Senate Bill 1908 (2008) - The Florida Senate

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CS/SB 1908: Education

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

Education; Requires that the State Board of Education replace the Sunshine State Standards with the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards. Revises the type of assessment tests reported to the Governor and the Legislature relating to the deregulated public schools pilot program. Revises provisions governing application of testing requirements for high school graduation. Revises the exceptions for a school to receive a school grade, etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2008 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 6/30/2008 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2008-235; See also HB 5083 (Ch. 2008-142)
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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
2/13/2008	Senate	• Filed
2/27/2008	Senate	• Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations; Rules
3/4/2008	Senate	• Introduced, referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations; Rules -SJ 00113
3/7/2008	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/12/08, 2:30 pm, 110-S
3/12/2008	Senate	• CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00288; CS read 1st time on 03/20/08 -SJ 00324
3/14/2008	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2); Remaining references corrected to Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations -SJ 00330; Now in Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations -SJ 00288
3/17/2008	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations, 03/20/08, 8:30 am, 412-K
3/20/2008	Senate	• Favorable by- Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00345; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 00345
3/26/2008	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 00344
3/27/2008	Senate	• Read 3rd time -SJ 00367; CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 00367
4/2/2008	House	• In Messages
4/4/2008	House	• Referred to Schools & Learning Council; Policy & Budget Council -HJ 00418
4/7/2008	House	• Received -HJ 00418
4/9/2008	House	• On Council agenda-- Schools & Learning Council, 04/11/08, 9:30 am, 212-K
4/11/2008	House	• Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Schools & Learning Council; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 00614
4/17/2008	House	• Now in Policy & Budget Council -HJ 00614
4/21/2008	House	• On Council agenda-- Policy & Budget Council, 04/21/08, 1:00 pm, 212-K; Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by- Policy & Budget Council; YEAS 29 NAYS 0 -HJ 00712
4/22/2008	House	• Placed on Calendar -HJ 00712
4/24/2008	House	• Placed on Special Order Calendar; Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading -HJ 00840
4/29/2008	House	• Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -HJ 01130; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01133
4/30/2008	House	• Read 3rd time -HJ 01225, -HJ 01226; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01227; CS passed as amended; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 01227
4/30/2008	Senate	• In returning messages
5/2/2008	Senate	• Concurred -SJ 01672, -SJ 01684; CS passed as amended (981193); YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 01684; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 01684
6/19/2008		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/30/2008		• Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2008-235; See also HB 5083 (Ch. 2008-142)

Related Bills

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
H 207 (c1)	Educator Certification Requirements	Sachs	Compare	Last Action: 5/2/2008 S Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1908 (Ch. 2008-235)
H 817 (c1)	Public School Attendance	McBurney	Compare	Last Action: 5/2/2008 S Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1908 (Ch. 2008-235)
H 925	K-20 Education Performance Accountability System	McBurney	Compare	Last Action: 5/2/2008 S Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1908 (Ch. 2008-235)
H 985 (c1)	Workplace Skills of Students	Nelson	Compare	Last Action: 5/2/2008 S Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1908 (Ch. 2008-235)
H 1261	Public K-12 Educational Instruction	Flores	Compare	Last Action: 5/2/2008 H Died in Schools & Learning Council, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1908 (Ch. 2008-235)
H 5083 (e2)		Sansom	Compare	Last Action: 6/10/2008 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2008-142; See also CS/CS/SB 1276 (Ch. 2008-213), CS/SB 1908 (Ch. 2008-235), SB 2502 (Ch. 2008-2), CS/SB 6-C (Ch. 2007-328)
H 7039	Florida Teachers Lead Program	Schools & Learning Council	Compare	Last Action: 5/2/2008 S Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1908 (Ch. 2008-235)
H 7045 (c1)	Public School Curricular Standards [SPCC]	Pickens	Compare	Last Action: 5/2/2008 S Died in returning Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1908 (Ch. 2008-235)
H 7069 (c1)	College and Career Preparation	Pickens	Compare	Last Action: 5/2/2008 S Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1908 (Ch. 2008-235)
S 1062 (c2)	Educator Certification/Foreign Languages [SPCC]	Dockery	Compare	Last Action: 5/2/2008 S Died in Committee on Education Pre-K - 12, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1908 (Ch. 2008-235)
S 1170	High School Students/End-of-course Testing [SPCC]	Lynn	Compare	Last Action: 5/2/2008 S Died in Committee on Education Pre-K - 12, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1908 (Ch. 2008-235)
S 1914 (c2)	Education [SPCC]	Gaetz	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2008 S Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 01033; Amendment(s) adopted (727208, 472358, 303726, 268702, 064976, 061546, 050208) -SJ 01033; Substituted CS/HB 7045 (Died in Senate returning Messages) -SJ 01033; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1908 (Ch. 2008-235) -SJ 01033
S 2252	Public Educational Instruction [SPCC]	Siplin	Compare	Last Action: 5/2/2008 S Died in Committee on Education Pre-K - 12, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1908 (Ch. 2008-235)
S 2396	K-20 Education Performance Accountability Standard [SPCC]	Wise	Compare	Last Action: 5/2/2008 S Died in Committee on Education Pre-K - 12, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1908 (Ch. 2008-235)
S 2418	Articulation and Acceleration [SPCC]	Lynn	Compare	Last Action: 5/2/2008 S Died in Committee on Higher Education, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 5083 (Ch. 2008-142), CS/SB 1908 (Ch. 2008-235)

Version	Posted	Format
S 1908 Filed	2/13/2008 1:22 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 1908 c1	3/14/2008 11:57 AM	Web Page \| PDF
S 1908 e1	5/6/2008 11:07 AM	Web Page \| PDF
S 1908 er	5/6/2008 11:34 AM	Web Page \| PDF

Proposed Committee Substitutes

S 1908 Filed
PCS and Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
136464 - Proposed Committee Substitute	Education Pre-K - 12	3/11/2008 2:23 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/13/2008	Web Page PDF
637846 - Amendment (136464)	Education Pre-K - 12 (Deutch)	3/12/2008 9:12 AM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/13/2008	Web Page PDF
407456 - Amendment (136464)	Education Pre-K - 12 (Deutch)	3/12/2008 9:12 AM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/13/2008	Web Page PDF

Amendments to Proposed Committee Substitutes (PCSs) are located on the PCS tab.

Committee Amendments

S 1908 c1
Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
115333 - Amendment	Schools & Learning Council	4/14/2008 9:14 AM		Web Page PDF

Floor Amendments

S 1908 c1
Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Format
453665 - Amendment to Amendment (198529)	Richardson	4/24/2008 12:24 PM	Web Page PDF
965119 - Amendment to Amendment (198529)	Bendross-Mindingall	4/28/2008 4:06 PM	Web Page PDF
118111 - Amendment to Amendment (440113)	Richardson	4/29/2008 12:07 PM	Web Page PDF
397529 - Amendment to Amendment (440113)	Bendross-Mindingall	4/29/2008 2:24 PM	Web Page PDF
825251 - Amendment to Amendment (440113)	Sachs	4/29/2008 11:56 PM	Web Page PDF
224472 - S Amend. to H Amend. (981193)	Deutch	5/1/2008 8:31 PM	Web Page PDF
227176 - S Amend. to H Amend. (981193)	Deutch	5/1/2008 8:39 PM	Web Page PDF

Bill Analyses

Type	Analysis	Author	Posted	Format
Bill Analysis	S 1908	Education Pre-K - 12 (Post-Meeting)	3/10/2008 12:00 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 1908 (PCS 136464)	Education Pre-K - 12 (Post-Meeting)	3/10/2008 12:00 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 1908	Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations (Post-Meeting)	3/13/2008 12:00 AM	PDF
House Message Summary	S 1908	Senate	4/30/2008 12:00 AM	PDF

Vote History - Committee

Version	Committee	Date	Result
S 1908 Filed	Education Pre-K - 12	3/12/2008 2:30 PM	6 Yeas - 0 Nays
S 1908 c1	Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations	3/20/2008 8:30 AM	5 Yeas - 0 Nays

Vote History - Floor

Vote	Date	Chamber	Result
S 1908 c1	3/27/2008 10:27 AM	Senate	38 Yeas - 0 Nays
S 1908 c1	4/30/2008 10:59 AM	House	118 Yeas - 0 Nays
S 1908 c1	5/2/2008 3:28 PM	Senate	40 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (28)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
220.187	Credits for contributions to nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations.
1000.21	Systemwide definitions.
1001.03	Specific powers of State Board of Education.
1001.452	District and school advisory councils.
1003.41	Sunshine State Standards.
1003.413	Florida Secondary School Redesign Act.
1003.428	General requirements for high school graduation; revised.
1003.429	Accelerated high school graduation options.
1003.43	General requirements for high school graduation.
1003.433	Learning opportunities for out-of-state and out-of-country transfer students and students needing additional instruction to meet high school graduation requirements.
1003.63	Deregulated public schools pilot program.
1004.85	Postsecondary educator preparation institutes.
1004.91	Career-preparatory instruction.
1004.99	Florida Ready to Work Certification Program.
1007.21	Readiness for postsecondary education and the workplace.
1007.235	District interinstitutional articulation agreements.
1008.22	Student assessment program for public schools.
1008.30	Common placement testing for public postsecondary education.
1008.31	Florida's K-20 education performance accountability system; legislative intent; mission, goals, and systemwide measures; data quality improvements.
1008.34	School grading system; school report cards; district grade.
1008.341	School improvement rating for alternative schools.
1008.345	Implementation of state system of school improvement and education accountability.
1008.36	Florida School Recognition Program.
1012.56	Educator certification requirements.
1012.57	Certification of adjunct educators.
1012.586	Additions or changes to certificates; duplicate certificates.
1012.71	The Florida Teachers Lead Program Stipend.
1013.12	Casualty, safety, sanitation, and firesafety standards and inspection of property.

Citations - Constitution (0)

No Constitutional citations.

Citations - Chapter Law (0)

No Chapter Law citations.