House Bill 51 (2021) - The Florida Senate

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CS/HB 51: Charter Schools

GENERAL BILL by Early Learning and Elementary Education Subcommittee ; McClain ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Duggan

Charter Schools; Authorizes state universities & Florida College System institutions to sponsor charter schools; provides funding; authorizes career & professional academy to be offered by charter school; revises provisions related to charter school reporting, accountability requirements, student population, denial of application, contracts, immediate termination, enrollment preference, curriculum changes, high-performing charter schools, & exceptional student education center programs.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 3/22/2021 House - Now in Education & Employment Committee
Bill Text: PDF

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
12/9/2020	House	• Filed
1/15/2021	House	• Referred to Post-Secondary Education and Lifelong Learning Subcommittee; PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; Early Learning and Elementary Education Subcommittee; Education and Employment Committee
3/1/2021	House	• Added to Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee agenda
3/2/2021	House	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/3/2021	House	• Favorable by Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee • Reported out of Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee • Now in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
3/8/2021	House	• Added to PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
3/10/2021	House	• Favorable by PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee • Reported out of PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee • Now in Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
3/12/2021	House	• Added to Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee agenda
3/16/2021	House	• Favorable with CS by Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
3/19/2021	House	• Reported out of Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
3/22/2021	House	• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) • Referred to Education & Employment Committee • Now in Education & Employment Committee

Related Bills

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
H 1031 (c1)	Charter Schools	Rodriguez	Compare	Last Action: 4/9/2021 H Now in Education & Employment Committee
S 1028 (c1)	Charter Schools	Hutson	Compare	Last Action: 4/8/2021 S Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 5 NAYS 3
S 1468	Charter Schools	Gruters	Compare	Last Action: 3/2/2021 S Introduced -SJ 143

Version	Posted	Format
H 51 Filed	12/9/2020 2:26 PM	PDF
H 51 c1	3/19/2021 3:23 PM	PDF

Committee Amendments

H 51 Filed
Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
784607 - Amendment Between lines 41 and 42, insert:	McClain	3/15/2021 7:10 PM	Adopted without Objection 3/16/2021	PDF
065305 - Amendment Between lines 342 and 343, insert:	McClain	3/15/2021 7:11 PM	Adopted without Objection 3/16/2021	PDF
501311 - Amendment Remove lines 527-537 and insert:	McClain	3/15/2021 7:12 PM	Adopted without Objection 3/16/2021	PDF
414499 - Amendment Between lines 703 and 704, insert:	McClain	3/15/2021 7:13 PM	Adopted without Objection 3/16/2021	PDF
751957 - Amendment Between lines 1008 and 1009, insert:	McClain	3/15/2021 7:15 PM	Adopted without Objection 3/16/2021	PDF
010257 - Amendment Between lines 1107 and 1108, insert:	McClain	3/15/2021 7:13 PM	Adopted without Objection 3/16/2021	PDF
408057 - Amendment Remove lines 1126-1127 and insert:	McClain	3/15/2021 7:14 PM	Adopted without Objection 3/16/2021	PDF

Floor Amendments

No Floor Amendments Available

Bill Analyses

Type	Analysis	Author	Posted	Format
Bill Analysis	H 51	Post-Secondary Education and Lifelong Learning Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)	3/3/2021 6:43 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	H 51	PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)	3/10/2021 4:25 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	H 51	Early Learning and Elementary Education Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)	3/19/2021 3:13 PM	PDF

Citations - Statutes (5)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
1002.32	Developmental research (laboratory) schools.	Page 3 (pdf)
1002.33	Charter schools.	Page 5 (pdf)
1002.331	High-performing charter schools.	Page 51 (pdf)
1003.493	Career and professional academies and career-themed courses.	Page 52 (pdf)
1008.3415	School grade or school improvement rating for exceptional student education centers.	Page 53 (pdf)

Citations - Constitution (0)

No Constitutional citations.

Citations - Chapter Law (0)

No Chapter Law citations.

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