House Bill 971 (2008) - The Florida Senate

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HB 971: Public School Education

GENERAL BILL by Bendross-Mindingall ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gibbons

Public School Education; Deletes grade 10 FCAT as requirement for high school graduation; revises FCAT components; deletes mandatory retention for certain grade 3 students; changes school grading system to school performance system; changes Florida School Recognition Program to Every Child Matters Program & revises use of program funds.

Effective Date: 07/01/2008
Last Action: 5/2/2008 House - Died in Schools & Learning Council
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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
2/18/2008	House	• Filed
2/28/2008	House	• Referred to Schools & Learning Council; Policy & Budget Council
3/4/2008	House	• Introduced, referred to Schools & Learning Council; Policy & Budget Council -HJ 00077
5/2/2008	House	• Died in Schools & Learning Council

Related Bills

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
S 2868	Public School Education [SPCC]	Deutch	Identical	Last Action: 5/2/2008 S Died in Committee on Education Pre-K - 12
S 254	School Progression/Retention/Reading Proficiency [SPCC]	Wilson	Compare	Last Action: 5/2/2008 S Died in Committee on Education Pre-K - 12
S 292	School Grading System [SPCC]	Wilson	Compare	Last Action: 3/4/2008 S Introduced, referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations -SJ 00020; On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 12/12/07, 9:00 am, 110-S --Meeting canceled; On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/09/08, 9:00 am, 110-S --Temporarily postponed; On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/23/08, 2:30 pm, 110-S; Unfavorable by Education Pre-K - 12, laid on Table; YEAS 3 NAYS 3 -SJ 00131

Version	Posted	Format
H 971 Filed	2/20/2008 8:44 AM	Web Page \| PDF

Citations - Statutes (21)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
1001.42	Powers and duties of district school board.
1002.31	Public school parental choice.
1002.33	Charter schools.
1002.415	K-8 Virtual School Program.
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.
1003.62	Academic performance-based charter school districts.
1003.621	Academically high-performing school districts.
1008.22	Student assessment program for public schools.
1008.25	Public school student progression; remedial instruction; reporting requirements.
1008.31	Florida's K-20 education performance accountability system; legislative intent; mission, goals, and systemwide measures; data quality improvements.
1008.33	Authority to enforce public school improvement.
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.
1011.62	Funds for operation of schools.
1011.64	School district minimum classroom expenditure requirements.
1012.2315	Assignment of teachers.

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