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CS/CS/SB 140: Charter Schools

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Education Pre-K - 12 ; Gaetz

Charter Schools; Revising which persons or entities may apply for a conversion charter school; authorizing a municipality to apply for a charter that it may designate as a job engine charter under certain conditions; revising entities that are included in the Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant Program to include charter schools, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 5/3/2025 House - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/3/2025 Senate • Filed
    1/15/2025 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Community Affairs; Rules
    3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
    3/12/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/17/25, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/17/2025 Senate • CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 5 NAYS 3
    3/19/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Community Affairs
    • CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time
    3/26/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/31/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
    3/31/2025 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 1
    4/1/2025 Senate • Now in Rules
    4/11/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/16/2025 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 18 NAYS 5
    4/17/2025 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/21/2025 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25
    4/22/2025 Senate • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
    4/24/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 528
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 528
    • CS passed; YEAS 30 NAYS 7 -SJ 529
    4/24/2025 House • In Messages
    4/28/2025 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025)
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
    4/29/2025 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/30/2025)
    4/30/2025 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    5/3/2025 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

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  • CS/CS/SB 140, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/17/2025 at 1:27 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 123 (c2) Education Education Administration Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill
    H 1145 (er) Workforce Education Higher Education Budget Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/29/2025 H Ordered enrolled Track This Bill
    S 742 (c1) Workforce Education Simon Compare Last Action: 4/29/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1145 -SJ 608 Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    107121 - Amendment
    Remove lines 46-47 and insert:     		Driskell 4/29/2025
    7:53 AM     		PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/24/2025 10:32 AM Senate 30 Yeas - 7 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 2 (pdf)
    1011.801 Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant Program. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 140, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/19/2025 at 4:03 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/28/2025 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/31/2025 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/15/2025 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/17/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 123 (c2) Education Education Administration Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill
    H 1145 (c1) Workforce Education Higher Education Budget Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/29/2025 H Ordered enrolled Track This Bill
    S 742 (c1) Workforce Education Simon Compare Last Action: 4/29/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1145 -SJ 608 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    625976 - Amendment
    Delete lines 204 - 226.     		Rules
    (Gaetz)     		4/11/2025
    4:50 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/16/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/31/2025 4:00 PM Community Affairs 7 Yeas - 1 Nays
    4/16/2025 8:30 AM Rules 18 Yeas - 5 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 2 (pdf)
    1011.801 Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant Program. Page 6 (pdf)
    1013.15 Lease, rental, and lease-purchase of educational plants, ancillary plants, and auxiliary facilities and sites. Page 8 (pdf)

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  • SB 140, Original Filed Version Posted 1/3/2025 at 3:38 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education Pre-K - 12 (Pre-Meeting) 3/14/2025 (pdf)
    Education Pre-K - 12 (Post-Meeting) 3/19/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 123 (c1) Education Education Administration Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    554242 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Education Pre-K - 12
    (Gaetz)     		3/14/2025
    3:40 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/17/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/17/2025 4:00 PM Education Pre-K - 12 5 Yeas - 3 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 1 (pdf)
    1013.15 Lease, rental, and lease-purchase of educational plants, ancillary plants, and auxiliary facilities and sites. Page 4 (pdf)

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