Skip to Navigation | Skip to Main Content | Skip to Site Map

MyFloridaHouse.gov | Mobile Site

Senate Tracker: Sign Up | Login

The Florida Senate

HB 1037: Civic Education

GENERAL BILL by Diamond ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Hattersley

Civic Education; Revises requirements for standard high school diploma; creates Florida Seal of Civic Engagement Program & nonpartisan civic literacy projects; authorizes inclusion of nonpartisan civic literacy projects in certain programs & activities; provides for designation of certain schools as Democracy Schools; provides that earning Seal of Civic Engagement demonstrates competency in civic literacy for specified purposes; revises school grades components.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 House - Died in PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

Expand All Collapse All

  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/22/2019 House • Filed
    3/4/2019 House • Referred to PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee; PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 108
    3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 108
    5/3/2019 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee

    Top of SectionTop of Page

  • HB 1037, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/22/2019 at 9:09 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1316 (c1) Civic Education Brandes Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1003.4282 Requirements for a standard high school diploma. Page 3 (pdf)
    1003.4321 Page 3 (pdf)
    1003.497 Service learning. Page 5 (pdf)
    1003.4971 Page 6 (pdf)
    1003.632 Page 8 (pdf)
    1007.25 General education courses; common prerequisites; other degree requirements. Page 9 (pdf)
    1008.34 School grading system; school report cards; district grade. Page 10 (pdf)

    Top of SectionTop of Page