The Florida Senate

CS/HB 7085: Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program

GENERAL BILL by Education Committee ; K-20 Competitiveness Subcommittee ; Fresen

Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program; Requires private providers & public schools that deliver VPK program to execute statewide provider agreement prescribed by OEL; authorizes execution of single agreement on behalf of multiple private providers or public schools; requires OEL to adopt rules prescribing statewide provider agreement; requires early learning coalitions (ELCs) to use agreement; provides for format & content of agreement; prohibits ELC from executing agreements with private providers until ELC determines that providers are eligible to deliver program; provides for publication of statewide provider agreement & submission of executed agreements to OEL; requires submission of certain proposed rules to presiding officers of Legislature within specified period; revises requirements for calculation of student enrollment for purposes of initial allocations of funds for VPK program; provides for monthly reporting of student enrollment; requires Auditor General to conduct audits of ELCs; requires OEL to monitor & evaluate performance, finances, & operations of ELCs; repeals legislative intent concerning professional credentials of prekindergarten instructors & Florida Early Learning Advisory Council.

• Bill History
• Related Bills (6)
• Bill Text (2)
• Amendments (1)
• Analyses (1)
• Vote History (1)
• Citations (9)

Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
1/31/2012	House	• Filed
2/1/2012	House	• Introduced -HJ 311
2/6/2012	House	• Referred to Education Committee -HJ 525
2/9/2012	House	• On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 02/13/12, 11:30 am, Reed Hall
2/13/2012	House	• CS by- Education Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 603
2/14/2012	House	• Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c) • CS by Education Committee read 1st time -HJ 600
2/15/2012	House	• Placed on Calendar -HJ 631
2/24/2012	House	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/12
2/28/2012	House	• Read 2nd time -HJ 871 • Placed on 3rd reading
2/29/2012	House	• Read 3rd time -HJ 919 • CS passed; YEAS 100 NAYS 14 -HJ 920
2/29/2012	Senate	• In Messages
3/5/2012	Senate	• Received -SJ 836 • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Budget -SJ 836
3/9/2012	Senate	• Died in Education Pre-K - 12, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5101 (Ch. 2012-133)

Related Bills

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 793	Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program	Jenne	Compare	Last Action: 3/9/2012 H Died in K-20 Innovation Subcommittee Location: In committee/council (KINS)
H 4041 (e1)	Education Law Repeals	Burgin	Compare	Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5201 (Ch. 2012-134), CS/CS/HB 7059 (Ch. 2012-191), HB 7135 (Ch. 2012-195) Location: In committee/council (ED)
H 5101 (er)	Prekindergarten through Grade 12 Education Funding	PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee	Compare	Last Action: 4/22/2012 Chapter No. 2012-133, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2012-118) Location: Became Law
H 7119 (c1)	Early Learning Programs	Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee	Compare	Last Action: 3/9/2012 H Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5101 (Ch. 2012-133) Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar
S 492 (c2)	Education	Braynon	Compare	Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Budget, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5201 (Ch. 2012-134), CS/CS/HB 7059 (Ch. 2012-191), HB 7135 (Ch. 2012-195) Location: In committee/council (BC)
S 856	Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program	Rich	Compare	Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12 Location: In committee/council (ED)

Bill Text

Version	Posted	Format
H 7085 Filed	1/31/2012 2:24 PM	PDF
H 7085 c1	2/14/2012 12:34 PM	PDF

Committee Amendments

H 7085 Filed

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
873163 - Amendment Remove line 184 and insert:	Fresen	2/13/2012 1:29 PM	Adopted without Objection 2/13/2012	PDF

Floor Amendments

No Floor Amendments Available

Bill Analyses

Type	Analysis	Author	Posted	Format
Bill Analysis	H 7085	Education Committee (Post-Meeting)	2/14/2012 11:39 AM	PDF

Vote History - Committee

No Committee Vote History Available

Vote History - Floor

Vote	Date	Chamber	Result
H 7085 c1	2/29/2012 10:41 AM	House	100 Yeas - 14 Nays

Citations - Statutes (9)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
411.01	School readiness programs; early learning coalitions.	Page 8 (pdf)
1002.55	School-year prekindergarten program delivered by private prekindergarten providers.	Page 2 (pdf)
1002.61	Summer prekindergarten program delivered by public schools and private prekindergarten providers.	Page 3 (pdf)
1002.63	School-year prekindergarten program delivered by public schools.	Page 3 (pdf)
1002.64		Page 4 (pdf)
1002.65	Professional credentials of prekindergarten instructors; aspirational goals; legislative intent.	Page 13 (pdf)
1002.71	Funding; financial and attendance reporting.	Page 7 (pdf)
1002.75	Office of Early Learning; powers and duties; operational requirements.	Page 7 (pdf)
1002.77	Florida Early Learning Advisory Council.	Page 13 (pdf)

Citations - Constitution (0)

No Constitutional citations.

Citations - Chapter Law (0)

No Chapter Law citations.