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Charter schools face tighter safety checks
Rule 6A-1.0018 · School Safety Requirements and Monitoring
A 56-item day boiled down to one practical change: tighter school-safety rules around door locks, access control, and who the state hears from when a campus changes. School districts and charter operators are up first, with comments due May 13.
Top signal Rule 6A-1.0018
April 22, 2026 · Volume 52, Number 78 · 10-min read
Does this affect you? Today’s issue matters most if:
‣ You're in K-12 or higher ed
‣ You develop affordable housing
‣ In food service or hospitality (DBPR-regulated)
First, the damage No direct dollar hit showed up today, but charter schools and districts could get new policy, training, attestation, and reporting work if the school-safety rule passes. Utilities using reclaimed-water permits saw a permit-term correction, and Florida Housing moved to delete a duplicative mortgage-bond fee rule. No new fines. No emergency rules. No statewide fee increases. Dates to mark ✎ May 13, 2026 — Comment deadline — 26 proposed rules ★ TBD — Bid (no deadline posted) — Construction Services for the Widening of SW 137th Avenue… ★ June 18, 2026, 3:00 p.m. — Bid due — Request for Proposals for Older Americans Act (OAA) and… ★ April 29, 2026, 2:00 p.m., EST — Bid due — Florida A&M University Samuel H. Coleman Library Ground… $ June 18, 2026, 3:00 p.m. — Grant closes — Request for Proposals for Older Americans Act (OAA) and… Today's lead The one to read first
Featured Rule 6A-1.0018
School Safety Requirements and Monitoring
Department of Education
Florida schools and charter operators face tighter door-lock, access-control, and reporting rules. Update safety policies, staff training, and state reporting by May 13, 2026.
Why it matters This hits charter school operators, school management companies, and public-school districts. If Rule 6A-1.0018 passes, they may need new lock and access-control procedures, staff training, attestations, and faster reporting to the Office of Safe Schools when campuses or key contacts change. Comment deadline: May 13, 2026. Ask AskObi: “Ask AskObi.org to map this proposal against ss. 1001.212, 1006.07, 1006.12, and 1006.1493, F.S., so you can see whether your school operations, safety contracts, or reporting duties change.” — plain-English answer in under 10 seconds at AskObi.com.
Comment by May 13, 2026
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Duration of Permits
Utilities, developers, and water suppliers got corrected reclaimed-water permit terms. Check duration rules before filing or revising water-use permits. Comments due May 13, 2026.
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Rule 67-25.008 · Florida Housing Finance CorporationComment by May 13, 2026
Program Fees
Mortgage-bond lenders: rule repealed if adopted. Use statutes, federal rules, and FHFC guidance by May 13, 2026.
Why it matters Affordable-housing lenders, developers, and bond counsel lose a duplicative state fee rule for Mortgage Revenue Bonds. Do not assume fees disappear; the program still runs under federal and state law.
Signal beneath the surface
Florida Housing is stripping most Mortgage Revenue Bonds Program details out of the code and telling lenders, mortgage originators, bond underwriters, and other program partners to follow federal law, state law, and agency program documents instead. This is a cleanup move, not deregulation: the rules still exist, but FHFC can adjust fees, terms, and participation requirements with less formal rulemaking.
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Rule 67-25.005
Notice of Program and Invitation and Application to Participate
Mortgage-bond lenders: rule repealed if adopted. Use statutes, federal rules, and FHFC guidance by May 13, 2026.
Rule 67-25.004
Security for Repayment of Bonds
Mortgage-bond lenders: rule repealed if adopted. Use statutes, federal rules, and FHFC guidance by May 13, 2026.
Definitions — Rule 67-25.002 Issuance of Revenue Bonds — Rule 67-25.003 Program Documents — Rule 67-25.006 Allocation of Proceeds — Rule 67-25.007 Commitment and Origination Periods — Rule 67-25.009 Loan Processing — Rule 67-25.011 Eligible Persons — Rule 67-25.012 Transfer of Single-Family Residence by Eligible Borrower — Rule 67-25.013 Rental of Bond Financed Residences — Rule 67-25.014 Interest Rate on Program Loans and Financing Programs — Rule 67-25.015 Private Mortgage Insurance — Rule 67-25.0155 Waiver of Repayment Terms under Mortgage — Rule 67-25.016 Rating of Bonds — Rule 67-25.017 Same agency, one day More from Florida Housing Finance Corporation 7 7 rules from Florida Housing Finance Corporation today. Comment by May 13, 2026. Skip if you don't develop affordable housing.
Rule 67-45.007
Fees
Down-payment lenders: rule repealed if adopted. Use section 420.5088 and FHFC guidance by May 13, 2026.
Rule 67-45.004
Application Procedures
Down-payment lenders: rule repealed if adopted. Use section 420.5088 and FHFC guidance by May 13, 2026.
Definitions — Rule 67-45.001 Notice of Funding Availability — Rule 67-45.002 General Program Restrictions — Rule 67-45.003 Terms and Conditions of Loans — Rule 67-45.005 Loan Processing — Rule 67-45.006 Guidance and Minimum Levels for Lakes — Rule 40D-8.624 · Southwest Florida Water Management District Quick scan Meetings, bids, and opportunities
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Friday, May 29, 2026, 9:00 a.m., EST — CPAs and accounting firms: the board meets May 29 on discipline, rule changes, and other business.
Contact Kevin Brown · (352)333-2505
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Florida Agricultural Legacy Learning Center, Inc. Board of Trustees budget meeting and general business
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 1:00 p.m. — Vendors and partners of the Agricultural Legacy Learning Center: trustees meet April 29 on budget and operations.
Contact Kara Hoblick · (386)446-7630 Sunshine State One Call of Florida — 3 meetings Quarterly committee meetings: Operations, Damage Prevention, Legislative Ad-Hoc, Policies & Bylaws… — Sunshine State One Call of Florida · Thursday Quarterly committee meetings: Operations, Damage Prevention, Legislative Ad-Hoc, Policies & Bylaws… — Sunshine State One Call of Florida · Thursday Board of Directors meeting and Annual Meeting of Members — Sunshine State One Call of Florida · Friday Department of Education — 2 meetings Florida Rehabilitation Council for the Blind quarterly meeting — Department of Education · May 7-8 Florida Rehabilitation Council for the Blind public forum — Department of Education · May 7 Department of Environmental Protection — 2 meetings St. Lucie River and Estuary Basin Management Action Plan stakeholder meeting — Department of Environmental Protection · April 29 Lake Okeechobee Basin Management Action Plan stakeholder meeting — Department of Environmental Protection · April 29 South Florida Community Care Network — 2 meetings Audit & Compliance Committee meeting — South Florida Community Care Network · May 11 Members meeting — South Florida Community Care Network · May 11 Commission business meeting — Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged · April 28 Child Abuse Death Review Circuit 13 Committee meeting — Department of Health · May 13 Broward Area Refugee Task Force meeting — Department of Children and Families · Thursday Task Force on Intercollegiate Athletics regular business meeting — Board of Governors · April 30 Board of Trustees meeting — Florida Surplus Asset Fund Trust · Thursday
Grant Pasco-Pinellas Area Agency on Aging · Apply by June 18, 2026, 3:00 p.m.
Request for Proposals for Older Americans Act (OAA) and Local Services Program (LSP) services in Pasco and Pinellas Counties
Contingent on available funding, the Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas is soliciting sealed proposals for 2027 OAA and LSP services for eligible residents in Pasco and Pinellas Counties. The notice covers services including adult day care, emergency alert response, homemaker, legal, transportation, nutrition, Enhance Fitness, and related offerings, with a possible renewal period of up to five additional years.
Bid Greater Miami Expressway Agency (GMX)
Construction Services for the Widening of SW 137th Avenue from SW 8th Street to SW 26th Street
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Request for Proposals for Older Americans Act (OAA) and Local Services Program (LSP) services in Pasco and Pinellas Counties
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Declaratory statement
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Coming Rule 68B-14.009 · Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Reporting Requirement
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