Skip to Navigation | Skip to Main Content | Skip to Site Map

MyFloridaHouse.gov | Mobile Site

Senate Tracker: Sign Up | Login

The Florida Senate

HB 1843: School Class Size/Teacher's Pay

JOINT RESOLUTION by Choice & Innovation Committee ; Stargel ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Brown ; Brummer ; Kottkamp ; Sansom ; Zapata

School Class Size/Teacher's Pay; constitutional amendment to provide that maximum class size requirements shall be based on district average number of students who are assigned to teacher in specified grades, to move forward date for implementation of class size requirements, to require that minimum salary for each public school teacher shall be no less than $35,000 & shall be higher than national average beginning pay, etc. Amends s. 1, Art. IX, s. 26, Art. XII.

Last Action: 5/5/2005 Senate - Read third time -SJ 01090; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01090; Failed to pass; YEAS 19 NAYS 21 -SJ 01091
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/30/2005 House • Filed; Introduced -HJ 00299
4/1/2005 House • Referred to Education Appropriations (FC); Education Council -HJ 00336
4/13/2005 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Appropriations (FC), 04/15/05, 12:30 pm, 212-K
4/15/2005 House • Favorable by Education Appropriations (FC); YEAS 10 NAYS 4 -HJ 00568
4/18/2005 House • Now in Education Council -HJ 00568
4/25/2005 House • On Council agenda-- Education Council, 04/26/05, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
4/26/2005 House • Favorable by- Education Council; YEAS 8 NAYS 3 -HJ 00728; Placed on Calendar -HJ 00728
4/29/2005 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 01029; Amendment(s) failed -HJ 01030
5/2/2005 House • Read third time -HJ 01147; Passed; YEAS 76 NAYS 34 -HJ 01148
5/2/2005 Senate • In Messages
5/3/2005 Senate • Received, referred to Education; Education Appropriations -SJ 00909
5/4/2005 Senate • Withdrawn from Education; Education Appropriations -SJ 01037; Substituted for CS/CS/SJR 2090 -SJ 01037; Read second time -SJ 01037; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01037
5/5/2005 Senate • Read third time -SJ 01090; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01090; Failed to pass; YEAS 19 NAYS 21 -SJ 01091