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CS/CS/CS/HB 1191: Parent Empowerment in Education

GENERAL BILL by Education Committee ; Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee ; K-20 Innovation Subcommittee ; Bileca ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ahern ; Brandes ; Corcoran ; Costello ; Gaetz ; Gonzalez ; Nunez ; Trujillo ; Wood ; Young

Parent Empowerment in Education; Authorizes parents of students assigned to certain underperforming public schools to submit petition to school district requesting implementation of school turnaround option selected by parents; requires school district, upon request, to provide parent with performance evaluation for classroom teachers assigned to child; requires notification to parent of student assigned to teacher who is teaching out-of-field or has received unsatisfactory performance evaluations; requires such notification to include information about availability of virtual instruction.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
 Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Education Pre-K - 12
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  2. Budget Subcommittee on Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations (BEA)
  3. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/3/2012 House • Filed
    1/9/2012 House • Referred to K-20 Innovation Subcommittee; Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee; PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 117
    1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 117
    1/20/2012 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- K-20 Innovation Subcommittee, 01/24/12, 8:00 am, 404 HOB
    1/24/2012 House • CS by K-20 Innovation Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 3 -HJ 282
    1/25/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by K-20 Innovation Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 281
    1/26/2012 House • Original reference(s) removed: PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
    • CS referred to Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 297
    • Now in Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee -HJ 297
    2/1/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee, 02/03/12, 9:00 am, 306 HOB
    2/3/2012 House • CS/CS by Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee; YEAS 8 NAYS 6 -HJ 526
    2/6/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    2/7/2012 House • Now in Education Committee -HJ 525
    • CS/CS by Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 524
    2/14/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 02/16/12, 9:00 am, Reed Hall
    2/16/2012 House • CS/CS/CS by- Education Committee; YEAS 11 NAYS 6 -HJ 686
    2/20/2012 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS/CS/CS by Education Committee read 1st time -HJ 680
    2/21/2012 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 689
    2/27/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/29/12
    2/29/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 956
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/1/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 975
    • Amendment(s) failed (408249) -HJ 976
    • CS passed; YEAS 80 NAYS 34 -HJ 976
    3/1/2012 Senate • In Messages
    3/5/2012 Senate • Received -SJ 828
    • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Budget Subcommittee on Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations; Budget -SJ 828
    3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Education Pre-K - 12

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  • CS/CS/CS/HB 1191, Committee Substitute 3 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/20/2012 at 10:56 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 10/23/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1718 (e1) Parent Empowerment in Education Benacquisto Similar Last Action: 3/9/2012 S CS failed to pass; YEAS 20 NAYS 20 -SJ 1189
    Location: Failed passage     		Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (13)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    694090 - Amendment
    Delete lines 184 - 194 and insert:     		Gibson 3/7/2012
    7:25 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    901082 - Amendment
    Delete lines 187 - 190 and insert:     		Benacquisto 3/7/2012
    5:10 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    317828 - Amendment
    Delete lines 213 - 214.     		Rich 3/8/2012
    7:56 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    689062 - Amendment
    Between lines 217 and 218 insert:     		Benacquisto 3/7/2012
    5:18 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    295108 - Amendment
    Delete line 217 and insert:     		Benacquisto 3/7/2012
    5:18 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    714404 - Amendment
    Between lines 217 and 218 insert:     		Rich 3/8/2012
    7:56 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    941586 - Amendment
    Delete lines 218 - 240 and insert:     		Rich 3/8/2012
    7:56 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    370612 - Amendment
    Delete line 267 and insert:     		Rich 3/8/2012
    7:56 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    857960 - Amendment
    Between lines 319 and 320 insert:     		Joyner 3/7/2012
    7:27 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 750192 - Amendment to Amendment (857960)
    Delete lines 5 - 6 and insert:     		Joyner 3/7/2012
    8:31 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    688384 - Amendment
    Between lines 419 and 420 insert:     		Benacquisto 3/7/2012
    5:10 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 803558 - Substitute Amendment (688384)
    Delete line 419 and insert:     		Benacquisto 3/8/2012
    11:38 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    408249 - Amendment
    Remove line 319 and insert:     		Bullard 3/1/2012
    8:49 AM     		House: Failed
    3/1/2012     		PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/1/2012 12:39 PM House 80 Yeas - 34 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1001.10 Commissioner of Education; general powers and duties. Page 3 (pdf)
    1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. Page 3 (pdf)
    1002.32 Developmental research (laboratory) schools. Page 5 (pdf)
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 5 (pdf)
    1003.07 Page 6 (pdf)
    1008.33 Authority to enforce public school improvement. Page 10 (pdf)
    1012.2315 Assignment of teachers. Page 12 (pdf)
    1012.42 Teacher teaching out-of-field. Page 15 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 1191, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 2/6/2012 at 12:26 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Education Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/20/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1718 (c1) Parent Empowerment in Education Benacquisto Similar Last Action: 3/9/2012 S CS failed to pass; YEAS 20 NAYS 20 -SJ 1189
    Location: Failed passage     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    056713 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Bileca 2/15/2012
    7:28 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    2/16/2012     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1001.10 Commissioner of Education; general powers and duties. Page 3 (pdf)
    1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. Page 3 (pdf)
    1002.32 Developmental research (laboratory) schools. Page 5 (pdf)
    1003.07 Page 5 (pdf)
    1008.33 Authority to enforce public school improvement. Page 10 (pdf)
    1012.2315 Assignment of teachers. Page 11 (pdf)
    1012.42 Teacher teaching out-of-field. Page 14 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 1191, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/25/2012 at 7:45 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   K-20 Innovation Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/25/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1718 (c1) Parent Empowerment in Education Benacquisto Similar Last Action: 3/9/2012 S CS failed to pass; YEAS 20 NAYS 20 -SJ 1189
    Location: Failed passage     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (7)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    870251 - Amendment
    Between lines 118 and 119, insert:     		Randolph 2/2/2012
    6:40 PM     		Withdrawn
    2/3/2012     		PDF
    385347 - Amendment
    Remove lines 155-166 and insert:     		Randolph 2/2/2012
    6:41 PM     		Withdrawn
    2/3/2012     		PDF
    692473 - Amendment
    Remove lines 170-172 and insert:     		Randolph 2/2/2012
    6:44 PM     		Withdrawn
    2/3/2012     		PDF
    079227 - Amendment
    Remove line 172 and insert:     		Randolph 2/2/2012
    6:46 PM     		Withdrawn
    2/3/2012     		PDF
    656089 - Amendment
    Remove line 185 and insert:     		Randolph 2/2/2012
    6:49 PM     		Withdrawn
    2/3/2012     		PDF
    178211 - Amendment
    Remove line 211 and insert:     		Randolph 2/2/2012
    6:50 PM     		Withdrawn
    2/3/2012     		PDF
    966083 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Patronis 2/2/2012
    8:42 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    2/3/2012     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1001.10 Commissioner of Education; general powers and duties. Page 2 (pdf)
    1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. Page 3 (pdf)
    1002.32 Developmental research (laboratory) schools. Page 5 (pdf)
    1003.07 Page 5 (pdf)
    1008.33 Authority to enforce public school improvement. Page 7 (pdf)
    1012.2315 Assignment of teachers. Page 9 (pdf)
    1012.42 Teacher teaching out-of-field. Page 12 (pdf)

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  • HB 1191, Original Filed Version Posted 1/3/2012 at 2:36 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1718 Parent Empowerment in Education Benacquisto Identical Last Action: 3/9/2012 S CS failed to pass; YEAS 20 NAYS 20 -SJ 1189
    Location: Failed passage     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1001.10 Commissioner of Education; general powers and duties. Page 2 (pdf)
    1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. Page 3 (pdf)
    1002.32 Developmental research (laboratory) schools. Page 5 (pdf)
    1003.07 Page 5 (pdf)
    1008.33 Authority to enforce public school improvement. Page 6 (pdf)
    1012.2315 Assignment of teachers. Page 7 (pdf)
    1012.42 Teacher teaching out-of-field. Page 11 (pdf)

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