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CS/CS/CS/HB 15: Educational Options

GENERAL BILL by Education Committee ; PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee ; PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee ; Sullivan ; Fischer ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Avila ; Cortes, B. ; Donalds ; Leek ; Massullo ; Miller, A. ; Moraitis ; Plakon ; Ponder ; Renner ; Roth ; Spano ; Williams

Educational Options; Prohibiting a student who is enrolled in the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind from being eligible for the Gardiner Scholarship Program; revising student eligibility criteria for the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program; authorizing a child of a parent who is a member of the United States Armed Forces to apply for a scholarship at any time, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 6/27/2017 - Chapter No. 2017-166, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7069 (Ch. 2017-116)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/22/2017 House • Filed
3/1/2017 House • Referred to PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee; PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 32
3/3/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee, 03/07/17, 1:00 pm, Mashburn Hall
3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 32
• CS by PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 3 -HJ 316
3/8/2017 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 312
3/10/2017 House • Now in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 349
3/24/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/28/17, 3:30 pm, Reed Hall
3/28/2017 House • CS/CS by PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 3 -HJ 492
3/29/2017 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS/CS by PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 482
3/30/2017 House • Now in Education Committee -HJ 518
4/4/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 04/06/17, 8:00 am, Reed Hall
4/6/2017 House • CS/CS/CS by- Education Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 610
4/10/2017 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS/CS/CS by Education Committee read 1st time -HJ 605
4/12/2017 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 632
4/13/2017 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/18/17
4/18/2017 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 715
• Amendment(s) adopted (423087, 603441, 767443) -HJ 715
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/19/2017 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 727
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 727
4/20/2017 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Rules -SJ 452
4/25/2017 Senate • Received -SJ 452
5/3/2017 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 734
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 734
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 902 -SJ 734
• Read 2nd time -SJ 734
• Amendment(s) adopted (135332) -SJ 734
• Placed on 3rd reading
5/5/2017 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 883
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 27 NAYS 11 -SJ 883
5/5/2017 House • In returning messages
• Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (135332) -HJ 1186, 1188
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 101 NAYS 11 -HJ 1188
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 1189
6/14/2017 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/26/2017 • Approved by Governor
6/27/2017 • Chapter No. 2017-166, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7069 (Ch. 2017-116)