CS/HB 495: K-12 Public Education
GENERAL BILL by Education Committee ; Diaz, M. ; Bileca
K-12 Public Education; Revising limitations on the maximum length of participation in the Deferred Retirement Option Program for certain instructional personnel and administrative personnel; providing requirements for specified instruction relating to computer science; prohibiting certain conduct with students by authority figures; requiring school districts to adopt certain standards of ethical conduct; expanding the scope of provisions requiring the disqualification of persons convicted of certain offenses to apply to all persons who are required to have contact with students; requiring a school district to file certain complaints with the Department of Education even if the subject of the complaint is no longer employed by the district, etc.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action | 
|---|---|---|
| 11/1/2017 | House | 
                                    • Filed | 
                        
| 11/8/2017 | House | 
                                    • Referred to PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Education Committee -HJ 44  | 
                        
| 1/8/2018 | House | 
                                    • On Committee agenda-- PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee, 01/10/18, 1:00 pm, Reed Hall  | 
                        
| 1/9/2018 | House | 
                                    • Introduced -HJ 44  | 
                        
| 1/10/2018 | House | 
                                    • Favorable by PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 312  • Now in Appropriations Committee -HJ 312  | 
                        
| 2/12/2018 | House | 
                                    • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 02/14/18, 9:00 am, Webster Hall  | 
                        
| 2/14/2018 | House | 
                                    • Favorable by Appropriations Committee; YEAS 25 NAYS 0 -HJ 595  • Now in Education Committee -HJ 595  | 
                        
| 2/26/2018 | House | 
                                    • PCS on Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 02/27/18, 1:30 pm, Reed Hall | 
                        
| 2/27/2018 | House | 
                                    • CS by- Education Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 694  • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c) • Placed on Calendar -HJ 694 • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/18 • CS by Education Committee read 1st time -HJ 686, 687  | 
                        
| 3/2/2018 | House | 
                                    • Read 2nd time -HJ 809  • Amendment(s) adopted (413389, 603215) -HJ 809, 811 • Placed on 3rd reading  | 
                        
| 3/5/2018 | House | 
                                    • Read 3rd time -HJ 864  • CS passed as amended; YEAS 105 NAYS 6 -HJ 864, 865  | 
                        
| 3/5/2018 | Senate | 
                                    • In Messages | 
                        
| 3/6/2018 | Senate | 
                                    • Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Appropriations -SJ 774  • Received -SJ 773  | 
                        
| 3/7/2018 | Senate | 
                                    • Withdrawn from Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Appropriations -SJ 789  • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 825 • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1056 -SJ 789 • Read 2nd time -SJ 789 • Amendment(s) adopted (802062) -SJ 789, 798 • Placed on 3rd reading  | 
                        
| 3/8/2018 | Senate | 
                                    • Read 3rd time -SJ 892  • Amendment(s) reconsidered, adopted as amended (236354) -SJ 897 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 897  | 
                        
| 3/8/2018 | House | 
                                    • In returning messages | 
                        
| 3/9/2018 | House | 
                                    • Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (236354) -HJ 1118, 1125  • CS passed as amended; YEAS 107 NAYS 1 -HJ 1125 • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 1125  | 
                        
| 3/26/2018 | 
                                    • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor | 
                        |
| 4/6/2018 | 
                                    • Approved by Governor | 
                        |
| 4/9/2018 | 
                                    • Chapter No. 2018-150 |