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CS/CS/HB 9: School Districts/Patriotic Programs

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Education/K-12 ; Harrington ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fasano ; Feeney ; Byrd ; Detert ; Levine ; Diaz de la Portilla ; Bloom ; Reddick

School Districts/Patriotic Programs; authorizes district school board rules to require patriotic programs; provides program requirements; requires recitation of pledge of allegiance; provides for exceptions & for notice thereof; revises penalty for willfully causing flag to fail to be properly displayed. Creates 233.0655; amends 256.11.

Effective Date: 07/01/1999
Last Action: 6/8/1999 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-276
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/17/1998 House • Prefiled
11/20/1998 House • Referred to Education/K-12 (AEC); Education Appropriations (FRC)
12/18/1998 House • On Committee agenda-- Education/K-12 (AEC), 01/06/99, 3:15 pm, 102-HOB
1/6/1999 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously CS by Education/K-12 (AEC)
1/22/1999 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 113
2/3/1999 House • CS referred to Judiciary (CJC); Education Appropriations (FRC)
3/2/1999 House • Introduced, referred to Education/K-12 (AEC); Education Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00020; On Committee agenda-- Education/K-12 (AEC), 01/06/99, 3:15 pm, 102-HOB; Comm. Action: Unanimously CS by Education/K-12 (AEC) -HJ 00102; CS read first time on 03/02/99 -HJ 00090; Pending review of CS under Rule 113; CS referred to Judiciary (CJC); Education Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00090
3/5/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary (CJC), 03/09/99, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall
3/9/1999 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously CS/CS by Judiciary (CJC) -HJ 00317
3/16/1999 House • CS read first time on 03/16/99 -HJ 00312; Pending review of CS under Rule 113
3/17/1999 House • Now in Education Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00317
3/26/1999 House • Withdrawn from Education Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00405; Placed on calendar, available for General Calendar
4/8/1999 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Retained on Calendar
4/13/1999 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Retained on Calendar
4/15/1999 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00605; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00605; Read third time -HJ 00605; CS passed as amended; YEAS 118 NAYS 2 -HJ 00605; Immediately certified -HJ 00605
4/15/1999 Senate • In Messages
4/16/1999 Senate • Received, referred to Education -SJ 00597
4/22/1999 Senate • Withdrawn from Education -SJ 00685; Substituted for SB 330 -SJ 00685; Read second time -SJ 00685; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00685
4/26/1999 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00826; CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 00826
4/26/1999 House • In returning messages
4/28/1999 House • Concurred -HJ 01660; CS passed as amended; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 01660; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 01660
5/24/1999 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/8/1999 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-276