Florida Senate - 2018                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1738
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  02/06/2018           .                                
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       The Committee on Education (Stewart) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Subsection (5) of section 1002.55, Florida
    6  Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         1002.55 School-year prekindergarten program delivered by
    8  private prekindergarten providers.—
    9         (5)(a) Notwithstanding paragraph (3)(b), a private
   10  prekindergarten provider may not participate in the Voluntary
   11  Prekindergarten Education Program if the provider has child
   12  disciplinary policies that do not prohibit children from being
   13  subjected to discipline that is severe, humiliating,
   14  frightening, or associated with food, rest, toileting, spanking,
   15  or any other form of physical punishment as provided in s.
   16  402.305(12).
   17         (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a
   18  private prekindergarten provider has been cited for a class I
   19  violation, as defined by rule, the coalition may refuse to
   20  contract with the provider.
   21         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.
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   23  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   24  And the title is amended as follows:
   25         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   26  and insert:
   27                        A bill to be entitled                      
   28         An act relating to the Voluntary Prekindergarten
   29         Education Program; amending s. 1002.55, F.S.;
   30         authorizing an early learning coalition to refuse to
   31         contract with certain private prekindergarten
   32         providers; providing an effective date.