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Died HOUSE · SESSION 2026

No. HB 147

Oaths of Classroom Teachers
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Fabricio
FILED BY
Tom Fabricio — District 110, Republican [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Student Academic Success Subcommittee

Filed under Education.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Oaths of Classroom Teachers; Requires persons employed as classroom teachers to take specified oath before entering upon duties of classroom teacher; & provides requirements for such oath.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Mandates a specific oath for all classroom teachers before starting duties.

The bill creates a new legal requirement for every person employed as a classroom teacher in Florida. Before beginning their duties, each teacher must subscribe to a specific, detailed oath.

The oath requires teachers to support the U.S. and Florida constitutions and to perform their duties in a professional, independent, objective, and nonpartisan manner. It also mandates upholding academic integrity and fostering a respectful learning environment.

This requirement applies to all classroom teachers as defined in existing state law. The new oath must be taken before a teacher enters upon their duties, making it a precondition for starting the job.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Mandatory Oath for Classroom Teachers majors. 1012.591

AICreates a new legal requirement that every person employed as a classroom teacher must take a specific oath before starting their duties.

“each person employed as a classroom teacher shall subscribe to the following oath” bill text, line 15 →
§ 2 Oath Content: Support Constitutions moderates. 1012.591

AIRequires the oath to include a pledge to support, protect, and defend the U.S. and Florida Constitutions and Governments.

“I will support, protect, and defend the Constitution and Government of the United States and the Constitution and Government of the State of Florida” bill text, line 17 →
§ 3 Oath Content: Professional Conduct moderates. 1012.591

AIRequires the oath to include a pledge to perform duties in a professional, independent, objective, and nonpartisan manner.

“I will well and faithfully perform the duties of a classroom teacher in a professional, independent, objective, and nonpartisan manner” bill text, line 21 →
§ 4 Oath Content: Student Environment moderates. 1012.591

AIRequires the oath to include a pledge to foster a respectful learning environment that promotes critical thinking, civic responsibility, and lifelong learning.

“I will foster a respectful learning environment for all students, which promotes critical thinking, civic responsibility, and lifelong learning” bill text, line 24 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Student Academic Success Subcommittee
1/13/2026
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
10/21/2025
Now in Student Academic Success Subcommittee
10/21/2025
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
10/21/2025
Referred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee
10/13/2025
Filed
STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 1012.591
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