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HB 331: Career and Adult Education

GENERAL BILL by Patronis ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell ; Drake

Career and Adult Education; Requires Next Generation Sunshine State Standards to include financial literacy in core curricular content of economics; includes study of financial literacy in public school required instruction; provides that credit requirement in economics for high school graduation includes instruction in financial literacy; replaces term "vocational-preparatory" instruction with term "applied academics for adult education" instruction with respect to adult general education; conforms provisions relating to career education programs; authorizes district school boards & Florida College System institution boards of trustees to vary certain intended learning outcomes; deletes certain courses as priorities in provision of adult education program academic services; requires students entering adult general education programs to complete "Action Steps to Employment" activities.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
 Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Education Pre-K - 12
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  2. Higher Education (HE)
  3. Budget Subcommittee on Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations (BEA)
  4. Budget (BC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/11/2011 House • Filed
10/28/2011 House • Referred to K-20 Innovation Subcommittee; PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 34
1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 34
1/27/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- K-20 Innovation Subcommittee, 01/31/12, 3:30 pm, 404 HOB
1/31/2012 House • Favorable by K-20 Innovation Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 454
2/1/2012 House • Now in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 454
2/10/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/14/12, 11:30 am, Reed Hall
2/14/2012 House • Favorable by PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 601
• Now in Education Committee -HJ 601
• On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 02/16/12, 9:00 am, Reed Hall
2/16/2012 House • Favorable by- Education Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 683
2/17/2012 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 683
2/20/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/22/12
2/22/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 729
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/23/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 779
• Passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 780
2/24/2012 Senate • In Messages
3/5/2012 Senate • Received -SJ 814
• Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Higher Education; Budget Subcommittee on Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations; Budget -SJ 814
3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Education Pre-K - 12