The Florida Senate

HB 473: Public School Education

GENERAL BILL by Bullard ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Brisé ; Clarke-Reed ; Heller ; Jenne ; Kiar ; Pafford ; Rader

Public School Education; Revises statewide student assessment program beginning with 2014-2015 school year; discontinues use of FCAT; requires use of subject area assessments in grades 3 through 5, subject area assessments & end-of-course examinations in grades 6 through 12, & diagnostic assessments in grades 6, 8, & 10; revises high school graduation requirements to include measure of overall academic performance, etc.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  12/9/2009	House	• Filed
  12/18/2009	House	• Referred to PreK-12 Policy (EPC); PreK-12 Appropriations (CEED); Education Policy Council
  3/2/2010	House	• Introduced, referred to PreK-12 Policy (EPC); PreK-12 Appropriations (CEED); Education Policy Council -HJ 00045
  4/30/2010	House	• Died in Committee on PreK-12 Policy (EPC), companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 4 (Ch. 2010-22)

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• HB 473, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/9/2009 at 1:25 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (7)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  S 1154	Public School Education [SPSC]	Gelber	Similar	Last Action: 4/30/2010 S Died in Committee on Education Pre-K - 12, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 4 (Ch. 2010-22) Location:
  H 61	High School Graduation	Fresen	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2010 H Died in Committee on PreK-12 Policy (EPC), companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 4 (Ch. 2010-22) Location:
  H 209	Student Assessment in the Public Schools	Bullard	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2010 H Died in Committee on PreK-12 Policy (EPC), companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 4 (Ch. 2010-22) Location:
  H 7053 (c2)	Education Accountability	Legg	Compare	Last Action: 4/7/2010 H Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted CS/CS/SB 4; Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 4 (Ch. 2010-22), HB 7037 (Ch. 2010-70) -HJ 00615 Location:
  S 4 (e2)		Detert	Compare	Last Action: 4/21/2010 Chapter No. 2010-22; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7037 (Ch. 2010-70) Location:
  S 120	Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test [SPSC]	Bullard	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2010 S Died in Committee on Education Pre-K - 12, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 4 (Ch. 2010-22) Location:
  S 420	Student Assessment/Public Schools/FCAT [SPSC]	Bullard	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2010 S Died in Committee on Education Pre-K - 12, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 4 (Ch. 2010-22) Location:

  Citations - Statutes (19)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  1002.33	Charter schools.
  1003.03	Maximum class size.
  1003.413	Florida Secondary School Redesign Act.
  1003.4156	General requirements for middle grades promotion.
  1003.428	General requirements for high school graduation; revised.
  1003.429	Accelerated high school graduation options.
  1003.433	Learning opportunities for out-of-state and out-of-country transfer students and students needing additional instruction to meet high school graduation requirements.
  1003.493	Career and professional academies.
  1007.35	Florida Partnership for Minority and Underrepresented Student Achievement.
  1008.22	Student assessment program for public schools.
  1008.25	Public school student progression; remedial instruction; reporting requirements.
  1008.30	Common placement testing for public postsecondary education.
  1008.34	School grading system; school report cards; district grade.
  1008.341	School improvement rating for alternative schools.
  1008.345	Implementation of state system of school improvement and education accountability.
  1008.36	Florida School Recognition Program.
  1009.531	Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; student eligibility requirements for initial awards.
  1011.62	Funds for operation of schools.
  1012.22	Public school personnel; powers and duties of the district school board.

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