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HB 459: Education

GENERAL BILL by Giallombardo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Barnaby ; Killebrew

Education; Requires high schools to offer certain computer science courses; provides requirements for such courses; revises requirements for a certain notification relating to Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; authorizes certain students to use Bright Futures Scholarship for certain certificate programs & apprenticeship programs; authorizes DOE to approve certain assessments for specified program eligibility requirements & revises provisions relating to work and service requirements for program.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/5/2023 House - Died in Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1537 (Ch. 2023-39)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/24/2023 House • Filed
2/1/2023 House • Referred to Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee
• Referred to Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Now in Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee
3/7/2023 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/17/2023 House • Added to Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee agenda
3/21/2023 House • Favorable by Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee
3/22/2023 House • Reported out of Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee
• Now in Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
5/5/2023 House • Died in Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1537 (Ch. 2023-39)