House Bill 7037 (2015) - The Florida Senate

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CS/CS/HB 7037: School Choice

GENERAL BILL by Education Committee ; Education Appropriations Subcommittee ; Choice and Innovation Subcommittee ; Cortes, B. ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Artiles

School Choice; Revises provisions relating to charter school application, certain appeals, funding for & payments to charter schools, long-term charters, nonrenewal, termination, & closure of charter schools, financial statements, charter school representatives & public meetings, governing board residency requirements, high-performing charter schools, termination of virtual instruction provider contracts, capital outlay funding, & charter school professional development; authorizes charter school to defer opening & use of certain funds for educational purposes; establishes Florida Charter School Innovation Institute; provides appropriation. APPROPRIATION: $3,374,420

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 5/1/2015 Senate - Died in Education Pre-K - 12
Bill Text: PDF

Senate Committee References:

Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (AED)
Appropriations (AP)

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
3/4/2015	House	• Filed • Introduced -HJ 167
3/10/2015	House	• Referred to Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 202 • On Committee agenda-- Education Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/12/15, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
3/12/2015	House	• CS by Education Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 237
3/16/2015	House	• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c) • CS by Education Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 234
3/17/2015	House	• Now in Education Committee -HJ 249 • On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 03/19/15, 8:00 am, Reed Hall
3/19/2015	House	• CS/CS by- Education Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 2 -HJ 286
3/20/2015	House	• Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c) • Placed on Calendar -HJ 284 • CS/CS by Education Committee read 1st time -HJ 283
3/24/2015	House	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/26/15
3/26/2015	House	• Read 2nd time -HJ 312 • Placed on 3rd reading
3/27/2015	House	• Read 3rd time -HJ 336 • CS passed; YEAS 75 NAYS 35 -HJ 336
4/1/2015	Senate	• In Messages • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 324 • Received -SJ 324
5/1/2015	Senate	• Died in Education Pre-K - 12

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CS/CS/HB 7037, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/20/2015 at 1:47 PM

Bill Text:	PDF

Analyses:	None

Related Bills (8)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
H 1145 (e1)	Education	Sprowls	Compare	Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12 Location: In committee/council (ED)
S 692	Charter Schools	Brandes	Compare	Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12 Location: In committee/council (ED)
S 948 (c2)	Education	Gaetz	Compare	Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died on Calendar Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar
S 1264 (c2)	Education	Legg	Compare	Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died on Calendar Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar
S 1448	Student Choice	Legg	Compare	Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12 Location: In committee/council (ED)
S 1552 (c2)	Student Choice	Benacquisto	Compare	Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died on Calendar Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar
S 2502 (e1)	Implementing the General Appropriations Act	Appropriations	Compare	Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in returning Messages Location: In returning messages from House
S 2508	Education	Appropriations	Compare	Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died on Calendar Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar

Floor Votes (1)

Date	Chamber	Result
3/27/2015 10:15 AM	House	75 Yeas - 35 Nays

Citations - Statutes (11)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
1002.33	Charter schools.	Page 3 (pdf)
1002.331	High-performing charter schools.	Page 35 (pdf)
1002.37	The Florida Virtual School.	Page 38 (pdf)
1002.45	Virtual instruction programs.	Page 38 (pdf)
1002.455	Student eligibility for K-12 virtual instruction.	Page 39 (pdf)
1003.498	School district virtual course offerings.	Page 39 (pdf)
1004.650		Page 40 (pdf)
1011.62	Funds for operation of schools.	Page 42 (pdf)
1011.71	District school tax.	Page 43 (pdf)
1012.56	Educator certification requirements.	Page 46 (pdf)
1013.62	Charter schools capital outlay funding.	Page 47 (pdf)

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CS/HB 7037, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/16/2015 at 8:53 AM

Bill Text:	PDF

Analyses:	Education Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/20/2015 (pdf)

Related Bills (2)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
S 692	Charter Schools	Brandes	Compare	Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12 Location: In committee/council (ED)
S 1448	Student Choice	Legg	Compare	Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12 Location: In committee/council (ED)

Committee Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
103821 - Amendment Remove lines 1087-1141 and insert:	Fresen	3/18/2015 3:33 PM	Adopted 3/19/2015	PDF

Citations - Statutes (10)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
1002.33	Charter schools.	Page 3 (pdf)
1002.331	High-performing charter schools.	Page 34 (pdf)
1002.37	The Florida Virtual School.	Page 37 (pdf)
1002.45	Virtual instruction programs.	Page 38 (pdf)
1002.455	Student eligibility for K-12 virtual instruction.	Page 39 (pdf)
1003.498	School district virtual course offerings.	Page 39 (pdf)
1004.650		Page 40 (pdf)
1011.62	Funds for operation of schools.	Page 41 (pdf)
1012.56	Educator certification requirements.	Page 42 (pdf)
1013.62	Charter schools capital outlay funding.	Page 43 (pdf)

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HB 7037, Original Filed Version Posted 3/4/2015 at 9:17 AM

Bill Text:	PDF

Analyses:	Education Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/16/2015 (pdf)

Related Bills (2)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
S 692	Charter Schools	Brandes	Compare	Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12 Location: In committee/council (ED)
S 1448	Student Choice	Legg	Compare	Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12 Location: In committee/council (ED)

Committee Amendments (3)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
413863 - Amendment Remove lines 229-232 and insert:	Fitzenhagen	3/11/2015 8:31 PM	Adopted 3/12/2015	PDF
797767 - Amendment Remove line 799 and insert:	Fitzenhagen	3/11/2015 8:32 PM	Adopted 3/12/2015	PDF
058131 - Amendment Between lines 1119 and 1120, insert:	Diaz, M.	3/11/2015 8:33 PM	Adopted 3/12/2015	PDF

Citations - Statutes (10)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
1002.33	Charter schools.	Page 3 (pdf)
1002.331	High-performing charter schools.	Page 34 (pdf)
1002.37	The Florida Virtual School.	Page 37 (pdf)
1002.45	Virtual instruction programs.	Page 37 (pdf)
1002.455	Student eligibility for K-12 virtual instruction.	Page 38 (pdf)
1003.498	School district virtual course offerings.	Page 38 (pdf)
1004.650		Page 39 (pdf)
1011.62	Funds for operation of schools.	Page 41 (pdf)
1012.56	Educator certification requirements.	Page 42 (pdf)
1013.62	Charter schools capital outlay funding.	Page 42 (pdf)

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