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CS/CS/SB 200: Student Retention

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Education ; Berman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Stewart ; Book ; Cruz

Student Retention; Authorizing a parent or guardian to request that his or her K-5 student be retained in a grade level for academic reasons for a specified school year; requiring school principals to consider such requests if they are timely received; requiring a school principal who considers a request for retention to inform the student’s teachers of the request and collaboratively discuss with the parent or guardian any basis for agreement or disagreement with the request; requiring a parent or guardian to sign a form provided by the principal indicating the parent or guardian’s decision and acknowledging the academic and athletic ramifications of their decision, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1159 (Ch. 2021-228), CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35)
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
    12/7/2020 Senate • Filed
    12/15/2020 Senate • Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 51
    1/25/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 02/03/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/3/2021 Senate • CS by Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 177
    2/4/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
    3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 51
    • CS by Education read 1st time -SJ 166
    3/5/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 03/10/21, 3:15 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/10/2021 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 248
    3/12/2021 Senate • Now in Appropriations
    4/14/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/19/2021 Senate • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 642
    4/22/2021 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 643
    4/30/2021 Senate • Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1159 (Ch. 2021-228), CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35)

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  • CS/CS/SB 200, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/22/2021 at 8:07 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1025 (c1) Student Retention Early Learning and Elementary Education Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35) Track This Bill
    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) Track This Bill
    S 1028 (er) Education Hutson Compare Last Action: 6/2/2021 Chapter No. 2021-35, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 845 (Ch. 2021-217), CS/HB 1159 (Ch. 2021-228), CS/CS/SB 52 (Ch. 2021-160), CS/CS/SB 366 (Ch. 2021-162) Track This Bill

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  • CS/SB 200, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/4/2021 at 8:46 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Pre-Meeting) 3/9/2021 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Post-Meeting) 3/12/2021 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/16/2021 (pdf)
    Appropriations PCS 808686 (Pre-Meeting) 4/16/2021 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/21/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1025 (c1) Student Retention Early Learning and Elementary Education Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35) Track This Bill

    Proposed Committee Substitutes (1)

    PCS and Amendments Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    808686 - Proposed Committee Substitute Appropriations 3/12/2021
    10:06 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/20/2021    		 Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 499062 - Amendment (Delete All) (808686)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Appropriations
    (Berman)     		4/15/2021
    6:57 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/20/2021     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    680478 - Amendment
    Delete lines 20 - 37 and insert:     		Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
    (Berman)     		3/9/2021
    2:47 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/12/2021     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/10/2021 3:15 PM Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/19/2021 10:00 AM Appropriations 19 Yeas - 0 Nays

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  • SB 200, Original Filed Version Posted 12/7/2020 at 9:46 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education (Pre-Meeting) 2/2/2021 (pdf)
    Education (Post-Meeting) 2/4/2021 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    794706 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Education
    (Berman)     		2/2/2021
    8:41 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/3/2021     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/3/2021 9:00 AM Education 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

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