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HB 5005: Education Funding

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Council ; Pickens ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ambler ; Johnson

Education Funding; allows slot machine tax revenue to be made available for bond payments if necessary to comply with bond covenants; authorizes additional full-time equivalent student membership for summer voluntary prekindergarten education programs at public schools; authorizes Board of Governors to request issuance of revenue bonds for certain purposes; revises provisions re discretionary millage levy prescribed by Legislature, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 07/01/2006
Last Action: 5/25/2006 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2006-27; See also HB 7087 (Ch. 2006-74), CS/CS/SB 772 (Ch. 2006-301)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/31/2006 House • Filed; Introduced, referred to Calendar -HJ 00305
4/6/2006 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00381; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00382; Read third time -HJ 00382; Passed as amended; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 00382; Immediately certified -HJ 00401
4/6/2006 Senate • In Messages
4/19/2006 Senate • Received, referred to Ways and Means -SJ 00424; Immediately withdrawn from Ways and Means -SJ 00424; Read second time -SJ 00424; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00424; Read third time -SJ 00424; Passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00424; Immediately certified -SJ 00424; Requested House to concur, or failing to concur, appoint conference committee -SJ 00436
4/19/2006 House • In returning messages; Refused to concur, acceded to request for conference committee -HJ 00502; Conference Committee appointed: Negron, Mahon, Gardiner, Waters, Goodlette, Rubio, Bowen, Brummer, Simmons, Greenstein, Jennings, Seiler, Ryan, Sansom, Mayfield, Brown, Littlefield, Hays, Poppell, Machek, Stansel, Kendrick, Williams, Pickens, Rivera, Attkisson, Baxley, Flores, Altman, Arza, Stargel, Vana, Bendross-Mindingall, Richardson, Justice, Patterson, Coley, Bean, Benson, Cannon, Farkas, Galvano, Garcia, Murzin, Gannon, Sobel, Grimsley, Roberson, Grant, Hukill, Barreiro, Adams, Ambler, Needelman, Joyner, Porth, Kottkamp, Ross, Planas, Gelber, Zapata, Berfield, Carroll, Kreegel, Reagan, Russell, Lopez-Cantera, A Gibson, Taylor, Holloway, D Davis, M Davis, Kravitz, Llorente, Traviesa; Ausley, Cusack, McInvale, Bogdanoff, Allen, Quinones -HJ 00514, -HJ 00519
4/19/2006 Senate • Conference Committee appointed: Senators Carlton, Chair; At Large: Miller, Villalobos; Education: Alexander, Chair; Bullard, Constantine, King, Klein, Lynn, Miller, Wise; General Government: Clary, Chair; Baker, Garcia, Lawson, Siplin; Health and Human Services: Saunders, Chair; Bennett, Dawson, Jones, Peaden, Pruitt, Rich, Wilson; Justice: Crist, Chair; Argenziano, Aronberg, Smith, Villalobos; Transportation and Economic Development: Fasano, Chair; Dockery, Hill, Margolis, Sebesta, Webster -SJ 00436
5/5/2006 House • Conference Committee Report considered -HJ 01558; Conference Committee Report adopted -HJ 01559; Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 01565
5/5/2006 Senate • In returning messages; Conference Committee Report received -SJ 01494; Conference Committee Report adopted -SJ 01500; Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 01500
5/5/2006 House • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 01643
5/16/2006 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/25/2006 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2006-27; See also HB 7087 (Ch. 2006-74), CS/CS/SB 772 (Ch. 2006-301)