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CS/HB 477: Background Screening

GENERAL BILL by Education Committee ; Sprowls ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Diaz, M.

Background Screening; Revises requirement relating to background screening of instructional personnel in virtual instruction programs; provides additional offenses that determine ineligibility for educator certification or employment; revises requirements for submission, retention, search, & reporting of fingerprints of educational personnel & contractual personnel; provides for FDLE participation in national retained print arrest notification program.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 4/28/2015 House - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/21/2015 House • Filed
    1/28/2015 House • Referred to K-12 Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Education Committee -HJ 41
    3/2/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- K-12 Subcommittee, 03/04/15, 1:30 pm, Morris Hall
    3/3/2015 House • Introduced -HJ 41
    3/4/2015 House • Favorable by K-12 Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 172
    • Now in Appropriations Committee -HJ 172
    3/17/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 03/19/15, 3:00 pm, Webster Hall
    3/19/2015 House • Favorable by Appropriations Committee; YEAS 27 NAYS 0 -HJ 285
    3/20/2015 House • Now in Education Committee -HJ 285
    3/24/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 03/26/15, 9:00 am, Reed Hall
    3/26/2015 House • CS by- Education Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 351
    3/30/2015 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by Education Committee read 1st time -HJ 349
    3/31/2015 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 353
    4/28/2015 House • Died on Calendar

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  • CS/HB 477, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/30/2015 at 1:07 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 970 Background Screening Stargel Similar Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12
    Location: In committee/council (ED)

    Citations - Statutes (13)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board. Page 24 (pdf)
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 25 (pdf)
    1002.36 Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind. Page 27 (pdf)
    1002.421 Accountability of private schools participating in state school choice scholarship programs. Page 27 (pdf)
    1002.45 Virtual instruction programs. Page 3 (pdf)
    1012.315 Disqualification from employment. Page 6 (pdf)
    1012.32 Qualifications of personnel. Page 12 (pdf), Page 28 (pdf)
    1012.465 Background screening requirements for certain noninstructional school district employees and contractors. Page 14 (pdf)
    1012.467 Noninstructional contractors who are permitted access to school grounds when students are present; background screening requirements. Page 18 (pdf)
    1012.56 Educator certification requirements. Page 21 (pdf), Page 31 (pdf)
    1012.795 Education Practices Commission; authority to discipline. Page 31 (pdf)
    1012.796 Complaints against teachers and administrators; procedure; penalties. Page 22 (pdf)
    1012.797 Notification of district school superintendent of certain charges against or convictions of employees. Page 23 (pdf)

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  • HB 477, Original Filed Version Posted 1/21/2015 at 8:41 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   K-12 Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/5/2015 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/20/2015 (pdf)
    Education Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/30/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 970 Background Screening Stargel Identical Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12
    Location: In committee/council (ED)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    443615 - Amendment
    Remove lines 291-302 and insert:
    Sprowls 3/25/2015
    1:29 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/26/2015
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (13)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board. Page 23 (pdf)
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 24 (pdf)
    1002.36 Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind. Page 27 (pdf)
    1002.421 Accountability of private schools participating in state school choice scholarship programs. Page 27 (pdf)
    1002.45 Virtual instruction programs. Page 3 (pdf)
    1012.315 Disqualification from employment. Page 6 (pdf)
    1012.32 Qualifications of personnel. Page 12 (pdf), Page 32 (pdf)
    1012.465 Background screening requirements for certain noninstructional school district employees and contractors. Page 14 (pdf)
    1012.467 Noninstructional contractors who are permitted access to school grounds when students are present; background screening requirements. Page 18 (pdf)
    1012.56 Educator certification requirements. Page 20 (pdf), Page 30 (pdf)
    1012.795 Education Practices Commission; authority to discipline. Page 31 (pdf)
    1012.796 Complaints against teachers and administrators; procedure; penalties. Page 22 (pdf)
    1012.797 Notification of district school superintendent of certain charges against or convictions of employees. Page 23 (pdf)

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