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CS/CS/SB 1314: Educational Options

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Education ; Grimsley ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Mayfield

Educational Options; Specifying the Department of Education’s duty to approve or deny an application for the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program within a specified time; requiring an eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organization to allow certain dependent children to apply for a scholarship at any time; revising parent and student responsibilities for program participation; prohibiting a district school board from requiring any additional information or verification from a home education program parent under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 15 (Ch. 2017-166)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/28/2017 Senate • Filed
3/14/2017 Senate • Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 185
3/15/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 185
3/22/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 03/27/17, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Discussed/Workshop
3/29/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 04/03/17, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
4/3/2017 Senate • CS by Education; YEAS 7 NAYS 2 -SJ 299
4/4/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/5/2017 Senate • CS by Education read 1st time -SJ 303
4/6/2017 Senate • Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education
• Remaining references corrected to Appropriations; Rules -SJ 327
• Now in Appropriations
4/28/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 05/01/17, 8:00 am, 412 Knott Building
5/1/2017 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations; YEAS 13 NAYS 3 -SJ 679
5/2/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Original reference(s) removed: Rules
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 680
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/03/17
• CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 679
5/3/2017 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar
5/4/2017 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar
5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 15 (Ch. 2017-166)