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CS/HB 229: Bullying and Harassment Policies in Schools

GENERAL BILL by K-12 Subcommittee ; Geller ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Cortes, J. ; DuBose ; Edwards ; Fitzenhagen ; Hager ; Murphy ; Rader ; Rehwinkel Vasilinda ; Rooney

Bullying and Harassment Policies in Schools; Requiring each school district to review its bullying and harassment policy at specified intervals; requiring each school principal to implement the bullying and harassment policy in a certain manner and integrate it with the school's bullying prevention and intervention program; providing a short title for chapter 2010-217, Laws of Florida, relating to requirements for health education curricula and district school board policies on teen dating violence and abuse, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/28/2016 - Chapter No. 2016-119
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/24/2015 House • Filed
10/7/2015 House • Referred to K-12 Subcommittee; Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 23
11/25/2015 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- K-12 Subcommittee, 12/02/15, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
12/2/2015 House • CS by K-12 Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -HJ 164
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
12/3/2015 House • Now in Education Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 156
1/4/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, Morris Hall
1/11/2016 House • Favorable by Education Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 167
1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 23
• Now in Education Committee -HJ 167
• CS by K-12 Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 142
1/19/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 01/21/16, 11:30 am, Reed Hall
1/21/2016 House • Favorable by- Education Committee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 263
1/25/2016 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 263
3/2/2016 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/16
3/4/2016 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 806
• Amendment(s) adopted (017241) -HJ 806
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/7/2016 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 854
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 107 NAYS 3 -HJ 854
3/7/2016 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Fiscal Policy -SJ 767
• Received -SJ 767
• Withdrawn from Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Fiscal Policy -SJ 750
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 750
• Substituted for CS/SB 268 -SJ 750
• Read 2nd time -SJ 750
• Read 3rd time -SJ 750
• CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 750
3/7/2016 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 891
3/10/2016 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -HJ 1048
3/25/2016 • Approved by Governor
3/28/2016 • Chapter No. 2016-119