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

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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 AlexanderThad AltmanLizbeth BenacquistoMike BennettEllyn BogdanoffMiguel Diaz de la PortillaGreg EversAnitere FloresDon GaetzRene GarciaAndy GardinerMike HaridopolosJack LatvalaJoe NegronJim NormanGarrett RichterDavid SimmonsRonda StormsJohn ThrasherStephen 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 MoreColleen Wood -- casacolleen@aol.com
Florida PTAJean Hovey, President -- jhoveypta@bellsouth.net Mindy Gould, Legislative Chair -- mindygouldpta@aol.com
Fund Education NowKathleen 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