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SB 656: Education

GENERAL BILL by Bean ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Stewart

Education; Revising the duties of the Just Read, Florida! Office; requiring the Office of Early Learning to approve specific Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program assessments and establish requirements for individuals administering the assessments; revising criteria and requiring the State Board of Education to identify guidelines for determining whether certain students have a substantial deficiency in reading, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Education, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7069 (Ch. 2017-116)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education (AED)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/2/2017 Senate • Filed
2/16/2017 Senate • Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Appropriations -SJ 84
3/7/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 84
5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Education, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7069 (Ch. 2017-116)