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CS/HB 63: Students with Disabilities in Public Schools

GENERAL BILL by PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee ; Edwards-Walpole ; Rodrigues ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Albritton ; Berman ; Boyd ; Cortes, J. ; Cruz ; Davis ; Donalds ; Drake ; Duran ; Gonzalez ; Good ; Gruters ; Hardemon ; Harrell ; Jenne ; Jones ; Lee ; Leek ; Magar ; Mariano ; Mercado ; Newton ; Nunez ; Payne ; Perez ; Plasencia ; Raschein ; Richardson ; Silvers ; Stark ; Stone ; Sullivan ; Watson, C. ; Willhite

Students with Disabilities in Public Schools; Provides requirements for use of seclusion, restraint, & exclusionary & nonexclusionary time; revises school district policies & procedures; requires continuing education & inservice training relating to students with certain disabilities.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in returning Messages
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
8/18/2017 House • Filed
8/30/2017 House • Referred to PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 18
1/8/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee, 01/10/18, 1:00 pm, Reed Hall
1/9/2018 House • Introduced -HJ 18
1/10/2018 House • CS by PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 319
1/11/2018 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 305
1/16/2018 House • Now in Education Committee -HJ 344
1/23/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 01/25/18, 10:00 am, Reed Hall
1/25/2018 House • Favorable by- Education Committee; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -HJ 432
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 432
2/27/2018 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/18
3/2/2018 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 832
• Amendment(s) adopted (672643) -HJ 832
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/5/2018 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 897
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 897
3/5/2018 Senate • In Messages
3/6/2018 Senate • Referred to Education; Health Policy; Rules -SJ 773
• Received -SJ 773
3/7/2018 Senate • Withdrawn from Education; Health Policy; Rules -SJ 838
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 874
• Substituted for CS/SB 260 -SJ 838
• Read 2nd time -SJ 838
• Amendment(s) adopted (678432) -SJ 838, 841
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/8/2018 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 895
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 895
3/8/2018 House • In returning messages
3/9/2018 House • Refused to concur in 1 amendment(s) (678432) -HJ 1132, 1135
• Refused to concur, requested Senate to recede -HJ 1135
3/9/2018 Senate • In returning messages
3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in returning Messages