The Florida Senate

HB 553: American Sign Language

GENERAL BILL by Cretul ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Baxley ; Bullard ; Fiorentino ; Quinones ; Sobel ; Zapata

American Sign Language; provides legislative findings & purpose; allows foreign-language credits for instruction in American Sign Language; provides duties of Education Commissioner & State Board of Education; provides for task force & prescribes its duties; requires teachers of American Sign Language to be licensed by specified date; provides plan for postsecondary institutions.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  2/23/2003	House	• Prefiled
  2/26/2003	House	• Referred to Education K-20; Education Appropriations (AP); Appropriations
  3/4/2003	House	• Introduced, referred to Education K-20; Education Appropriations (AP); Appropriations -HJ 00057
  4/3/2003	House	• On Committee agenda-- Education K-20, 04/07/03, 3:00 pm, Morris Hall
  4/7/2003	House	• Favorable by Education K-20; YEAS 25 NAYS 0 -HJ 00390
  4/11/2003	House	• Now in Education Appropriations (AP) -HJ 00390
  4/22/2003	House	• Withdrawn from Education Appropriations (AP); Appropriations -HJ 00428; Placed on Calendar
  4/25/2003	House	• Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted CS/SB 162; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 162 (Ch. 2003-119) -HJ 00618

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• HB 553, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/24/2003 at 6:43 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Education K-20 (Post-Meeting) (pdf) Education K-20 (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  S 162 (e1)		Wise	Similar	Last Action: 6/10/2003 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-119 Location:

  Floor Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
  140795 - Amendment	Cretul	4/24/2003 11:54 AM		Web Page PDF

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