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SB 1898: Student Literacy

GENERAL BILL by Rodriguez ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Harrell

Student Literacy; Revising and providing duties for the Just Read, Florida! Office within the Department of Education; requiring the Department of Education, in consultation with the Office of Early Learning, to implement a coordinated screening and progress monitoring system for students in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program through grade 8; requiring certain students to participate in a certain coordinated screening and progress monitoring system; creating the “Reading Achievement Initiative for Scholastic Excellence Act”, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 4/26/2021 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7011 (Ch. 2021-9), CS/CS/HB 419 (Ch. 2021-10), CS/HB 1159 (Ch. 2021-228) -SJ 711
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (AED)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/26/2021 Senate • Filed
    3/4/2021 Senate • Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 211
    3/10/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 210
    3/11/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 03/16/21, 12:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/16/2021 Senate • Favorable by Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 270
    • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
    3/18/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 03/23/21, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
    3/19/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 03/24/21, 4:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/24/2021 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 313
    3/25/2021 Senate • Now in Appropriations
    4/12/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/15/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/14/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/15/2021 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -SJ 472
    4/16/2021 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/22/2021 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/26/21 -SJ 721
    4/26/2021 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 709
    • Substituted CS/HB 7011 -SJ 711
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7011 (Ch. 2021-9), CS/CS/HB 419 (Ch. 2021-10), CS/HB 1159 (Ch. 2021-228) -SJ 711

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  • SB 1898, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2021 at 4:51 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education (Pre-Meeting) 3/15/2021 (pdf)
    Education (Post-Meeting) 3/16/2021 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Pre-Meeting) 3/22/2021 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Post-Meeting) 3/24/2021 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/13/2021 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/16/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (5)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 7011 (er) Student Literacy Education and Employment Committee Similar Last Action: 5/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-9; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 419 (Ch. 2021-10), CS/HB 1159 (Ch. 2021-228)
    H 419 (er) Early Learning and Early Grade Success Education and Employment Committee Compare Last Action: 5/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-10; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7011 (Ch. 2021-9)
    H 1159 (er) Education Education and Employment Committee Compare Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-228; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7011 (Ch. 2021-9), CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35)
    S 934 (c2) Education Wright Compare Last Action: 4/26/2021 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1159 (Ch. 2021-228), CS/HB 7011 (Ch. 2021-9), CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35) -SJ 688
    S 1282 (c1) Early Learning and Early Grade Success Harrell Compare Last Action: 4/26/2021 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 419 (Ch. 2021-10), CS/HB 7011 (Ch. 2021-9) -SJ 674

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    3/16/2021 12:30 PM Education 9 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/24/2021 4:30 PM Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/15/2021 9:00 AM Appropriations View Vote Record

    Citations - Statutes (20)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1001.215 Just Read, Florida! Office. Page 6 (pdf)
    1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board. Page 8 (pdf)
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 9 (pdf)
    1002.55 School-year prekindergarten program delivered by private prekindergarten providers. Page 11 (pdf)
    1002.59 Emergent literacy and performance standards training courses. Page 12 (pdf)
    1002.67 Performance standards; curricula and accountability. Page 13 (pdf)
    1002.69 Statewide kindergarten screening; kindergarten readiness rates; state-approved prekindergarten enrollment screening; good cause exemption. Page 14 (pdf)
    1002.83 Early learning coalitions. Page 15 (pdf)
    1002.995 Early learning professional development standards and career pathways. Page 16 (pdf)
    1003.621 Academically high-performing school districts. Page 16 (pdf)
    1004.04 Public accountability and state approval for teacher preparation programs. Page 17 (pdf)
    1008.25 Public school student progression; student support; reporting requirements. Page 20 (pdf)
    1008.345 Implementation of state system of school improvement and education accountability. Page 27 (pdf)
    1008.365 Page 27 (pdf)
    1011.62 Funds for operation of schools. Page 32 (pdf)
    1011.67 Funds for instructional materials. Page 39 (pdf)
    1012.585 Process for renewal of professional certificates. Page 40 (pdf)
    1012.586 Additions or changes to certificates; duplicate certificates. Page 40 (pdf)
    1012.98 School Community Professional Development Act. Page 43 (pdf)
    1012.986 William Cecil Golden Professional Development Program for School Leaders. Page 44 (pdf)

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