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CS/HB 707: Background Screening

GENERAL BILL by K-12 Subcommittee ; Diaz, M. ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ahern ; Campbell

Background Screening; Revises requirement relating to background screening of instructional personnel in virtual instruction programs; provides additional offenses that determine ineligibility for educator certification or employment; revises requirements for submission, retention, search, & reporting of fingerprints of educational personnel & contractual personnel; provides for FDLE participation in national retained print arrest notification program.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 5/2/2014 Senate - Died in Education
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/22/2014 House • Filed
2/3/2014 House • Referred to K-12 Subcommittee; Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 61
3/3/2014 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- K-12 Subcommittee, 03/05/14, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall
3/4/2014 House • Introduced -HJ 61
3/5/2014 House • CS by K-12 Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 206
3/6/2014 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by K-12 Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 203
3/7/2014 House • Original reference(s) removed: Education Appropriations Subcommittee
• CS referred to Education Committee -HJ 215
• Now in Education Committee -HJ 215
3/10/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 03/12/14, 1:00 pm, Reed Hall
3/12/2014 House • Favorable by- Education Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 1 -HJ 279
3/13/2014 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 279
3/24/2014 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/26/14
3/26/2014 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 352
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/27/2014 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 371
• CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 372
4/1/2014 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Education; Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 377
• Received -SJ 377
5/2/2014 Senate • Died in Education