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.
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Received, referred to Commerce and Consumer Services; Education; Education Appropriations -SJ 00020; Immediately withdrawn from Commerce and Consumer Services; Education; Education Appropriations -SJ 00014; Substituted for CS/SB 2-A -SJ 00015; Read second and third times -SJ 00014;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 | 
 328895 - Substitute Amendment (228763)
        328895 - Substitute Amendment (228763)