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CS/CS/HB 719: Education Personnel

GENERAL BILL by Education Appropriations Subcommittee ; K-12 Subcommittee ; Spano ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Artiles ; Diaz, M.

Education Personnel; Revises provisions relating to mandatory reports of child abuse, abandonment, & abuse, confidentiality of reports & records in cases of child abuse or neglect, teacher recruitment & retention, educator liability insurance, Education Practices Commission, & complaints against teachers & administrators; requires DOE to approve school leader preparation programs; provides program requirements.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/10/2016 - Chapter No. 2016-58, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5003 (Ch. 2016-62)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/18/2015 House • Filed
12/10/2015 House • Referred to K-12 Subcommittee; Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 63
1/11/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- K-12 Subcommittee, 01/13/16, 10:00 am, Morris Hall
1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 63
1/13/2016 House • CS by K-12 Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 219
1/14/2016 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by K-12 Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 215
1/15/2016 House • Now in Education Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 228
1/26/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/28/16, 12:30 pm, Morris Hall
1/28/2016 House • CS/CS by Education Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 334
2/1/2016 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Education Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 329
2/2/2016 House • Now in Education Committee -HJ 362
• On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 02/04/16, 1:00 pm, Reed Hall
2/4/2016 House • Favorable by- Education Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 1 -HJ 400
2/5/2016 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 400
2/15/2016 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/17/16
2/17/2016 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 471
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/18/2016 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 494
• CS passed; YEAS 91 NAYS 22 -HJ 495
2/23/2016 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 477
• Received -SJ 477
2/24/2016 Senate • Withdrawn from Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 492
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 492
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 894 -SJ 492
• Read 2nd time -SJ 492
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/2/2016 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 549
• CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 1 -SJ 549
3/2/2016 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 687
3/3/2016 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -HJ 726
3/10/2016 • Approved by Governor -HJ 1048
• Chapter No. 2016-58, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5003 (Ch. 2016-62)