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CS/HB 707: Background Screening

GENERAL BILL by K-12 Subcommittee ; Diaz, M. ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ahern ; Campbell

Background Screening; Revises requirement relating to background screening of instructional personnel in virtual instruction programs; provides additional offenses that determine ineligibility for educator certification or employment; revises requirements for submission, retention, search, & reporting of fingerprints of educational personnel & contractual personnel; provides for FDLE participation in national retained print arrest notification program.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 5/2/2014 Senate - Died in Education
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/22/2014 House • Filed
    2/3/2014 House • Referred to K-12 Subcommittee; Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 61
    3/3/2014 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- K-12 Subcommittee, 03/05/14, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall
    3/4/2014 House • Introduced -HJ 61
    3/5/2014 House • CS by K-12 Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 206
    3/6/2014 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by K-12 Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 203
    3/7/2014 House • Original reference(s) removed: Education Appropriations Subcommittee
    • CS referred to Education Committee -HJ 215
    • Now in Education Committee -HJ 215
    3/10/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 03/12/14, 1:00 pm, Reed Hall
    3/12/2014 House • Favorable by- Education Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 1 -HJ 279
    3/13/2014 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 279
    3/24/2014 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/26/14
    3/26/2014 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 352
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/27/2014 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 371
    • CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 372
    4/1/2014 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Education; Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 377
    • Received -SJ 377
    5/2/2014 Senate • Died in Education

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  • CS/HB 707, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/6/2014 at 9:10 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Education Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/13/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1204 Background Screening Montford Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Education
    Location: In committee/council (ED)

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/27/2014 5:20 PM House 116 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (13)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board. Page 23 (pdf)
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 24 (pdf)
    1002.36 Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind. Page 27 (pdf)
    1002.421 Accountability of private schools participating in state school choice scholarship programs. Page 27 (pdf)
    1002.45 Virtual instruction programs. Page 3 (pdf)
    1012.315 Disqualification from employment. Page 6 (pdf)
    1012.32 Qualifications of personnel. Page 12 (pdf), Page 28 (pdf)
    1012.465 Background screening requirements for certain noninstructional school district employees and contractors. Page 14 (pdf)
    1012.467 Noninstructional contractors who are permitted access to school grounds when students are present; background screening requirements. Page 18 (pdf)
    1012.56 Educator certification requirements. Page 20 (pdf), Page 30 (pdf)
    1012.795 Education Practices Commission; authority to discipline. Page 31 (pdf)
    1012.796 Complaints against teachers and administrators; procedure; penalties. Page 22 (pdf)
    1012.797 Notification of district school superintendent of certain charges against or convictions of employees. Page 23 (pdf)

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  • HB 707, Original Filed Version Posted 1/22/2014 at 10:36 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   K-12 Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/5/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1204 Background Screening Montford Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Education
    Location: In committee/council (ED)

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board. Page 21 (pdf)
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 22 (pdf)
    1002.36 Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind. Page 24 (pdf)
    1002.421 Accountability of private schools participating in state school choice scholarship programs. Page 25 (pdf)
    1002.45 Virtual instruction programs. Page 2 (pdf)
    1012.315 Disqualification from employment. Page 6 (pdf)
    1012.32 Qualifications of personnel. Page 26 (pdf)
    1012.32 Qualifications of personnel. Page 11 (pdf)
    1012.465 Background screening requirements for certain noninstructional school district employees and contractors. Page 13 (pdf)
    1012.467 Noninstructional contractors who are permitted access to school grounds when students are present; background screening requirements. Page 17 (pdf)
    1012.56 Educator certification requirements. Page 28 (pdf)
    1012.56 Educator certification requirements. Page 19 (pdf)
    1012.795 Education Practices Commission; authority to discipline. Page 29 (pdf)
    1012.797 Notification of district school superintendent of certain charges against or convictions of employees. Page 20 (pdf)

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