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CS/CS/SB 1436: Class Size Reduction Act

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Finance and Taxation ; Education ; Carlton ; Constantine

Class Size Reduction Act; (THIS BILL COMBINES CS/S1436,CS/S1646) establishes constitutional class size maximum; provides accountability for class size reduction measures; establishes Classrooms for Kids Program; establishes Class Size Reduction Lottery Revenue Bond Program; authorizes instructional personnel who receive authorization to extend participation in DROP; creates Florida Business & Education in School Together (Florida BEST) Program, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 07/01/2003 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 5/2/2003 House - Died in returning Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1739 (Ch. 2003-8), CS/CS/SB 958 (Ch. 2003-260), SB 30-A (Ch. 2003-391)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/20/2003 Senate • Prefiled
3/4/2003 Senate • Introduced, referred to Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 00076; On Committee agenda-- Finance and Taxation, 03/06/03, 1:00 pm, 37-S
3/6/2003 Senate • CS by Finance and Taxation; YEAS 3 NAYS 0 -SJ 00166; CS read first time on 03/11/03 -SJ 00174
3/7/2003 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education -SJ 00166
3/10/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 03/13/03, 1:30 pm, 412-K
3/13/2003 Senate • CS combines this bill with CS/SB 1646; Combined CS additional reference(s): Finance and Taxation; Education; CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00189; CS read first time on 03/18/03 -SJ 00220; Remaining combined CS references: Appropriations; Finance and Taxation; Education
3/14/2003 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 00189
3/18/2003 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations; Finance and Taxation; Education -SJ 00185; Placed on Calendar, on second reading; Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00189; Read second time -SJ 00185
3/19/2003 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00223; CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 00224
3/26/2003 House • In Messages
4/18/2003 House • Received, placed on Calendar -HJ 00412
4/23/2003 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00474; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00474
4/25/2003 House • Read third time -HJ 00606; CS passed as amended; YEAS 77 NAYS 38 -HJ 00607
4/25/2003 Senate • In returning messages
5/1/2003 Senate • Was taken up -SJ 00962; Amendment(s) to House amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01021; Concurred in House amendment(s) as amended -SJ 01021; Requested House to concur -SJ 01021; CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 01021
5/1/2003 House • In returning messages
5/2/2003 House • Died in returning Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1739 (Ch. 2003-8), CS/CS/SB 958 (Ch. 2003-260), SB 30-A (Ch. 2003-391)