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CS/HB 705: Qualifications for Educational Interpreters

GENERAL BILL by K-12 Subcommittee ; Berman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ahern ; Antone ; Artiles ; Baxley ; Beshears ; Boyd ; Bracy ; Broxson ; Burgess ; Campbell ; Clarke-Reed ; Combee ; Cortes, B. ; Cruz ; Drake ; DuBose ; Dudley ; Fant ; Harrell ; Jones, M. ; Latvala ; Lee ; Magar ; Mayfield ; McGhee ; Miller ; Moskowitz ; Murphy ; Nunez ; Passidomo ; Perry ; Peters ; Porter ; Pritchett ; Raschein ; Roberson ; Rodrigues, R. ; Rogers ; Rooney ; Slosberg ; Sprowls ; Stafford ; Stevenson ; Sullivan ; Torres ; Williams

Qualifications for Educational Interpreters; Requires SBE to establish standards for educational interpreters & school districts to notify parents if an individual providing interpreter services does not meet SBE standards & report to DOE information regarding individuals providing interpreter services.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/11/2016 Senate - Died in Education Pre-K - 12
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (AED)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/17/2015 House • Filed
11/23/2015 House • Referred to K-12 Subcommittee; Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 62
1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 62
1/15/2016 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- K-12 Subcommittee, 01/20/16, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
1/20/2016 House • CS by K-12 Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -HJ 251
1/21/2016 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by K-12 Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 247
1/22/2016 House • Now in Education Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 261
1/29/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/02/16, 1:30 pm, Morris Hall
2/2/2016 House • Favorable by Education Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 384
2/3/2016 House • Now in Education Committee -HJ 385
2/5/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 02/09/16, 12:30 pm, Reed Hall
2/9/2016 House • Favorable by- Education Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 435
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 435
2/15/2016 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/17/16
2/17/2016 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 476
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/18/2016 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 497
• CS passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 498
2/23/2016 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 477
• Received -SJ 477
3/11/2016 Senate • Died in Education Pre-K - 12