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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)



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)