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CS/SB 1150: Class Size/Classroom Instruction

JOINT RESOLUTION by Education Appropriations ; Pruitt ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Alexander ; Webster ; Wise ; Baker ; Argenziano ; Sebesta ; Constantine ; Fasano ; Lynn ; Saunders ; Crist ; Peaden ; Bennett ; Haridopolos ; Carlton ; Posey ; King ; Atwater ; Clary

Class Size/Classroom Instruction; constitutional amendment to require school districts to expend at least 65 percent of their operational funds for classroom related instruction as defined by law; to provide flexibility for school districts in meeting class size reduction requirements by calculating compliance at school district average number of students who are assigned to teacher in specified grades, etc. Amends s. 1, Art. IX.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  12/9/2005	Senate	• Filed
  1/11/2006	Senate	• Referred to Education; Education Appropriations; Rules and Calendar
  3/7/2006	Senate	• Introduced, referred to Education; Education Appropriations; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00109
  3/24/2006	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Education, 03/28/06, 9:00 am, 110-S
  3/28/2006	Senate	• Favorable by Education; YEAS 5 NAYS 3 -SJ 00327; Now in Education Appropriations -SJ 00327
  4/19/2006	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Education Appropriations, 04/24/06, 1:30 pm (or 15 min. after completion of Ways & Means), 412-K
  4/24/2006	Senate	• CS by Education Appropriations; YEAS 5 NAYS 3 -SJ 00580; CS read first time on 04/26/06 -SJ 00587
  4/25/2006	Senate	• Now in Rules and Calendar -SJ 00580
  4/26/2006	Senate	• Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar -SJ 00577; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
  4/27/2006	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00646; Read second time -SJ 00630
  4/28/2006	Senate	• Read third time -SJ 00691; CS failed to pass; YEAS 20 NAYS 20 (requires 3/5's vote of membership) -SJ 00692

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• CS/SB 1150, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/26/2006 at 8:57 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Education Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/25/2006 (pdf)

  Related Bills (5)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  H 447 (e1)	Class Size/Classroom Instruction	Stargel	Similar	Last Action: 5/5/2006 S Died in Committee on Judiciary Location:
  H 467	Classroom Instruction Expenditures	Hasner	Compare	Last Action: 5/5/2006 H Died in Committee on Choice & Innovation (EDC) Location:
  H 727	Class Size Requirements	Simmons	Compare	Last Action: 5/5/2006 H Died in Committee on Choice & Innovation (EDC) Location:
  H 1573		Rubio	Compare	Last Action: 5/5/2006 H Died on Calendar Location:
  S 2170 (c3)	Education	Education Appropriations	Compare	Last Action: 5/5/2006 S Died on Calendar Location:

  Floor Votes (1)

  Date	Chamber	Result
  4/28/2006 4:38 PM	Senate	20 Yeas - 20 Nays

  Citations - Constitution (1)

  Article	Section	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  IX	Section 1

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• SB 1150, Original Filed Version Posted 12/9/2005 at 8:27 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Education (Post-Meeting) 3/25/2006 (pdf)

  Committee Amendments (2)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  264846 - Amendment	Education (Wilson)	3/27/2006 8:56 AM	Unfavorable 4/25/2006	Web Page PDF
  630562 - Amendment	Education Appropriations (Wise)	4/21/2006 1:44 PM	Favorable 4/25/2006	Web Page PDF

  Committee Votes (2)

  Date	Committee	Result
  3/28/2006 9:00 AM	Education	5 Yeas - 3 Nays
  4/24/2006 1:30 PM	Education Appropriations	5 Yeas - 3 Nays

  Citations - Constitution (1)

  Article	Section	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  IX	Section 1

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