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CS/CS/HB 63: Teacher Quality

GENERAL BILL by Education/K-12 ; Education Innovation ; Lynn ; Diaz de la Portilla ; Byrd ; Farkas ; Putnam ; Roberts-Burke ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Melvin ; Harrington ; Wise ; Sembler ; Fasano ; Feeney ; Goodlette ; Arnall ; Bense ; Kilmer ; Murman ; Peaden ; Gay ; Alexander ; Dockery ; Lacasa ; Bronson ; Cantens ; Kelly ; Sorensen ; Tullis ; Miller ; Chestnut ; Brummer ; Ryan ; Spratt ; Casey ; Bloom ; Reddick ; Sobel ; Kosmas ; Brown ; Fiorentino ; Henriquez ; Sanderson ; Pruitt ; Bullard ; Crist

Teacher Quality; (THIS BILL COMBINES CS/H63,77 & 891,995,2009,2135) cites act as "Educators Developing Unequaled Competence Act: Teaching Excellence 2000" or "EDUCATE 2000"; renames Human Resource Development Div. within DOE as Professional Educators Div.; provides requirements re parental involvement; requires each school district with school designated as performance grade category "F" to permit transfer of teachers with certain qualifications, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 07/01/2000
Last Action: 6/15/2000 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-301
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
8/25/1999 House • Prefiled
9/2/1999 House • Referred to Education Innovation (AEC); Education Appropriations (FRC)
9/24/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Innovation (AEC), 10/06/99, 9:00 am, 214-C
10/6/1999 House • CS combines this bill with 77; Comm. Action: CS by Education Innovation (AEC); YEAS 8 NAYS 0
10/14/1999 House • Reference(s) rescinded: Education Appropriations (FRC); Pending review of CS under Rule 113
10/18/1999 House • CS referred to Education Appropriations (FRC)
3/1/2000 House • Withdrawn from Education Appropriations (FRC); Rereferred to Education/K-12 (AEC); Education Appropriations (FRC)
3/7/2000 House • Introduced, referred to Education Innovation (AEC); Education Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00014; On Committee agenda-- Education Innovation (AEC), 10/06/99, 9:00 am, 214-C; CS combines this bill with 77 -HJ 00142; Comm. Action: CS by Education Innovation (AEC); YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -HJ 00142; CS read first time on 03/07/00 -HJ 00123; Reference(s) rescinded: Education Appropriations (FRC); Pending review of CS under Rule 113 -HJ 00142; CS referred to Education Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00142; Withdrawn from Education Appropriations (FRC); Rereferred to Education/K-12 (AEC); Education Appropriations (FRC)
4/3/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- Education/K-12 (AEC), 04/03/00, 1:00 pm, Reed Hall; CS combines this bill with 891, 995, 2009 & 2135 and CS 77; Comm. Action: CS/CS by Education/K-12 (AEC); YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 00551
4/13/2000 House • Reference(s) rescinded: Education Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00545
• Pending review of CS under Rule 113 -HJ 00551; CS referred to Education Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00545
4/17/2000 House • CS read first time on 04/17/00 -HJ 00545
4/25/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Appropriations (FRC), 04/26/00, 8:00 am, 212-K
4/26/2000 House • Comm. Action:-Favorable with 8 amendment(s) by Education Appropriations (FRC); YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 00834; Placed on calendar, available for General Calendar -HJ 00834
4/27/2000 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00878; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00879; Amendment(s) failed -HJ 00881
5/2/2000 House • Read third time -HJ 01388; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01390; CS passed as amended; YEAS 119 NAYS 0 -HJ 01391
5/2/2000 Senate • In Messages
5/3/2000 Senate • Received, referred to Education; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00996; Immediately withdrawn from Education; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00915; Substituted for CS/CS/SB 2432 -SJ 00916; Read second time -SJ 00915; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00916; Read third time -SJ 00918; CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 1 -SJ 00918
5/3/2000 House • In returning messages
5/4/2000 House • Concurred in 1 amendment(s) -HJ 01550; Refused to concur in 2 amendment(s) -HJ 01553; Requested Senate to recede -HJ 01553; CS passed as amended; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 01553
5/4/2000 Senate • In returning messages
5/5/2000 Senate • Was taken up -SJ 01333; Receded -SJ 01334; CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 01334
5/5/2000 House • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 02441
6/2/2000 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/15/2000 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-301