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CS/SB 2986: Education Personnel

GENERAL BILL by Education ; Constantine

Education Personnel; provides for expunging of criminal history records of applicants for employment at certain schools; requires charter school employees & governing board members to undergo background screening; requires BEST teacher program to begin in 2005-2006; requires background screening for contractual personnel, charter school personnel, & certain instructional & noninstructional personnel, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 06/10/2004
Last Action: 6/10/2004 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2004-295
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/2/2004 Senate • Filed
3/18/2004 Senate • Introduced, referred to Education; Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 00355
3/19/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 03/24/04, 1:00 pm, 412-K --Not considered
3/26/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 03/31/04, 2:00 pm, 412-K -SJ 00437
3/31/2004 Senate • CS by Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 00550; CS read first time on 04/02/04 -SJ 00558
4/2/2004 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 00550
4/8/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/13/04, 12:30 pm, 37-S
4/13/2004 Senate • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00581
4/14/2004 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education -SJ 00581
4/21/2004 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 00677; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
4/23/2004 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00868; Read second time -SJ 00785; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00786; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00800
4/24/2004 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00880; CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00880
4/26/2004 House • In Messages
4/29/2004 House • Substituted for HB 1763 -HJ 01125; Received -HJ 01125; Placed on Special Order Calendar -HJ 01117; Read second time -HJ 01125
4/30/2004 House • Read third time -HJ 01186; CS passed; YEAS 103 NAYS 4 -HJ 01187
4/30/2004 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 01740
6/9/2004 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/10/2004 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2004-295