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CS/CS/HB 731: Home Education

GENERAL BILL by Education Committee ; PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee ; Sullivan ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Altman ; Toledo

Home Education; Specifying that a home education program is not a school district program and is registered with the district school superintendent only for the purpose of complying with the state's attendance requirements; prohibiting a district school superintendent from requiring certain evidence relating to a child's age from children enrolling in specified schools and programs; requiring the department to provide certain teacher and student ACT and PreACT information for the evaluation of certain services and activities, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
Last Action: 4/2/2018 - Chapter No. 2018-134
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/17/2017 House • Filed
12/8/2017 House • Referred to PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee; PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 64
1/5/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee, 01/09/18, 1:00 pm, Mashburn Hall
1/9/2018 House • Introduced -HJ 64
• CS by PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 313
1/10/2018 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
1/11/2018 House • CS by PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 308
1/12/2018 House • Now in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 338
1/26/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/30/18, 8:00 am, Reed Hall
1/30/2018 House • Favorable by PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 473
• Now in Education Committee -HJ 474
2/5/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 02/07/18, 9:00 am, Reed Hall
2/7/2018 House • CS/CS by- Education Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 550
2/8/2018 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS/CS by Education Committee read 1st time -HJ 548
2/13/2018 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 562
2/15/2018 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/20/18
2/20/2018 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 636
• Amendment(s) adopted (454191) -HJ 637, 638
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/21/2018 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 656
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 656
2/28/2018 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Appropriations -SJ 417
• Received -SJ 417
3/8/2018 Senate • Withdrawn from Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Appropriations -SJ 935
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 935
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 732 -SJ 935
• Read 2nd time -SJ 935
• Amendment(s) adopted (815502) -SJ 935, 938
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/9/2018 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 1024
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 1024
3/9/2018 House • In returning messages
• Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (815502) -HJ 1190, 1193
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 101 NAYS 0 -HJ 1193
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 1193
3/26/2018 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
3/30/2018 • Approved by Governor
4/2/2018 • Chapter No. 2018-134