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CS/HB 807: Civics Education

GENERAL BILL by Education Committee ; Aloupis ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Beltran ; DiCeglie ; Donalds ; Duggan ; Fernandez-Barquin ; Fischer ; Gregory ; LaMarca ; Overdorf ; Perez ; Raschein ; Rodriguez, A.M. ; Roth ; Sprowls ; Toledo ; Tomkow

Civics Education; Requires civics education instructional materials be reviewed & approved by Commissioner of Education in consultation with certain entities & individuals; provides duties of commissioner; requires commissioner to review & provide recommendations for certain instructional materials & test specifications; requires DOE to review statewide civics education course standards.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 6/27/2019 - Chapter No. 2019-150
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/13/2019 House • Filed
2/20/2019 House • Referred to PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee; PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 85
3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 85
• On Committee agenda-- PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee, 03/07/19, 9:00 am, Webster Hall
3/7/2019 House • Favorable by PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 364
• Now in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 364
3/18/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/20/19, 9:00 am, 116 Knott Building
3/20/2019 House • Favorable by PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 461
• Now in Education Committee -HJ 461
3/26/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 03/28/19, 8:30 am, Reed Hall
3/28/2019 House • CS by- Education Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 1 -HJ 545
3/29/2019 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Education Committee read 1st time -HJ 543
4/1/2019 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 554
4/22/2019 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/19
4/25/2019 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 873
• Amendment(s) adopted (284337) -HJ 873
• Read 3rd time -HJ 873
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 111 NAYS 1 -HJ 874
4/25/2019 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Education; Rules -SJ 504
• Received -SJ 504
5/2/2019 Senate • Withdrawn from Education; Rules -SJ 820
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/SB 1480 -SJ 820
• Read 2nd time -SJ 820
• Placed on 3rd reading
5/3/2019 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 887
• CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 887
5/3/2019 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1324
6/25/2019 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/26/2019 • Approved by Governor
6/27/2019 • Chapter No. 2019-150