• The House and Senate heard bills relating to the Florida Retirement System. SB 1114 and HB 7173 were voted favorably out of their first committees. The Senate bill now heads to Appropriations while the House bill heads to the floor. Among other modifications, the bills change the default for FRS members who do not affirmatively choose a plan from the pension plan to the investment plan.

• The Senate and the House will take a break over the week of April 14 in recognition of Easter and Passover. Conference committees will meet on their return. 

For years,  FAC has worked closely with the University of Florida/IFAS Extension. Over the last decade, the two organizations have strengthen their partnership,  discovered many similarities in their missions, and found ways to better work together. The UF/IFAS Extension has an office in all of Florida’s 67 counties and both organizations obviously place a high value on education, so it makes senses that UF/IFAS Extension is actively engaged with the FACTOR-Educating County Leaders programs. We are pleased to announce that, for the third year in a row, UF/IFAS Extension has agreed to be the sole sponsor of all of FAC’s education certification programs.