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CS/HB 259: School Readiness Program

GENERAL BILL by Education Innovation ; Warner ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Lynn ; Murman ; Chestnut ; Melvin ; Logan ; Patterson ; Alexander ; Bush ; Bullard ; Cantens ; Byrd ; Merchant ; Casey ; Sorensen ; Crist ; Harrington ; Kelly ; Bronson ; Minton ; Bense ; Littlefield ; Argenziano ; Valdes ; Farkas

School Readiness Program; creates State School Readiness Governing Board; requires performance standards & outcome measures developed & approved by governing board to meet certain guidelines; provides for establishment of school readiness coalition in each county; creates School Readiness Program Estimating Conference; requires Articulation Coordinating Committee to establish career path for school readiness-related professions, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 4/6/1999 House - Senate Bill substituted; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 366 (Ch. 99-357) -HJ 00485
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/6/1999 House • Prefiled
1/7/1999 House • Referred to Education Innovation (AEC); Education Appropriations (FRC)
1/8/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Innovation (AEC), 01/20/99, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
1/20/1999 House • Comm. Action: CS by Education Innovation (AEC)
1/27/1999 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 113
1/29/1999 House • Now in Education Appropriations (FRC)
3/2/1999 House • Introduced, referred to Education Innovation (AEC); Education Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00036; On Committee agenda-- Education Innovation (AEC), 01/20/99, 9:00 am, Morris Hall; Comm. Action: CS by Education Innovation (AEC) -HJ 00102; CS read first time on 03/02/99 -HJ 00096; Pending review of CS under Rule 113; Now in Education Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00102; On Committee agenda-- Education Appropriations (FRC), 03/04/99, 1:30 pm, 102-HOB
3/4/1999 House • Comm. Action:-Unanimously Favorable with 6 amendment(s) by Education Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00251
3/8/1999 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 00251
3/30/1999 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00453; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00453; Amendment(s) failed -HJ 00457, -HJ 00459
4/6/1999 House • Senate Bill substituted; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 366 (Ch. 99-357) -HJ 00485