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SB 708: School Readiness Act

GENERAL BILL by Kirkpatrick

School Readiness Act; (THIS BILL COMBINED IN CS/CS/S366,382,708) creates said act; creates Fla. Partnership for School Readiness, Inc.; requires that partnership prepare system for measuring school readiness; provides for voluntary establishment of county school readiness coalitions; requires Healthy Kids Corporation to work cooperatively with said partnership; provides for special readiness grants to be awarded in pilot programs in two counties, etc. Amends FS. APPROPRIATION: $1,050,000.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law except as otherwise expressly provided
Last Action: 3/2/1999 Senate - Introduced, referred to Fiscal Policy -SJ 00051; On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/18/99, 9:00 am, Room-37S; CS combines this bill with CS 366 & 382; Comm. Action: CS/CS by Fiscal Policy -SJ 00016; Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/SB 366 (Ch. 99-357)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/12/1999 Senate • Prefiled
1/26/1999 Senate • Referred to Fiscal Policy
2/9/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/18/99, 9:00 am, Room-37S
2/18/1999 Senate • CS combines this bill with CS 366 & 382; Comm. Action: CS/CS by Fiscal Policy
3/2/1999 Senate • Introduced, referred to Fiscal Policy -SJ 00051; On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/18/99, 9:00 am, Room-37S; CS combines this bill with CS 366 & 382; Comm. Action: CS/CS by Fiscal Policy -SJ 00016; Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/SB 366 (Ch. 99-357)