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CS/SB 1498: Education

GENERAL BILL by Education ; Baxley

Education; Authorizing the Department of Education to hold patents, copyrights, trademarks, and service marks; providing that a student whose parent is transferred or is pending transfer to a military installation within this state is considered a resident of that school district for enrollment purposes and must be given preferential treatment; requiring postsecondary students to complete a civic literacy course and pass a specified assessment to demonstrate competency in civic literacy; revising the requirements for turnaround options for specified schools, etc. APPROPRIATION: $8,000,000

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 641 (Ch. 2020-94), CS/CS/CS/SB 662 (Ch. 2020-75)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (AED)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/7/2020 Senate • Filed
1/13/2020 Senate • Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 110
1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 110
2/12/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 02/17/20, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/17/2020 Senate • CS by Education; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 325
2/19/2020 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
• CS by Education read 1st time -SJ 330
3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 641 (Ch. 2020-94), CS/CS/CS/SB 662 (Ch. 2020-75)