FORT MYERS, Fla. \u2013 On Friday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two more laws, which are expected to impact teachers across the state.<\/p>\n
DeSantis signed the two bills \u2014 SB 1296<\/a> and HB 1279<\/a> \u2014 during a news briefing in Fort Myers on Friday morning. Both are now slated to take effect on July 1.<\/p>\n They join the list of over 60 new bills that have now been signed this year<\/a>, though even more are headed to DeSantis\u2019 desk in the future.<\/p>\n During Friday\u2019s conference, the governor touted the state\u2019s high education ranking<\/a>, claiming that the new laws will \u201cbuild on this success.\u201d<\/p>\n [RELATED: Here\u2019s what students can expect from the upcoming \u2018History of Communism\u2019 curriculum]<\/p>\n \u201cFlorida students deserve high-quality education, and great teachers deserve recognition and competitive pay,\u201d he said. \u201cBut time and time again, partisan school unions have shown that they do not act in the best interests of the teachers they purport to represent, let alone the best interest of students.\u201d<\/p>\n Below is a rundown of what both new laws do, according to the governor\u2019s office:<\/p>\n HB 1279<\/a> \u2014 Teacher Funding<\/p>\n House Bill 1279 lets school districts provide immediate pay incentives to high-performing teachers who choose to teach in lower-performing schools, even without collective bargaining.<\/p>\n The law also allows bonuses for districts and teachers who offer Florida Advanced Courses<\/a> (FACTs), in line with bonuses offered for other advanced courses like AP, AICE and IB.<\/p>\n