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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)
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  • 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)

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  • CS/CS/CS/HB 15, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/15/2017 at 10:39 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 7069 (er) Education Education Committee Compare Last Action: 6/16/2017 Chapter No. 2017-116, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 15 (Ch. 2017-166), CS/CS/HB 293 (Ch. 2017-55), CS/CS/HB 989 (Ch. 2017-177), SB 2500 (Ch. 2017-70) Track This Bill
    S 902 (c2) Gardiner Scholarship Program Simmons Compare Last Action: 5/3/2017 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 15 (Ch. 2017-166), CS/HB 7069 (Ch. 2017-116) -SJ 734 Track This Bill
    S 1314 (c2) Educational Options Grimsley Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 15 (Ch. 2017-166) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1002.385 The Gardiner Scholarship. Page 3 (pdf)
    1002.395 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program. Page 13 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/CS/HB 15, Engrossed 2 Posted 5/11/2017 at 2:38 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 902 (c2) Gardiner Scholarship Program Simmons Compare Last Action: 5/3/2017 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 15 (Ch. 2017-166), CS/HB 7069 (Ch. 2017-116) -SJ 734 Track This Bill
    S 1314 (c2) Educational Options Grimsley Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 15 (Ch. 2017-166) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1002.385 The Gardiner Scholarship. Page 3 (pdf)
    1002.395 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program. Page 13 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/CS/HB 15, Engrossed 1 Posted 4/18/2017 at 7:46 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 902 (c2) Gardiner Scholarship Program Simmons Compare Last Action: 5/3/2017 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 15 (Ch. 2017-166), CS/HB 7069 (Ch. 2017-116) -SJ 734 Track This Bill
    S 1314 (c2) Educational Options Grimsley Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 15 (Ch. 2017-166) Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    135332 - Amendment
    Delete lines 41 - 342 and insert:     		Simmons 5/2/2017
    5:42 PM     		House: Concur
    5/5/2017     		Web Page
    PDF
    779930 - Amendment
    Delete lines 343 - 577 and insert:     		Grimsley 5/2/2017
    5:12 PM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    5/3/2017     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (3)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/19/2017 2:58 PM House 117 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/5/2017 11:07 AM Senate 27 Yeas - 11 Nays
    5/5/2017 6:08 PM House 101 Yeas - 11 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1002.385 The Gardiner Scholarship. Page 2 (pdf)
    1002.395 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program. Page 14 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/CS/HB 15, Committee Substitute 3 Posted 4/10/2017 at 8:33 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 902 (c1) Gardiner Scholarship Program Simmons Compare Last Action: 5/3/2017 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 15 (Ch. 2017-166), CS/HB 7069 (Ch. 2017-116) -SJ 734 Track This Bill
    S 1314 (c1) Educational Options Grimsley Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 15 (Ch. 2017-166) Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    767443 - Amendment
    Remove lines 92-93 and insert:     		Sullivan 4/14/2017
    2:26 PM     		House: Adopted
    4/18/2017     		PDF
    423087 - Amendment
    Remove lines 247-248 and insert:     		Sullivan 4/14/2017
    2:23 PM     		House: Adopted
    4/18/2017     		PDF
    603441 - Amendment
    Remove lines 490-491 and insert:     		Sullivan 4/14/2017
    2:18 PM     		House: Adopted
    4/18/2017     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1002.385 The Gardiner Scholarship. Page 3 (pdf)
    1002.395 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program. Page 15 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 15, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 3/29/2017 at 6:51 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Education Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/7/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1314 (c1) Educational Options Grimsley Similar Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 15 (Ch. 2017-166) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    024065 - Amendment
    Between lines 39 and 40, insert:     		Sullivan 4/5/2017
    9:15 PM     		Adopted
    4/6/2017     		PDF
    971919 - Amendment
    Remove lines 268-281     		Sullivan 4/5/2017
    9:17 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    4/6/2017     		PDF

    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 11 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 15, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/8/2017 at 1:11 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/29/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 902 Gardiner Scholarship Program Simmons Compare Last Action: 5/3/2017 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 15 (Ch. 2017-166), CS/HB 7069 (Ch. 2017-116) -SJ 734 Track This Bill
    S 1314 Educational Options Grimsley Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 15 (Ch. 2017-166) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    975417 - Amendment
    Remove lines 50-920     		Sullivan 3/27/2017
    4:56 PM     		Adopted
    3/28/2017     		PDF
    971321 - Amendment
    Remove lines 1170-1180     		Sullivan 3/27/2017
    5:01 PM     		Adopted
    3/28/2017     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1002.385 The Gardiner Scholarship. Page 3 (pdf)
    1002.39 The John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program. Page 14 (pdf)
    1002.395 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program. Page 38 (pdf)
    1012.98 School Community Professional Development Act. Page 47 (pdf)

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  • HB 15, Original Filed Version Posted 2/22/2017 at 11:01 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/28/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 902 Gardiner Scholarship Program Simmons Compare Last Action: 5/3/2017 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 15 (Ch. 2017-166), CS/HB 7069 (Ch. 2017-116) -SJ 734 Track This Bill
    S 1314 Educational Options Grimsley Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 15 (Ch. 2017-166) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    389979 - Amendment
    Remove lines 96-97 and insert:     		Sullivan 3/6/2017
    6:28 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    3/7/2017     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1002.385 The Gardiner Scholarship. Page 3 (pdf)
    1002.39 The John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program. Page 14 (pdf)
    1002.395 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program. Page 38 (pdf)
    1012.98 School Community Professional Development Act. Page 47 (pdf)

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