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HB 689: American Founders' Month

GENERAL BILL by Bileca ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ahern ; Artiles ; Baxley ; Bembry ; Campbell ; Corcoran ; Costello ; Fresen ; Gaetz ; Gonzalez ; Julien ; McBurney ; Metz ; Nehr ; Porter ; Ray ; Rooney ; Stargel ; Steinberg ; Wood

American Founders' Month; Designates month of September as "American Founders' Month"; authorizes Governor to annually issue proclamation designating month & urging participation; requires district school boards to celebrate American Founders & principles inherent in country's founding documents by observing American Founders' Month; specifies focus of instruction & authorizes integration into existing school curriculum; requires distribution to school personnel, at beginning of school year, of information relating to patriotic programs.

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. Budget Subcommittee on Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations (BEA)
  3. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/16/2011 House • Filed
    11/29/2011 House • Referred to K-20 Innovation Subcommittee; PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 68
    1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 68
    1/20/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- K-20 Innovation Subcommittee, 01/24/12, 8:00 am, 404 HOB
    1/24/2012 House • Favorable by K-20 Innovation Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 3 -HJ 282
    • Now in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 282
    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 13 NAYS 2 -HJ 602
    • Now in Education Committee -HJ 602
    • On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 02/16/12, 9:00 am, Reed Hall
    2/16/2012 House • Favorable by- Education Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 3 -HJ 685
    2/20/2012 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 685
    2/27/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/29/12
    2/29/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 957
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/1/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 977
    • Amendment(s) failed (160417, 301237) -HJ 977
    • Passed; YEAS 91 NAYS 24 -HJ 977
    3/1/2012 Senate • In Messages
    3/5/2012 Senate • Received -SJ 818
    • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Budget Subcommittee on Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations; Budget -SJ 818
    3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Education Pre-K - 12

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  • HB 689, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/16/2011 at 12:49 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   K-20 Innovation Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/24/2012 (pdf)
    PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/14/2012 (pdf)
    Education Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/17/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1462 American Founders’ Month Diaz de la Portilla Identical Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Budget Subcommittee on Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations
    Location: In committee/council (BEA)     		Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    160417 - Amendment
    Remove line 70 and insert:     		Bullard 2/29/2012
    1:31 PM     		House: Failed
    3/1/2012     		PDF
    301237 - Amendment
    Between lines 91 and 92, insert:     		Thompson, G. 3/1/2012
    8:23 AM     		House: Failed
    3/1/2012     		PDF
    895727 - Amendment
    Between lines 100 and 101, insert:     		Abruzzo 2/28/2012
    1:43 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    2/29/2012     		PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/1/2012 1:15 PM House 91 Yeas - 24 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    683.147 Page 1 (pdf)
    1003.44 Patriotic programs; rules. Page 2 (pdf)

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