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SB 804: Required African-American Instruction

GENERAL BILL by Simon

Required African-American Instruction; Requiring each school district to certify and provide certain evidence to the Department of Education regarding certain instruction; authorizing the department to seek input from and contract with certain educational organizations for specified purposes, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
 Last Action: 5/5/2023 Senate - Died in Fiscal Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 551 (Ch. 2023-103)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Pre-K -12 (ED)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Education (AED)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/15/2023 Senate • Filed
    2/23/2023 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K -12; Appropriations Committee on Education; Fiscal Policy
    3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
    3/22/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K -12, 03/27/23, 11:30 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
    3/30/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K -12, 04/04/23, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/4/2023 Senate • Favorable by Education Pre-K -12; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
    • Now in Appropriations Committee on Education
    4/13/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Education, 04/18/23, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    4/18/2023 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 2
    • Now in Fiscal Policy
    5/5/2023 Senate • Died in Fiscal Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 551 (Ch. 2023-103)

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  • SB 804, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/15/2023 at 8:32 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education Pre-K -12 (Pre-Meeting) 4/3/2023 (pdf)
    Education Pre-K -12 (Post-Meeting) 4/4/2023 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Education (Pre-Meeting) 4/17/2023 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Education (Post-Meeting) 4/18/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 479 Required Instruction in History of Holocaust and History of African Americans Franklin Compare Last Action: 5/5/2023 H Died in Education Quality Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 551 (Ch. 2023-103) Track This Bill
    H 551 (er) Required African-American Instruction Education Quality Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 5/18/2023 Chapter No. 2023-103 Track This Bill
    S 1008 Required Instruction in the History of the Holocaust and the History of African Americans Thompson Compare Last Action: 5/5/2023 S Died in Education Pre-K -12, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 551 (Ch. 2023-103) Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    4/4/2023 11:00 AM Education Pre-K -12 12 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/18/2023 12:00 PM Appropriations Committee on Education 9 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1003.42 Required instruction. Page 1 (pdf)

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