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CS/CS/HB 51: Education

GENERAL BILL by Education and Employment Committee ; Early Learning and Elementary Education Subcommittee ; McClain ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Barnaby ; Duggan ; Harding ; Roth ; Tuck

Education; Revises provisions relating to school board term limits, charter schools, lab schools, high-performing charter schools, persistently low-performing schools, schools of hope, virtual schools, personnel qualifications, & capital outlay funding.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
 Last Action: 4/27/2021 House - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35)
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
    4/13/2021 House • PCS added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
    4/15/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee
    • Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
    4/16/2021 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    4/19/2021 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/22/2021)
    4/22/2021 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    4/27/2021 House • Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35)

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  • CS/CS/HB 51, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/15/2021 at 3:09 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Education and Employment Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/15/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (6)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1031 (c1) Charter Schools Early Learning and Elementary Education Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Education & Employment Committee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35) Track This Bill
    H 1061 (c1) Schools of Hope Smith Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died on Second Reading Calendar; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35) Track This Bill
    S 1028 (er) Education Hutson Compare Last Action: 6/2/2021 Chapter No. 2021-35, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 845 (Ch. 2021-217), CS/HB 1159 (Ch. 2021-228), CS/CS/SB 52 (Ch. 2021-160), CS/CS/SB 366 (Ch. 2021-162) Track This Bill
    S 1468 Charter Schools Gruters Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Education, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35) Track This Bill
    S 1622 Hope Operators Bean Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Education, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35) Track This Bill
    S 1654 Education Gruters Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (12)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1001.35 Term of office. Page 5 (pdf)
    1002.32 Developmental research (laboratory) schools. Page 5 (pdf)
    1002.321 Digital learning. Page 7 (pdf)
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 8 (pdf)
    1002.331 High-performing charter schools. Page 56 (pdf)
    1002.333 Persistently low-performing schools. Page 59 (pdf)
    1002.45 Virtual instruction programs. Page 62 (pdf)
    1002.455 Student eligibility for K-12 virtual instruction. Page 66 (pdf)
    1003.493 Career and professional academies and career-themed courses. Page 67 (pdf)
    1008.3415 School grade or school improvement rating for exceptional student education centers. Page 68 (pdf)
    1012.32 Qualifications of personnel. Page 68 (pdf)
    1013.62 Charter schools capital outlay funding. Page 71 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 51, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/19/2021 at 3:23 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1031 (c1) Charter Schools Early Learning and Elementary Education Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Education & Employment Committee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35) Track This Bill
    S 1028 (c1) Charter Schools Hutson Compare Last Action: 6/2/2021 Chapter No. 2021-35, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 845 (Ch. 2021-217), CS/HB 1159 (Ch. 2021-228), CS/CS/SB 52 (Ch. 2021-160), CS/CS/SB 366 (Ch. 2021-162) Track This Bill
    S 1468 Charter Schools Gruters Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Education, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35) Track This Bill

    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)

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  • HB 51, Original Filed Version Posted 12/9/2020 at 2:26 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Post-Secondary Education and Lifelong Learning Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/24/2021 (pdf)
    PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/10/2021 (pdf)
    Early Learning and Elementary Education Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/19/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1028 Charter Schools Hutson Identical Last Action: 6/2/2021 Chapter No. 2021-35, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 845 (Ch. 2021-217), CS/HB 1159 (Ch. 2021-228), CS/CS/SB 52 (Ch. 2021-160), CS/CS/SB 366 (Ch. 2021-162) Track This Bill
    H 1031 Charter Schools Early Learning and Elementary Education Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Education & Employment Committee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35) Track This Bill
    S 1468 Charter Schools Gruters Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Education, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (7)

    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

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 3 (pdf)
    1003.493 Career and professional academies and career-themed courses. Page 45 (pdf)

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