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CS/CS/HB 867: Parent Empowerment in Education

GENERAL BILL by Education Committee ; Choice and Innovation Subcommittee ; Trujillo ; Bileca ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Adkins ; Gaetz

Parent Empowerment in Education; Authorizes parents who have students in public school that is implementing turnaround option to petition to have particular turnaround option implemented; requires school district to notify parent of student taught by out-of-field teacher or teacher with unsatisfactory performance rating; authorizes parent of student to consent to assignment of that student to teacher with performance evaluation rating of less than effective under certain circumstances.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Last Action: 4/30/2013 Senate - CS failed to pass; YEAS 20 NAYS 20, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7009 (Ch. 2013-250) -SJ 802
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/18/2013 House • Filed
2/28/2013 House • Referred to Choice and Innovation Subcommittee; Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 88
3/5/2013 House • Introduced -HJ 87
• PCS on Committee agenda-- Choice and Innovation Subcommittee, 03/07/13, 1:00 pm, 306 HOB
3/7/2013 House • CS by Choice and Innovation Subcommittee; YEAS 8 NAYS 5 -HJ 216
3/11/2013 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Choice and Innovation Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 211
3/12/2013 House • Now in Education Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 226
3/15/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/19/13, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
3/19/2013 House • Favorable by Education Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 7 NAYS 5 -HJ 279
• Now in Education Committee -HJ 279
3/20/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 03/22/13, 8:00 am, Reed Hall
3/22/2013 House • CS/CS by- Education Committee; YEAS 11 NAYS 7 -HJ 356
3/26/2013 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
3/27/2013 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 355
• CS/CS by Education Committee read 1st time -HJ 351
3/29/2013 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/02/13
4/2/2013 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 396
• Amendment(s) failed (575309) -HJ 398
• Amendment(s) adopted (595323) -HJ 398
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/4/2013 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 424
• Amendment(s) failed (486321) -HJ 424
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 68 NAYS 51 -HJ 424
4/11/2013 Senate • In Messages
4/12/2013 Senate • Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 437
4/15/2013 Senate • Received -SJ 437
4/29/2013 Senate • Withdrawn from Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 752
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 752
• Substituted for CS/SB 862 -SJ 752
• Read 2nd time -SJ 752
• Amendment(s) failed (728284, 930478) -SJ 774
• Amendment(s) adopted (180100, 612526) -SJ 775
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/30/2013 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 801
• CS failed to pass; YEAS 20 NAYS 20, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7009 (Ch. 2013-250) -SJ 802