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CS/CS/SB 1618: Education

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education ; Calatayud

Education; Deleting the Florida School for Competitive Academics from the list of entities subject to certain audit requirements; authorizing the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to develop contracts or agreements with institutions in the State University System for a specified purpose; requiring the department to take into account underrepresented groups in administering the apprenticeship training program, rather than minority and gender diversity; changing the term “gender” to “sex”; deleting a provision requiring the Commissioner of Education to determine whether school districts have maximized efforts to include minority persons and persons of lower socioeconomic status on their school advisory councils, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2025
Last Action: 4/30/2025 Senate - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1255 -SJ 891
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/27/2025 Senate • Filed
2/28/2025 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Fiscal Policy
3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
3/6/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/11/25, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/11/2025 Senate • Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
3/12/2025 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
3/19/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 03/24/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
3/24/2025 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
3/27/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Fiscal Policy
• CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education read 1st time
4/3/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/08/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
4/8/2025 Senate • CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 1
4/10/2025 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/14/2025 Senate • CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
4/21/2025 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25
4/24/2025 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 553
4/28/2025 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 597
4/29/2025 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 641
4/30/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 889
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 1255 -SJ 891
• Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1255 -SJ 891