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CS/SB 886: Parent and Student Rights

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Benacquisto

Parent and Student Rights; Revising public school educational choice options available to students throughout the state to include CAPE Digital Tool certificates, CAPE industry certifications, and collegiate high school programs; deleting the definition of and provisions relating to the term “controlled open enrollment”; requiring each school district board to establish a classroom teacher transfer process for parents, to approve or deny a transfer request within a certain timeframe, to notify a parent of a denial, and to post an explanation of the transfer process in the student handbook or a similar publication, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/11/2016 Senate - Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7029 (Ch. 2016-237)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (AED)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/17/2015 Senate • Filed
    12/3/2015 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 67
    1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 67
    1/15/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/20/16, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    1/20/2016 Senate • Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 8 NAYS 3 -SJ 238
    1/21/2016 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education -SJ 238
    1/25/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 01/28/16, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    1/28/2016 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 6 NAYS 1 -SJ 291
    2/1/2016 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 291
    2/22/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/25/16, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/25/2016 Senate • CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 497
    2/26/2016 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/29/2016 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 497
    3/1/2016 Senate • CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 502
    3/11/2016 Senate • Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7029 (Ch. 2016-237)

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  • CS/SB 886, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2016 at 2:41 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (5)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 669 (e1) Educational Choice Sprowls Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7029 (Ch. 2016-237)
    Location: In committee/council (ED)
    H 7029 (er) Education Choice and Innovation Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/14/2016 Chapter No. 2016-237, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 837 (Ch. 2016-137), HB 5003 (Ch. 2016-62)
    Location: Became Law
    S 684 (c2) Choice in Sports Gaetz, Stargel Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7029 (Ch. 2016-237)
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar
    S 830 (c1) School Choice Stargel Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7029 (Ch. 2016-237)
    Location: In committee/council (AP)
    S 1166 (c1) Education Gaetz Compare Last Action: 3/4/2016 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 837 (Ch. 2016-137), HB 5003 (Ch. 2016-62), CS/CS/HB 7029 (Ch. 2016-237) -SJ 672
    Location: Laid on Table

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. Page 3 (pdf)
    1002.31 Controlled open enrollment; public school parental choice. Page 5 (pdf)
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 7 (pdf)
    1002.38 Opportunity Scholarship Program. Page 9 (pdf)
    1002.451 District innovation school of technology program. Page 9 (pdf)
    1003.3101 Page 8 (pdf)
    1006.15 Student standards for participation in interscholastic and intrascholastic extracurricular student activities; regulation. Page 10 (pdf)
    1012.42 Teacher teaching out-of-field. Page 8 (pdf)

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  • SB 886, Original Filed Version Posted 11/17/2015 at 3:36 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education Pre-K - 12 (Pre-Meeting) 1/19/2016 (pdf)
    Education Pre-K - 12 (Post-Meeting) 1/21/2016 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Pre-Meeting) 1/27/2016 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Post-Meeting) 2/1/2016 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 2/24/2016 (pdf)
    Appropriations PCS 203738 (Pre-Meeting) 2/24/2016 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 2/26/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 669 (e1) Educational Choice Sprowls Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7029 (Ch. 2016-237)
    Location: In committee/council (ED)
    H 7029 (e1) School Choice Choice and Innovation Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/14/2016 Chapter No. 2016-237, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 837 (Ch. 2016-137), HB 5003 (Ch. 2016-62)
    Location: Became Law
    S 684 (c2) Choice in Sports Gaetz, Stargel Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7029 (Ch. 2016-237)
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar
    S 830 (c1) School Choice Stargel Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7029 (Ch. 2016-237)
    Location: In committee/council (AP)

    Proposed Committee Substitutes (1)

    PCS and Amendments Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    203738 - Proposed Committee Substitute Appropriations 2/5/2016
    3:54 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/26/2016
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 191726 - Amendment (203738)
    Delete lines 241 - 245 and insert:
    Appropriations
    (Montford)
    2/24/2016
    7:10 PM
    (Late Filed)
    Withdrawn
    2/26/2016
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    691070 - Amendment
    Delete lines 160 - 167 and insert:
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
    (Galvano)
    1/26/2016
    5:06 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/1/2016
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    1/20/2016 1:30 PM Education Pre-K - 12 8 Yeas - 3 Nays
    1/28/2016 10:00 AM Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 6 Yeas - 1 Nays
    2/25/2016 10:00 AM Appropriations 17 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. Page 3 (pdf)
    1002.31 Controlled open enrollment; public school parental choice. Page 5 (pdf)
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 7 (pdf)
    1002.38 Opportunity Scholarship Program. Page 9 (pdf)
    1002.451 District innovation school of technology program. Page 9 (pdf)
    1003.3101 Page 8 (pdf)
    1006.15 Student standards for participation in interscholastic and intrascholastic extracurricular student activities; regulation. Page 10 (pdf)
    1012.42 Teacher teaching out-of-field. Page 8 (pdf)

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