeat this bill.  Please be sure to ask that they share your thanks with the members of their network]

50th No More

Colleen Wood -- casacolleen@aol.com

Florida PTA

Jean Hovey, President -- jhoveypta@bellsouth.net Mindy Gould, Legislative Chair -- mindygouldpta@aol.com

Fund Education Now

Kathleen Oropeza -- kathleeno@cfl.rr.com Christine Bramuchi -- cbramuchi@cfl.rr.com Linda Kobert -- lgkdesign@msn.com

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Ruth