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HB 4837: Education

GENERAL BILL by Education Appropriations ; Sublette ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Albright ; Alexander ; Andrews ; Argenziano ; Arnall ; Arnold ; Bainter ; Ball ; Barreiro ; Betancourt ; Bitner ; Bloom ; Boyd ; Bradley ; Brennan ; Bronson ; Brooks ; Brown ; Bullard ; Burroughs ; Bush ; Byrd ; Carlton ; Casey ; Chestnut ; Clemons ; Constantine ; Cosgrove ; Crady ; Crist ; Crow ; Culp ; Dawson-White ; Dennis ; Diaz de la Portilla ; Dockery ; Edwards ; Effman ; Eggelletion ; Fasano ; Feeney ; Fischer ; Flanagan ; Frankel ; Fuller ; Futch ; Garcia ; Gay ; Goode ; Gottlieb ; Greene ; Hafner ; Harrington ; Healey ; Heyman ; Hill ; Horan ; Jacobs ; Jones ; Kelly ; King ; Kosmas ; Lacasa ; Lawson ; Lippman ; Livingston ; Logan ; Lynn ; Mackenzie ; Mackey ; Maygarden ; Meek ; Melvin ; Merchant ; Miller ; Minton ; Morroni ; Morse ; Murman ; Ogles ; Peaden ; Posey ; Prewitt ; Pruitt ; Putnam ; Rayson ; Reddick ; Ritchie ; Ritter ; Rodriguez-Chomat ; Safley ; Sanderson ; Saunders ; Sembler ; Silver ; Sindler ; Smith ; Spratt ; Stabins ; Stafford ; Starks ; Tamargo ; Thrasher ; Tobin ; Trovillion ; Turnbull ; Valdes ; Villalobos ; Wallace ; Warner ; Wasserman Schultz ; Webster ; Westbrook ; Wiles ; Wise ; Ziebarth

Education; deletes certain provisions re background check re qualifications of district school system personnel; revises provisions re teaching out-of-field; revises provisions re qualification for temporary certificate; creates additional divisions of DOE; provides show-cause process for violations of probation imposed by Education Practices Commission; creates pilot programs for deregulated public schools in maximum of six counties, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 5/28/1998
 Last Action: 5/28/1998 - Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-281
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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    4/23/1998 House • Filed; Introduced -HJ 01090
    4/24/1998 House • Placed on General Calendar; Read second time -HJ 01136
    4/28/1998 House • Read third time -HJ 01503; Passed; YEAS 119 NAYS 0 -HJ 01503
    4/28/1998 Senate • In Messages
    4/29/1998 Senate • Received, referred to Education; Ways and Means -SJ 01224; Immediately withdrawn from Education; Ways and Means -SJ 01153; Substituted for CS/CS/SB 2258 -SJ 01153; Read second time -SJ 01153; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01153; Read third time -SJ 01161; Passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 01161
    4/29/1998 House • In returning messages
    4/30/1998 House • Concurred -HJ 01725; Passed as amended; YEAS 112 NAYS 3 -HJ 01734; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 01734
    5/12/1998 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    5/28/1998 • Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-281

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  • HB 4837, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 11:09 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (6)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 2258 (e1) Education Cowin Identical Last Action: 4/29/1998 S Read third time -SJ 01153; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01153; House Bill substituted -SJ 01153; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 4837 (Ch. 98-281)
    Location:
    H 3939 (e1) Education Murman Similar Last Action: 5/1/1998 H Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 4837 (Ch. 98-281), CS/SB 2000 (Ch. 98-163)
    Location:
    H 3955 Education/High School & Universities Boyd Compare Last Action: 5/1/1998 H Died, reference deferred, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 4837 (Ch. 98-281), CS/SB 2000 (Ch. 98-163)
    Location:
    S 2154 Education & DOE Clary Compare Last Action: 5/1/1998 S Died in Committee on Education, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 4837 (Ch. 98-281)
    Location:
    S 2280 (c1) Education Kirkpatrick Compare Last Action: 5/1/1998 S Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 4837 (Ch. 98-281)
    Location:
    S 2350 (c1) High Schools/Tests & Diploma Cowin Compare Last Action: 5/1/1998 S Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 4837 (Ch. 98-281)
    Location:

    Citations - Statutes (23)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.15 Department of Education.
    24.121 Allocation of revenues and expenditure of funds for public education.
    229.57 Student assessment program.
    229.58 District and school advisory councils.
    229.591 Comprehensive revision of Florida's system of school improvement and education accountability.
    231.02 Qualifications of personnel.
    231.096 Teacher teaching out-of-field; assistance.
    231.15 Positions for which certificates required.
    231.17 Official statements of eligibility and certificates granted on application to those meeting prescribed requirements.
    231.1725 Employment of substitute teachers, teachers of adult education, nondegreed teachers of career education, and noncertificated teachers in critical teacher shortage areas.
    231.261 Education Practices Commission; organization.
    231.262 Complaints against teachers and administrators; procedure; penalties.
    231.263 Recovery network program for educators.
    231.28 Education Practices Commission; authority to discipline.
    231.47 Substitute teachers.
    231.546 Education Standards Commission; powers and duties.
    231.600 School Community Professional Development Act.
    231.613 Inservice training institutes.
    231.625 Teacher shortage recruitment and referral.
    231.6255 Christa McAuliffe Ambassador for Education Program.
    231.63
    236.081 Funds for operation of schools.
    236.25 District school tax.

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  • HB 4837, Engrossed 1 Posted 8/28/2000 at 11:09 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Floor Votes (3)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/28/1998 3:15 PM House 119 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/29/1998 4:25 PM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/30/1998 9:49 AM House 112 Yeas - 3 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (23)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.15 Department of Education.
    24.121 Allocation of revenues and expenditure of funds for public education.
    229.57 Student assessment program.
    229.58 District and school advisory councils.
    229.591 Comprehensive revision of Florida's system of school improvement and education accountability.
    231.02 Qualifications of personnel.
    231.096 Teacher teaching out-of-field; assistance.
    231.15 Positions for which certificates required.
    231.17 Official statements of eligibility and certificates granted on application to those meeting prescribed requirements.
    231.1725 Employment of substitute teachers, teachers of adult education, nondegreed teachers of career education, and noncertificated teachers in critical teacher shortage areas.
    231.261 Education Practices Commission; organization.
    231.262 Complaints against teachers and administrators; procedure; penalties.
    231.263 Recovery network program for educators.
    231.28 Education Practices Commission; authority to discipline.
    231.47 Substitute teachers.
    231.546 Education Standards Commission; powers and duties.
    231.600 School Community Professional Development Act.
    231.613 Inservice training institutes.
    231.625 Teacher shortage recruitment and referral.
    231.6255 Christa McAuliffe Ambassador for Education Program.
    231.63
    236.081 Funds for operation of schools.
    236.25 District school tax.

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  • HB 4837, Original Filed Version Posted 8/28/2000 at 11:09 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/23/1998 (pdf)
    Education Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/23/1998 (pdf)

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    771344 - Amendment
    		Horne 4/29/1998
    8:32 PM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    236.081 Funds for operation of schools.
    236.25 District school tax.

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