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CS/CS/CS/HB 1537: Education

GENERAL BILL by Education & Employment Committee ; Appropriations Committee ; Education Quality Subcommittee ; Rizo ; Daniels ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Alvarez ; Anderson ; Bankson ; Benjamin ; Brackett ; Dunkley ; Esposito ; Garcia ; Gossett-Seidman ; Hawkins ; Holcomb ; Lopez, V. ; Massullo ; Mooney ; Overdorf ; Plakon ; Plasencia ; Porras ; Roth ; Salzman ; Snyder ; Steele ; Temple ; Trabulsy ; Valdés ; Williams ; Yarkosky

Education; Requiring school districts to annually review and confirm that specified information is accurate and up to date; creating the Year-round School Pilot Program for a period of 4 school years beginning with a specified school year; requiring the Commission for Independent Education to annually prepare an accountability report by a specified date; providing requirements for searches of students’ personal belongings; requiring dual enrollment courses to be age and developmentally appropriate; authorizing students to use a combination of volunteer service hours and paid work hours to meet certain program eligibility requirements; providing an appropriation, etc. APPROPRIATION: $6,800,000

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
 Last Action: 5/10/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-39; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 891 (Ch. 2023-66), CS/CS/SB 240 (Ch. 2023-81)
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Senate Committee References:
  1. Fiscal Policy (FP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/6/2023 House • Filed
3/7/2023 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/9/2023 House • Referred to Education Quality Subcommittee
• Referred to PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Now in Education Quality Subcommittee
3/13/2023 House • Added to Education Quality Subcommittee agenda
3/20/2023 House • PCS added to Education Quality Subcommittee agenda
3/22/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Education Quality Subcommittee
3/23/2023 House • Reported out of Education Quality Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/24/2023 House • Original reference removed: PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Appropriations Committee
• Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Now in Appropriations Committee
4/10/2023 House • Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
4/12/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Appropriations Committee
• Reported out of Appropriations Committee
4/13/2023 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Now in Education & Employment Committee
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
4/17/2023 House • Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
4/19/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee
4/20/2023 House • Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2023)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)
4/25/2023 House • Read 2nd time
• Amendment 926917 adopted
• Amendment 384447 not allowed for consideration
• Amendment 301481 adopted
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
4/26/2023 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
4/26/2023 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Fiscal Policy
• Received
5/2/2023 Senate • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 701
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1430 -SJ 702
• Read 2nd time -SJ 701
• Amendment(s) adopted (648866, 774200, 797990, 864902) -SJ 702
• Read 3rd time -SJ 703
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 703
5/2/2023 House • In Messages
5/3/2023 House • Added to Senate Message List
• Amendment 797990 Concur
• Amendment 864902 Concur
• Amendment 774200 Concur
• Amendment 648866 Concur
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 3
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
5/8/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/9/2023 • Approved by Governor
5/10/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-39; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 891 (Ch. 2023-66), CS/CS/SB 240 (Ch. 2023-81)
• Chapter No. 2023-39; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 891 (Ch. 2023-66), CS/CS/SB 240 (Ch. 2023-81)