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CS/SB 840: Early Childhood Education

GENERAL BILL by Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations ; Fasano

Early Childhood Education; authorizes Workforce Innovation Agency to contract for administration of Teacher Education & Compensation Helps (TEACH) scholarship program; requires said agency to recommend school readiness equity allocation formula; provides for changes in allocation of funds to be specified in General Appropriations Act; eliminates approval of allocation formula by Legislative Budget Commission, etc. Amends 402.3017, 411.01.

Effective Date: 07/01/2006
Last Action: 5/25/2006 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2006-17; See also HB 5003 (Ch. 2006-26), CS/CS/SB 1510 (Ch. 2006-91)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/15/2005 Senate • Filed
12/14/2005 Senate • Referred to Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations; Commerce and Consumer Services; Education; Ways and Means
3/6/2006 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations, 03/09/06, 1:00 pm, 309-C
3/7/2006 Senate • Introduced, referred to Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations; Commerce and Consumer Services; Education; Ways and Means -SJ 00093; On Committee agenda-- Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations, 03/09/06, 1:00 pm, 309-C
3/9/2006 Senate • CS by Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00236; CS read first time on 03/15/06 -SJ 00248
3/10/2006 Senate • Now in Commerce and Consumer Services -SJ 00236
3/16/2006 Senate • Withdrawn from Commerce and Consumer Services; Education -SJ 00259; Now in Ways and Means
3/27/2006 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ways and Means, 03/30/06, 2:00 pm, 412-K
3/30/2006 Senate • Favorable by- Ways and Means; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -SJ 00354; Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00354
4/6/2006 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00397; Read second time -SJ 00395; Read third time -SJ 00395; CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00395; Immediately certified -SJ 00395
4/6/2006 House • In Messages
4/18/2006 House • Received -HJ 00444; Read second time -HJ 00444; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00444; Read third time -HJ 00444; CS passed as amended; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 00444; Requested Senate to concur, or failing to concur, appoint conference committee -HJ 00447
4/19/2006 Senate • In returning messages
4/20/2006 Senate • Refused to concur and acceded to the request for a conference committee -SJ 00480; Conference Committee appointed: Senators Carlton, Chair; At Large: Miller, Villalobos; Education: Alexander, Chair; Bullard, Constantine, King, Klein, Lynn, Miller, Wise; General Government: Clary, Chair; Baker, Garcia, Lawson, Siplin; Health and Human Services: Saunders, Chair; Bennett, Dawson, Jones, Peaden, Pruitt, Rich, Wilson; Justice: Crist, Chair; Argenziano, Aronberg, Smith, Villalobos; Transportation and Economic Development: Fasano, Chair; Dockery, Hill, Margolis, Sebesta, Webster -SJ 00481
4/24/2006 House • Conference Committee appointed: Negron, Mahon, Gardiner, Waters, Goodlette, Rubio, Bowen, Brummer, Simmons, Greenstein, Jennings, Seiler, Ryan, Sansom, Mayfield, Brown, Littlefield, Hays, Poppell, Machek, Stansel, Kendrick, Williams, Pickens, Rivera, Attkisson, Baxley, Flores, Altman, Arza, Stargel, Vana, Bendross-Mindingall, Richardson, Justice, Patterson, Coley, Bean, Benson, Cannon, Farkas, Galvano, Garcia, Murzin, Gannon, Sobel, Grimsley, Roberson, Grant, Hukill, Barreiro, Adams, Ambler, Needelman, Joyner, Porth, Kottkamp, Ross, Planas, Gelber, Zapata, Berfield, Carroll, Kreegel, Reagan, Russell, Lopez-Cantera, A Gibson, Taylor, Holloway, D Davis, M Davis, Kravitz, Llorente, Traviesa; Ausley, Cusack, McInvale, Bogdanoff, Allen, Quinones -HJ 00542
5/5/2006 Senate • Conference Committee Report received -SJ 01253; Conference Committee Report adopted -SJ 01254; Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 01254
5/5/2006 House • In returning messages; Conference Committee Report considered -HJ 01606; Conference Committee Report adopted -HJ 01607; Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 01607
5/5/2006 Senate • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
5/16/2006 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/25/2006 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2006-17; See also HB 5003 (Ch. 2006-26), CS/CS/SB 1510 (Ch. 2006-91)