Senate Bill 1594 (2019) - The Florida Senate

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SB 1594: Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program

GENERAL BILL by Harrell

Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program; Requiring a parent of a student enrolled in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program to submit his or her student for a specified screening; requiring the Office of Early Learning to make available professional development and training courses that meet certain criteria; requiring each private prekindergarten provider and public school participating in the program to participate in a program assessment, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

Senate Committee References:

Education (ED)
Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (AED)
Appropriations (AP)

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
3/1/2019	Senate	• Filed
3/8/2019	Senate	• Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 208
3/13/2019	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 207
3/28/2019	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Education, 04/02/19, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/2/2019	Senate	• Favorable by Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 312 • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
4/16/2019	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 04/16/19, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
5/3/2019	Senate	• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education

Related Bills

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 1193	Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program	Grall, Aloupis	Identical	Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee

Version	Posted	Format
S 1594 Filed	3/1/2019 9:30 AM	Web Page \| PDF

S 1594 Filed
Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
610458 - Amendment (Delete All) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Harrell)	4/15/2019 9:53 AM		Web Page PDF

Bill Analyses

Type	Analysis	Author	Posted	Format
Bill Analysis	S 1594	Education (Pre-Meeting)	4/1/2019 10:01 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 1594	Education (Post-Meeting)	4/2/2019 1:40 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 1594	Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Pre-Meeting)	4/15/2019 10:40 AM	PDF

Version	Committee	Date	Result
S 1594 Filed	Education	4/2/2019 10:00 AM	8 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (10)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
1002.53	Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program; eligibility and enrollment.	Page 3 (pdf)
1002.55	School-year prekindergarten program delivered by private prekindergarten providers.	Page 3 (pdf)
1002.59	Emergent literacy and performance standards training courses.	Page 4 (pdf)
1002.61	Summer prekindergarten program delivered by public schools and private prekindergarten providers.	Page 5 (pdf)
1002.63	School-year prekindergarten program delivered by public schools.	Page 6 (pdf)
1002.67	Performance standards; curricula and accountability.	Page 6 (pdf)
1002.68		Page 10 (pdf)
1002.69	Statewide kindergarten screening; kindergarten readiness rates; state-approved prekindergarten enrollment screening; good cause exemption.	Page 16 (pdf)
1002.73	Department of Education; powers and duties; accountability requirements.	Page 21 (pdf)
1002.75	Office of Early Learning; powers and duties.	Page 21 (pdf)

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