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CS/SB 268: Bullying and Harassment Policies in Schools

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Ring ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Sachs

Bullying and Harassment Policies in Schools; Requiring school districts to revise their bullying and harassment policy at specified intervals; requiring each school principal to implement the bullying and harassment policy in a certain manner and integrate it with the school’s bullying prevention and intervention program; designating Chapter 2010-217, Laws of Florida, as “Taylor’s Law for Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention”, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/7/2016 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 229 (Ch. 2016-119) -SJ 750
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (AED)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    9/11/2015 Senate • Filed
    9/17/2015 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Fiscal Policy -SJ 22
    1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 22
    1/28/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 02/02/16, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/2/2016 Senate • Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 303
    2/3/2016 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education -SJ 303
    2/8/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 02/11/16, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/11/2016 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 402
    • Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 402
    2/12/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/17/16, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered
    2/19/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/24/16, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/24/2016 Senate • CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 497
    2/26/2016 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 497
    3/1/2016 Senate • CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time -SJ 499
    3/2/2016 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/16
    3/4/2016 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 714
    • Amendment(s) adopted (616816) -SJ 714
    • Ordered engrossed -SJ 715
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/7/2016 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 750
    • Substituted CS/HB 229 -SJ 750
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 229 (Ch. 2016-119) -SJ 750

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  • CS/SB 268, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/4/2016 at 4:16 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 229 (er) Bullying and Harassment Policies in Schools Geller Similar Last Action: 3/28/2016 Chapter No. 2016-119
    Location: Became Law
    H 343 (c1) Public K-12 Education Jones Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 H Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 229 (Ch. 2016-119)
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar
    S 1596 Public K-12 Education Joyner Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 229 (Ch. 2016-119)
    Location: In committee/council (ED)

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1006.147 Bullying and harassment prohibited. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 268, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/26/2016 at 10:28 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 229 (e1) Bullying and Harassment Policies in Schools Geller Similar Last Action: 3/28/2016 Chapter No. 2016-119
    Location: Became Law

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    232458 - Amendment
    Between lines 19 and 20 insert:
    Clemens 3/4/2016
    9:52 AM
    Senate: Withdrawn
    3/4/2016
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    616816 - Amendment
    Between lines 102 and 103 insert:
    Ring 3/3/2016
    5:47 PM
    Senate: Adopted
    3/4/2016
    Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1006.147 Bullying and harassment prohibited. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 268, Original Filed Version Posted 9/11/2015 at 12:49 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education Pre-K - 12 (Pre-Meeting) 2/1/2016 (pdf)
    Education Pre-K - 12 (Post-Meeting) 2/3/2016 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Pre-Meeting) 2/9/2016 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Post-Meeting) 2/11/2016 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 2/23/2016 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 2/26/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 229 (c1) Bullying and Harassment Policies in Schools Geller Similar Last Action: 3/28/2016 Chapter No. 2016-119
    Location: Became Law

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    632060 - Amendment
    Between lines 19 and 20 insert:
    Fiscal Policy
    (Clemens)
    2/17/2016
    9:12 AM
    Withdrawn
    2/24/2016
    Web Page
    PDF
    292820 - Amendment
    Delete lines 33 - 53 and insert:
    Fiscal Policy
    (Clemens)
    2/16/2016
    3:33 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/24/2016
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    2/2/2016 1:30 PM Education Pre-K - 12 10 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/11/2016 10:00 AM Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 6 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/24/2016 10:00 AM Fiscal Policy 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1006.147 Bullying and harassment prohibited. Page 1 (pdf)

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