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HB 1-A: Voluntary Pre-K Education Program

GENERAL BILL by Goodlette ; Arza ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Altman ; Attkisson ; Barreiro ; Baxley ; Bullard ; Clarke ; Davis ; Davis ; Evers ; Farkas ; Jordan ; Kottkamp ; Legg ; Littlefield ; Llorente ; Lopez-Cantera ; Murzin ; Needelman ; Patterson ; Pickens ; Sorensen ; Stargel ; Traviesa ; Waters ; Zapata

Voluntary Pre-K Education Program; creates Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program; provides eligibility & enrollment requirements; authorizes parents to enroll their children in school-year program delivered by private pre-K provider, summer program delivered by public school or private pre-K provider, or school-year program delivered by public school; requires appropriate adult supervision for pre-K classes, etc. Creates 1002.51-.79; amends various FS. APPROPRIATION: $11,778,639.

Effective Date: 01/02/2005
 Last Action: 1/2/2005 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2004-484
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/9/2004 House • Filed
12/10/2004 House • Referred to PreK-12 (EDC); Fiscal Council; Education Council -HJ 00004; On Committee agenda-- PreK-12 (EDC), 12/13/04, 1:15 pm, 212-K
12/13/2004 House • Introduced -HJ 00003; Favorable by PreK-12 (EDC); YEAS 6 NAYS 3 -HJ 00038; Now in Fiscal Council -HJ 00038; On Council agenda-- Fiscal Council, 12/14/04, 10:15 am, 212-K
12/14/2004 House • Favorable by Fiscal Council; YEAS 14 NAYS 6 -HJ 00038; Now in Education Council -HJ 00038; On Council agenda-- Education Council, 12/14/04, 3:45 pm, Morris Hall; Favorable by- Education Council; YEAS 8 NAYS 3 -HJ 00038; Placed on Calendar -HJ 00038
12/15/2004 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00026; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00027; Amendment(s) failed -HJ 00027; Ordered engrossed -HJ 00031
12/16/2004 House • Read third time -HJ 00040; Passed as amended; YEAS 82 NAYS 34 -HJ 00042
12/16/2004 Senate • In Messages; Received, referred to Commerce and Consumer Services; Education; Education Appropriations -SJ 00020; Immediately withdrawn from Commerce and Consumer Services; Education; Education Appropriations -SJ 00014; Substituted for CS/SB 2-A -SJ 00015; Read second and third times -SJ 00014; Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 4 -SJ 00015
12/16/2004 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 00048
12/22/2004 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
1/2/2005 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2004-484