Florida Senate - 2018                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for HB 7055
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  02/21/2018           .                                
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       The Committee on Education (Stewart) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (826696) (with title
    2  amendment)
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    4         Between lines 1796 and 1797
    5  insert:
    6         Section 18. Subsection (5) of section 1002.55, Florida
    7  Statutes, is amended to read:
    8         1002.55 School-year prekindergarten program delivered by
    9  private prekindergarten providers.—
   10         (5)(a) Notwithstanding paragraph (3)(b), a private
   11  prekindergarten provider may not participate in the Voluntary
   12  Prekindergarten Education Program if the provider has child
   13  disciplinary policies that do not prohibit children from being
   14  subjected to discipline that is severe, humiliating,
   15  frightening, or associated with food, rest, toileting, spanking,
   16  or any other form of physical punishment as provided in s.
   17  402.305(12).
   18         (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a
   19  private prekindergarten provider has been cited for a class I
   20  violation, as defined by rule, the coalition may refuse to
   21  contract with the provider.
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   24  And the title is amended as follows:
   25         Delete line 3200
   26  and insert:
   27         tutoring programs; amending s. 1002.55, F.S.;
   28         authorizing an early learning coalition to refuse to
   29         contract with certain private prekindergarten
   30         providers; amending s. 1003.01, F.S.;