Bill Summary

HB 7069 Education (2017 Session)
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Sponsors
by Education Committee, Diaz Co Sponsors: Cortes (B), Donalds, Fischer, Roth CS Sponsors: Appropriations Committee
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Summary
Education: Requiring the Auditor General to conduct annual audits of the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind; requiring that the lowest-performing elementary schools be determined by specified assessment results; creating the Schools of Excellence Program; providing charter schools are eligible for capital outlay funds pursuant to specified provisions; deleting a provision requiring the Algebra II end-of-course assessment to be administered; creating the Florida Best and Brightest Principal Scholarship Program; authorizing all students, including home education and private school students, to participate in specified virtual instruction options, etc. Effective Date: July 1, 2017
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committees of reference
   H Appropriations Committee
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Actions
03/10/17
HOUSE 
Filed (Formerly PCB EDC2)
03/14/17
HOUSE 
Referred to Appropriations Committee
03/14/17
HOUSE 
Now in Appropriations Committee
03/27/17
HOUSE 
On Committee agenda - Appropriations Committee, 03/29/17, 11:30 am, 212 K
03/29/17
HOUSE 
Favorable with CS by Appropriations Committee; 18 Yeas, 8 Nays
03/31/17
HOUSE 
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
04/03/17
HOUSE 
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/06/17
HOUSE 
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/12/17
04/12/17
HOUSE 
Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 04/13/17
04/13/17
HOUSE 
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 79 Yeas / 38 Nays); Immediately certified; Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference
04/13/17
SENATE
In Messages; Received; Referred to Appropriations; Rules; Withdrawn from Appropriations; Rules; Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (223676); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 35 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/13/17
SENATE
The Senate having refused to pass the bill as passed by the House, acceded to the request for a conference; Immediately certified
04/13/17
HOUSE 
In returning messages
04/27/17
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Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee); House Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee: Representatives Trujillo (Chair), Moraitis (At Large), Berman (At Large), Bileca (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Caldwell (At Large), Cruz (At Large), Cummings (At Large), Diaz, J. (At Large), DuBose (At Large), McGhee (At Large), Metz (At Large), Moskowitz (At Large), Nunez (At Large), Oliva (At Large), Sprowls (At Large), Stafford (At Large), Stark (At Large); Senate Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee: Latvala (Chair), Flores (Vice Chair), Baxley (At Large), Benacquisto (At Large), Bradley (At Large), Braynon (At Large), Clemens (At Large), Galvano (At Large), Grimsley (At Large), Montford (At Large), Simpson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Bean (Chair), Baxley, Bracy, Clemens, Perry; Appropriations Conference Committee on General Government/Governmental Operations and Technology: Grimsley (Chair), Bean, Broxson, Campbell, Garcia, Mayfield, Rodriguez, Rouson, Torres; Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Flores (Chair), Baxley, Book, Passidomo, Powell, Rader, Stargel; Appropriations Conference Committee on Higher Education/Higher Education: Galvano (Chair), Bradley, Clemens, Farmer, Lee, Simmons; Appropriations Conference Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education/Pre K - 12 Education: Simmons (Chair), Broxson, Farmer, Grimsley, Lee, Montford, Rouson, Young; Appropriations Conference Committee on the Environment and Natural Resources/Agriculture and Natural Resources: Bradley (Chair), Book, Braynon, Hutson, Latvala, Mayfield, Stewart; Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation and Tourism: Brandes (Chair), Benacquisto, Gainer, Gibson, Passidomo, Powell, Rader, Simpson, Thurston
05/08/17
HOUSE 
Conference Committee Report considered; Conference Committee Report Adopted (648555); Passed (Vote: 73 Yeas / 36 Nays)
05/08/17
SENATE
In returning messages
05/08/17
SENATE
Conference Committee Report received; Conference Committee Report Adopted (648555); Passed (Vote: 20 Yeas / 18 Nays)
05/08/17
HOUSE 
Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
05/12/17
HOUSE 
Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
05/12/17
HOUSE 
Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
06/12/17
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 06/27/17)
06/15/17
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2017-116
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bill text & filed amendments
7069
Filed on 03/10/17
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Amendment 743195
Diaz (M)
Filed on 03/28/17
Adopted
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Amendment 627063
Diaz (M)
Filed on 03/28/17
Adopted
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7069C1
Filed on 03/31/17
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Amendment 223676 DE
Latvala (J)
Filed on 04/13/17
Adopted
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Amendment 648555 CR
Diaz (M)
Filed on 05/05/17
Adopted
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7069E1
Filed on 05/12/17
PDF
No amendments to this bill text filed.
7069ER
Filed on 05/12/17
PDF
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
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