Holly Radcliffe Edenfield
Executive Director, K-12 Legislative and Public Affairs
325 West Gaines Street, Room 514
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400

Phone: (850) 245-0509
Fax:(850) 245-5036

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The 2005 Legislature passed HB 281, Paperwork Reduction, creating a Paper Reduction Task Force for the purpose of recommending strategies to reduce the paperwork required of school districts and school district personnel, with special emphasis given to the reduction of paperwork required of teachers. According to the legislation:

• The recommendations shall include, but not be limited to, methods to improve efficiency by eliminating, reducing, revising, or consolidating paperwork and data collection requirements. The task force shall recommend methods to minimize the paperwork burden being placed on school districts and school district personnel by evaluating the need for information and determining whether access to necessary information is already available.
• The composition of the task force shall include the Commissioner of Education, three members appointed by the President of the Senate, three members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, three members appointed by the Governor, and three teachers appointed by the Commissioner of Education.
• The task force is to report its findings and recommendations to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House by February 1, 2006 and the task force will be abolished upon transmittal of this report.

Progress on Paper Reduction Task Force

• 7/17/2006 Memorandum: Legislative Changes Relating to Paperwork Reduction (PDF)
• Scorecard on Paperwork Reduction Task Force Recommendations (PDF, 47KB)
• 7/7/2006 Changes to Progress Monitoring and Reporting Network (PMRN) (PDF)
• 6/30/2006 Memorandum: Progress Monitoring Plans as Part of Assessment and Remediation (PDF)
  • Attachment: Guidance on Progress Monitoring Systems (PDF)

Who requires paperwork?

There are 4 main entities that can require paperwork from a school district.

These include:

1. The federal government
2. The State Government
3. The Commissioner and State Board of Education
4. The Department of Education guidelines.

Other requirements are often placed on schools and teachers by the school district, school principals, and teachers.

Thank you to everyone who responded to the survey, and especially to the task force members who dedicated their time and efforts!