Florida Delegation Meetings

• Each County Has a Delegation Meeting Before the State Legislative Session
• County schedules available at:

https://www.momsrising.org/blog/florida-2024-2025-delegation-meetings

• State representatives and Senators attend Delegation meetings to get citizen input on legislation

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• Citizens can request to be on the agenda to speak for 2-3 minutes about legislation they would like to see passed
• Must apply to speak in advance by a deadline that varies by county
• May submit documents to be provided to legislators

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• There is an open forum at the end of scheduled speakers who miss the deadline for being on the agenda but talk times are likely shorter

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Suggested Strategy for Delegation Meetings

• Recruit a team of 5 people

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• Each person talks about 1 bill
• Write and share speech with other counties
• Based on one-pager bill summaries which are provided to legislators
• Training video on each bill that speakers can view before speaking
• 1 Hour zoom training if desired
• DefendFlorida.org/preparation contains videos, one-pagers, and full bill language
• Ask for sponsors, co-sponsors, and help with getting leadership buy-in
• Schedule follow-up meetings with interested legislators – in-person or zoom meeting with experts

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• Request to be scheduled back-to-back

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Miami-Dade Team Two-Minute Speeches

Henry Zarb

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Todd Wood

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Henry Pedroso