Florida House Bill 551 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-11-1)
Status: Passed on May 18 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-18 - Chapter No. 2023-103
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Requires each school district to certify & provide certain evidence to DOE regarding certain instruction; authorizes DOE to seek input from & contract with certain educational organizations for specified purposes; requires each school district to submit implementation plan to Commissioner of Education & post plan on its website; provides requirements for plan; requires commissioner or DOE to provide certain notification; provides timeframe within which school district must submit revisions to its plan; authorizes SBE to take certain actions.

Required African-American Instruction

House Education Quality Subcommittee	Rep. Christopher Benjamin [D]	Rep. Randy Fine [R]	Rep. Daniel Alvarez [R]
Rep. Doug Bankson [R]	Rep. Robin Bartleman [D]	Rep. Fabian Basabe [R]	Rep. Mike Caruso [R]
Rep. Joseph Casello [D]	Rep. Hillary Cassel [D]	Rep. Kevin Chambliss [D]	Rep. Lindsay Cross [D]
Rep. Kimberly Daniels [D]	Rep. Lisa Dunkley [D]	Rep. Anna Eskamani [D]	Rep. Gallop Franklin [D]
Rep. Michael Gottlieb [D]	Rep. Jennifer Harris [D]	Rep. Yvonne Hayes Hinson [D]	Rep. Christine Hunschofsky [D]
Rep. Tom Leek [R]	Rep. Johanna Lopez [D]	Rep. Lauren Melo [R]	Rep. Kiyan Michael [R]
Rep. Toby Overdorf [R]	Rep. Felicia Simone Robinson [D]	Rep. Michelle Salzman [R]	Rep. Dana Trabulsy [R]
Rep. Susan Valdes [D]	Rep. Katherine Waldron [D]	Rep. Patricia Hawkins-Williams [D]

2023-05-04 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#42 (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-20 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#151 (Y: 116 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-31 - House - House Education & Employment Committee (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-22 - House - House PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-03-15 - House - House Education Quality Subcommittee (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-18		Chapter No. 2023-103
2023-05-17		Approved by Governor
2023-05-16		Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
2023-05-04	House	Ordered enrolled
2023-05-04	House	In Messages
2023-05-04	Senate	CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
2023-05-04	Senate	Read 3rd time
2023-05-04	Senate	Read 2nd time
2023-05-02	Senate	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/04/23
2023-05-02	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2023-05-02	Senate	Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy
2023-04-25	Senate	Received
2023-04-21	Senate	Referred to Fiscal Policy
2023-04-20	Senate	In Messages
2023-04-20	House	CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
2023-04-20	House	Read 3rd time
2023-04-20	House	Added to Third Reading Calendar
2023-04-20	House	Read 2nd time
2023-04-13	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2023)
2023-03-31	House	Added to Second Reading Calendar
2023-03-31	House	Bill released to House Calendar
2023-03-31	House	Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
2023-03-31	House	Favorable by Education & Employment Committee
2023-03-29	House	Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
2023-03-22	House	Now in Education & Employment Committee
2023-03-22	House	Reported out of PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
2023-03-22	House	Favorable by PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
2023-03-20	House	Added to PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
2023-03-17	House	Now in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
2023-03-17	House	Referred to Education & Employment Committee
2023-03-17	House	Referred to PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
2023-03-16	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2023-03-16	House	CS Filed
2023-03-16	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2023-03-16	House	Reported out of Education Quality Subcommittee
2023-03-15	House	Favorable with CS by Education Quality Subcommittee
2023-03-13	House	Added to Education Quality Subcommittee agenda
2023-03-07	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2023-02-07	House	Now in Education Quality Subcommittee
2023-02-07	House	Referred to Education & Employment Committee
2023-02-07	House	Referred to PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
2023-02-07	House	Referred to Education Quality Subcommittee
2023-01-30	House	Filed

H479 (Similar To) 2023-05-05 - Died in Education Quality Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 551 (Ch. 2023-103)
S804 (Same As) 2023-05-05 - Died in Fiscal Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 551 (Ch. 2023-103)
S1008 (Similar To) 2023-05-05 - Died in Education Pre-K -12, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 551 (Ch. 2023-103)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1003	42		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/551
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/551/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/551/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/551/BillText/er/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/551/Amendment/725829/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/551/Analyses/h0551.EQS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/551/Analyses/h0551a.EQS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/551/Analyses/h0551b.PKA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/551/Analyses/h0551c.PKA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/551/Analyses/h0551d.EEC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/551/Analyses/h0551e.EEC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/551/Analyses/h0551z.EQS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=67283&IsPCB=0&BillId=77210
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=67656&IsPCB=0&BillId=77210
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=68450&IsPCB=0&BillId=77210
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/551/Vote/HouseVote_h00551c1151.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/551/Vote/SenateVote_h00551c1042.PDF