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CS/CS/SB 1756: Educational Accountability

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Education ; Cowin ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) McKay

Educational Accountability; revises provisions re authority of State Board of Education to enforce school improvement; requires private school opportunity scholarships to be provided to certain public school students; provides student eligibility requirements; requires DOE to develop system to measure annual pupil progress; requires statewide assessment program to include science; requires schools that receive opportunity scholarships to provide certain courses, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 4/30/1999 House - Died in Messages, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 751
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/2/1999 Senate • Filed
3/4/1999 Senate • Introduced, referred to Education; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00125; On Committee agenda-- Education, 03/08/99, 12:30 pm, Room-412K --Temporarily postponed
3/11/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 03/16/99, 1:00 pm, Room-412K --Temporarily postponed
3/17/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 03/22/99, 1:00 pm, Room-412K
3/22/1999 Senate • Comm. Action: CS by Education -SJ 00352; CS read first time on 03/25/99 -SJ 00366
3/25/1999 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 00352
4/5/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/08/99, 10:00 am, Room-412K
4/8/1999 Senate • Comm. Action:-CS/CS by Fiscal Policy -SJ 00513; CS read first time on 04/13/99 -SJ 00515
4/9/1999 Senate • Placed on Calendar -SJ 00513
4/13/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00512; Read second time -SJ 00489; Amendment(s) failed -SJ 00490; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00512; Amendment pending -SJ 00512
4/15/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00512, -SJ 00575; Pending amendment failed -SJ 00524; Amendment(s) failed -SJ 00524; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00525; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00531
4/16/1999 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00586; CS passed as amended; YEAS 26 NAYS 14 -SJ 00587; Immediately certified -SJ 00587
4/16/1999 House • In Messages
4/30/1999 House • Died in Messages, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 751