Senate Bill 1552 (2015) - The Florida Senate

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CS/CS/SB 1552: Student Choice

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Education Pre-K - 12 ; Benacquisto

Student Choice; Authorizing parents of public school students to seek private educational choice options through the Florida Personal Learning Scholarship Accounts Program under certain circumstances; requiring each district school board to allow a parent to enroll his or her child in and transport his or her child to any public school that has not reached capacity in the district; providing an exception to the prohibition on a high-performing charter school establishing more than one charter school in this state under specified circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 5/1/2015 Senate - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

Senate Committee References:

Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (AED)
Appropriations (AP)

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
2/27/2015	Senate	• Filed
3/3/2015	Senate	• Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 143 • Introduced -SJ 143
3/11/2015	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/11/15, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building --Discussed/Workshop
3/13/2015	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/18/15, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/18/2015	Senate	• CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 7 NAYS 4 -SJ 226
3/20/2015	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/23/2015	Senate	• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education -SJ 226 • CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time -SJ 234
3/30/2015	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 04/02/15, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/2/2015	Senate	• Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 5 NAYS 2 -SJ 351
4/6/2015	Senate	• Now in Appropriations -SJ 351
4/16/2015	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/21/15, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/21/2015	Senate	• CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 14 NAYS 4 -SJ 600
4/23/2015	Senate	• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 604
4/24/2015	Senate	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 600
4/27/2015	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/15
4/30/2015	Senate	• Retained on Calendar
5/1/2015	Senate	• Died on Calendar

Related Bills

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
H 357 (c1)	Principal Autonomy Pilot Program Initiative	Diaz	Compare	Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12 Location: In committee/council (ED)
H 1045 (c1)	Instruction for Homebound and Hospitalized Students	Burgess	Compare	Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died on Calendar Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar
H 1145 (e1)	Education	Sprowls	Compare	Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12 Location: In committee/council (ED)
H 7037 (c2)	School Choice	Choice and Innovation Subcommittee	Compare	Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12 Location: In committee/council (ED)
H 7057 (e1)	School Administration	K-12 Subcommittee	Compare	Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12 Location: In committee/council (ED)
S 692	Charter Schools	Brandes	Compare	Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12 Location: In committee/council (ED)
S 720	School Choice	Ring	Compare	Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12 Location: In committee/council (ED)
S 952	Charter School District Pilot Program	Garcia	Compare	Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12 Location: In committee/council (ED)
S 1036	Charter Schools	Montford	Compare	Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12 Location: In committee/council (ED)
S 1448	Student Choice	Legg	Compare	Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12 Location: In committee/council (ED)

Version	Posted	Format
S 1552 Filed	2/27/2015 8:52 AM	Web Page \| PDF
S 1552 c1	3/20/2015 12:40 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 1552 c2	4/23/2015 4:50 PM	Web Page \| PDF

Proposed Committee Substitutes

S 1552 Filed
PCS and Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
346014 - Proposed Committee Substitute	Education Pre-K - 12	3/17/2015 4:01 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/18/2015	Web Page PDF
244742 - Amendment (346014) Delete lines 227 - 234 and insert:	Education Pre-K - 12 (Gaetz)	3/18/2015 12:08 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/18/2015	Web Page PDF
457936 - Amendment (346014) Delete lines 1394 - 1395 and insert:	Education Pre-K - 12 (Benacquisto)	3/18/2015 12:23 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/18/2015	Web Page PDF
750288 - Amendment (346014) Delete lines 1712 - 1715 and insert:	Education Pre-K - 12 (Benacquisto)	3/18/2015 12:24 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/18/2015	Web Page PDF

S 1552 c1
PCS and Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
137566 - Proposed Committee Substitute	Appropriations	4/6/2015 4:02 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 4/22/2015	Web Page PDF
288682 - Amendment (137566) Delete lines 264 - 277 and insert:	Appropriations (Montford)	4/20/2015 9:52 AM	Withdrawn 4/21/2015	Web Page PDF
905356 - Amendment (137566) Delete lines 1297 - 1429 and insert:	Appropriations (Montford)	4/20/2015 9:46 AM	Withdrawn 4/21/2015	Web Page PDF
798694 - Amendment (Delete All) (137566) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Appropriations (Benacquisto)	4/20/2015 5:52 PM (Late Filed)	Replaced by Committee Substitute 4/22/2015	Web Page PDF
768690 - Amendment to Amendment (798694) Between lines 1137 and 1138 insert:	Appropriations (Montford)	4/21/2015 8:24 AM (Late Filed)	Withdrawn 4/22/2015	Web Page PDF

Amendments to Proposed Committee Substitutes (PCSs) are located on the PCS tab.

Committee Amendments

S 1552 c1
Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
813860 - Amendment Between lines 297 and 298 insert:	Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Bullard)	3/31/2015 4:59 PM	Withdrawn 4/6/2015	Web Page PDF
791146 - Amendment Delete lines 1100 - 1122.	Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Bullard)	3/31/2015 4:59 PM	Withdrawn 4/6/2015	Web Page PDF
445608 - Amendment Delete lines 1214 - 1255.	Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Bullard)	3/31/2015 4:58 PM	Withdrawn 4/6/2015	Web Page PDF
517528 - Amendment Between lines 1784 and 1785 insert:	Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Bullard)	3/31/2015 4:58 PM	Withdrawn 4/6/2015	Web Page PDF
501414 - Amendment (Delete All) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Stargel)	4/2/2015 7:06 AM (Late Filed)	Replaced by Committee Substitute 4/6/2015	Web Page PDF
962196 - Amendment to Amendment (501414) Between lines 203 and 204 insert:	Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Bullard)	4/2/2015 8:59 AM (Late Filed)	Unfavorable 4/6/2015	Web Page PDF
828762 - Amendment to Amendment (501414) Delete lines 1006 - 1028.	Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Bullard)	4/2/2015 9:02 AM (Late Filed)	Replaced by Committee Substitute 4/6/2015	Web Page PDF
169174 - Amendment to Amendment (501414) Delete lines 1121 - 1162.	Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Bullard)	4/2/2015 8:58 AM (Late Filed)	Unfavorable 4/6/2015	Web Page PDF
160388 - Amendment to Amendment (501414) Between lines 1583 and 1584 insert:	Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Bullard)	4/2/2015 8:59 AM (Late Filed)	Unfavorable 4/6/2015	Web Page PDF

Floor Amendments

S 1552 c2
Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Format
446720 - Amendment Delete lines 1139 - 1153 and insert:	Brandes	4/29/2015 9:37 AM	Web Page PDF
368034 - Amendment Delete lines 1139 - 1153 and insert:	Brandes	4/29/2015 9:37 AM	Web Page PDF
398996 - Amendment Between lines 1265 and 1266 insert:	Hays	4/28/2015 3:38 PM	Web Page PDF
472326 - Amendment Between lines 1265 and 1266 insert:	Brandes	4/29/2015 9:36 AM	Web Page PDF
715208 - Amendment Between lines 1265 and 1266 insert:	Bullard	4/29/2015 12:25 PM	Web Page PDF
735782 - Amendment Between lines 1265 and 1266 insert:	Bullard	4/29/2015 12:25 PM	Web Page PDF
917562 - Amendment Between lines 1534 and 1535 insert:	Hays	4/28/2015 3:37 PM	Web Page PDF

Bill Analyses

Type	Analysis	Author	Posted	Format
Bill Analysis	S 1552	Education Pre-K - 12 (Pre-Meeting)	3/17/2015 4:16 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 1552 (PCS 346014)	Education Pre-K - 12 (Pre-Meeting)	3/17/2015 4:16 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 1552	Education Pre-K - 12 (Post-Meeting)	3/20/2015 12:01 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 1552	Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Pre-Meeting)	4/1/2015 8:32 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 1552	Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Post-Meeting)	4/6/2015 4:20 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 1552	Appropriations (Pre-Meeting)	4/20/2015 11:21 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 1552 (PCS 137566)	Appropriations (Pre-Meeting)	4/20/2015 11:36 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 1552	Appropriations (Post-Meeting)	4/23/2015 4:16 PM	PDF

Version	Committee	Date	Result
S 1552 Filed	Education Pre-K - 12	3/18/2015 4:00 PM	7 Yeas - 4 Nays
S 1552 c1	Appropriations Subcommittee on Education	4/2/2015 9:00 AM	5 Yeas - 2 Nays
S 1552 c1	Appropriations	4/21/2015 10:00 AM	14 Yeas - 4 Nays

Citations - Statutes (14)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
1002.20	K-12 student and parent rights.	Page 5 (pdf)
1002.31	Controlled open enrollment; public school parental choice.	Page 7 (pdf)
1002.33	Charter schools.	Page 11 (pdf)
1002.331	High-performing charter schools.	Page 38 (pdf)
1003.3101		Page 40 (pdf)
1003.57	Exceptional students instruction.	Page 41 (pdf)
1004.6491		Page 43 (pdf)
1011.6202		Page 44 (pdf)
1011.64	School district minimum classroom expenditure requirements.	Page 48 (pdf)
1011.69	Equity in School-Level Funding Act.	Page 49 (pdf)
1012.28	Public school personnel; duties of school principals.	Page 49 (pdf)
1012.42	Teacher teaching out-of-field.	Page 50 (pdf)
1012.986	William Cecil Golden Professional Development Program for School Leaders.	Page 51 (pdf)
1013.62	Charter schools capital outlay funding.	Page 52 (pdf)

Citations - Constitution (0)

No Constitutional citations.

Citations - Chapter Law (0)

No Chapter Law citations.

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