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CS/CS/SB 1226: Merit Award Program/School Board Employees [SPCC]

GENERAL BILL by Education Pre-K - 12 ; Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations ; Gaetz ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Rich ; Lynn ; Alexander

Merit Award Program/School Board Employees [SPCC]; establishes Merit Award Program for instructional personnel & school-based administrators; requires that district school board adopt Merit Award Program plan in order to receive funding under program; provides for reversion of funds that are not distributed when district or charter school chooses not to adopt plan; requires school districts to be able to administer end-of-course examinations with certain exceptions, etc. Amends Ch. 1012, 447.403. APPROPRIATION: $147,500,000.

Effective Date: 03/29/2007 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 3/29/2007 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2007-3 -SJ 00297
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/7/2007 Senate • Filed
2/8/2007 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations; Rules
2/12/2007 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 02/21/07, 9:30 am, 110-S --Temporarily postponed
3/2/2007 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/07/07, 3:30 pm, 110-S
3/6/2007 Senate • Introduced, referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations; Rules -SJ 00070; On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 02/21/07, 9:30 am, 110-S --Temporarily postponed; On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/07/07, 3:30 pm, 110-S
3/7/2007 Senate • CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00134; CS read 1st time on 03/15/07 -SJ 00164
3/8/2007 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2)
3/12/2007 Senate • Remaining references corrected to Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations -SJ 00170; Now in Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations; On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations, 03/15/07, 9:45 am, 412-K
3/15/2007 Senate • CS/CS by- Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00173; CS read 1st time on 03/20/07 -SJ 00206
3/16/2007 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2); Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 00173
3/21/2007 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 00214; Amendment(s) adopted (314232, 144134, 112716) -SJ 00214; Read 3rd time -SJ 00214; CS passed as amended (314232, 144134, 112716); YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00214; Immediately certified -SJ 00214
3/21/2007 House • In Messages; Received, referred to Calendar -HJ 00238
3/22/2007 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted for CS/HB 7021 -HJ 00254; Read 2nd time -HJ 00254; Read 3rd time -HJ 00254; CS passed; YEAS 110 NAYS 4 -HJ 00255; Immediately certified -HJ 00255
3/22/2007 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 00242
3/26/2007 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -SJ 00271
3/29/2007 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2007-3 -SJ 00297