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CS/SB 7038: Education

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Education Pre-K -12 ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Yarborough

Education; Authorizing a school district to receive grant funds for specified purposes; requiring grant recipients to select an artificial intelligence platform that meets certain requirements; revising eligibility requirements for a New Worlds Scholarship account; deleting responsibilities for the Department of Education relating to the New Worlds Reading Initiative; creating the Lastinger Center for Learning at the University of Florida; requiring that the progress monitoring system provide prekindergarten instructors with certain results within a specified timeframe; creating the New Worlds Tutoring Program; providing the purpose of the program, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 2/7/2024 Senate - Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1361 -SJ 296
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/12/2024 Senate • Submitted for consideration by Education Pre-K -12
• On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K -12, 01/17/24, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
1/17/2024 Senate • Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Education Pre-K -12; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
1/18/2024 Senate • Filed
• Referred to Appropriations
• Introduced
1/26/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 01/31/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
1/29/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/01/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Meeting cancelled
1/31/2024 Senate • CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
2/1/2024 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/07/24
• CS by Appropriations read 1st time
2/7/2024 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 295
• Substituted CS/HB 1361 -SJ 296
• Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1361 -SJ 296