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CS/CS/HB 447: Class Size/Classroom Instruction

JOINT RESOLUTION by Pickens ; Hasner ; Stargel ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Arza ; Baxley ; Brummer ; Cannon ; Carroll ; Grant ; Harrell ; Hays ; Kottkamp ; Kreegel ; Legg ; Murzin ; Proctor ; Reagan ; Sansom ; Zapata

Class Size/Classroom Instruction; constitutional amendment to provide that funding for high quality public K-12 education through classroom instruction is fundamental; to provide that to make adequate provision for said education, at least 65 percent of school funding received by school districts shall be spent on classroom instruction rather than on administration; to provide flexibility for school districts in meeting class size reduction requirements, etc. Amends s. 1, Art. IX.

Last Action: 5/5/2006 Senate - Died in Committee on Judiciary
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/29/2005 House • Filed
12/23/2005 House • Referred to Choice & Innovation (EDC); Education Appropriations (FC); Education Council
1/13/2006 House • On Committee agenda-- Choice & Innovation (EDC), 01/26/06, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall
1/26/2006 House • Favorable with CS amendment by Choice & Innovation (EDC); YEAS 5 NAYS 2
1/27/2006 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b)
2/1/2006 House • Now in Education Appropriations (FC)
2/10/2006 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Appropriations (FC), 02/23/06, 9:00 am, 212-K
2/23/2006 House • Favorable by Education Appropriations (FC); YEAS 10 NAYS 4; Now in Education Council
3/7/2006 House • Introduced, referred to Choice & Innovation (EDC); Education Appropriations (FC); Education Council -HJ 00041; On Committee agenda-- Choice & Innovation (EDC), 01/26/06, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall; Favorable with CS amendment by Choice & Innovation (EDC); YEAS 5 NAYS 2 -HJ 00138; Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b); Now in Education Appropriations (FC) -HJ 00138; On Committee agenda-- Education Appropriations (FC), 02/23/06, 9:00 am, 212-K; Favorable by Education Appropriations (FC); YEAS 10 NAYS 4 -HJ 00143; Now in Education Council -HJ 00143
4/20/2006 House • On Council agenda-- Education Council, 04/21/06, 1:15 pm, Morris Hall
4/21/2006 House • Favorable with CS amendment by- Education Council; YEAS 8 NAYS 2 -HJ 00585
4/24/2006 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 6.3(b); Placed on Calendar -HJ 00585
4/26/2006 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00649; Amendment(s) failed -HJ 00649; Ordered engrossed -HJ 00651
4/28/2006 House • Temporarily postponed, on Third Reading -HJ 00930
5/1/2006 House • Temporarily postponed, on Third Reading -HJ 00947
5/2/2006 House • Read third time -HJ 01123; Passed as amended; YEAS 74 NAYS 40 -HJ 01123
5/2/2006 Senate • In Messages
5/3/2006 Senate • Received, referred to Judiciary; Education; Education Appropriations -SJ 00968
5/5/2006 Senate • Died in Committee on Judiciary