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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)

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  • 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    5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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)

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  • CS/CS/SB 1314, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/2/2017 at 8:46 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 15 (er) Educational Options Sullivan, Fischer Compare Last Action: 6/27/2017 Chapter No. 2017-166, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7069 (Ch. 2017-116)
    H 1391 (c1) Home Education Eisnaugle Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Education
    S 1556 Education Lee Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Education

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1002.395 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program. Page 2 (pdf)
    1002.41 Home education programs. Page 11 (pdf)
    1003.21 School attendance. Page 12 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 1314, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/4/2017 at 4:55 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/28/2017 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 5/2/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 15 (e1) Educational Options Sullivan, Fischer Compare Last Action: 6/27/2017 Chapter No. 2017-166, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7069 (Ch. 2017-116)

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    892998 - Amendment
    Delete lines 133 - 134 and insert:
    Appropriations
    (Grimsley)
    4/28/2017
    1:03 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    5/1/2017
    Web Page
    PDF
    679426 - Amendment
    Between lines 283 and 284 insert:
    Appropriations
    (Stargel)
    4/28/2017
    3:01 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    5/1/2017
    Web Page
    PDF
    702374 - Amendment
    Delete lines 284 - 297.
    Appropriations
    (Grimsley)
    4/28/2017
    1:03 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    5/1/2017
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    5/1/2017 8:00 AM Appropriations 13 Yeas - 3 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1002.395 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program. Page 2 (pdf)
    1012.98 School Community Professional Development Act. Page 10 (pdf)

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  • SB 1314, Original Filed Version Posted 2/28/2017 at 3:46 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education (Pre-Meeting) 3/31/2017 (pdf)
    Education (Post-Meeting) 4/4/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 15 (c2) Educational Options Sullivan, Fischer Compare Last Action: 6/27/2017 Chapter No. 2017-166, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7069 (Ch. 2017-116)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    881744 - Amendment
    Delete lines 141 - 144 and insert:
    Education
    (Grimsley)
    3/31/2017
    1:14 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/3/2017
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/3/2017 1:30 PM Education 7 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1002.395 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program. Page 2 (pdf)
    1012.98 School Community Professional Development Act. Page 10 (pdf)

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