Skip to Navigation | Skip to Main Content | Skip to Site Map

MyFloridaHouse.gov | Mobile Site

Senate Tracker: Sign Up | Login

The Florida Senate

CS/HB 849: School Absence Due to Sickness or Injury

GENERAL BILL by Early Learning and Elementary Education Subcommittee ; Valdés ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bush ; Hart ; Morales ; Omphroy ; Woodson

School Absence Due to Sickness or Injury; Authorizes district school boards to determine licensed professionals that may attest to sickness or injury for certain exemption to attendance policy.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 4/30/2021 House - Died in Education & Employment Committee
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/9/2021 House • Filed
2/22/2021 House • Referred to Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
• Referred to Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
• Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Now in Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
3/2/2021 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/19/2021 House • Added to Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee agenda
3/23/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
• Reported out of Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
3/24/2021 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
• Referred to Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
• Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Now in Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
3/26/2021 House • Added to Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee agenda
3/30/2021 House • Favorable by Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
• Reported out of Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
• Now in Education & Employment Committee
4/30/2021 House • Died in Education & Employment Committee