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CS/CS/SB 2480: Education

GENERAL BILL by Education Appropriations ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Haridopolos ; Baker ; Sebesta ; Peaden ; Bennett

Education; requires State Board of Education to periodically review Sunshine State Standards; creates Just Read, Florida! Office within DOE; prescribes obligations of DOE for education scholarship programs; requires school districts to adopt certain reading policies in high schools; establishes general requirements for promotion from middle school; requires use of certain funds for class size reduction, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 5/5/2005 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -SJ 01184; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01185; Amendment(s) failed -SJ 01185; Substituted HCB 6007 (Died in House returning Messages) -SJ 01186; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 388 (Ch. 2005-56)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/8/2005 Senate • Filed
3/16/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 03/21/05, 12:30 pm, 110-S --Workshop-Discussed
3/23/2005 Senate • Introduced, referred to Education; Judiciary; Education Appropriations -SJ 00272; On Committee agenda-- Education, 03/28/05, 3:15 pm, 110-S --Workshop-Discussed
4/7/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 04/12/05, 1:00 pm, 110-S
4/12/2005 Senate • CS by Education; YEAS 4 NAYS 3 -SJ 00463; CS read first time on 04/19/05 -SJ 00474
4/13/2005 Senate • Withdrawn from- Judiciary -SJ 00418
4/14/2005 Senate • Now in Education Appropriations -SJ 00463
4/21/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Appropriations, 04/26/05, 3:00 pm, 412-K --Not considered
4/28/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Appropriations, 04/29/05, 8:00 am, 412-K -SJ 00678
4/29/2005 Senate • CS/CS by- Education Appropriations; YEAS 4 NAYS 3 -SJ 00812; CS read first time on 05/02/05 -SJ 00812
5/2/2005 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00812
5/4/2005 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01074
5/5/2005 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -SJ 01184; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01185; Amendment(s) failed -SJ 01185; Substituted HCB 6007 (Died in House returning Messages) -SJ 01186; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 388 (Ch. 2005-56)