Florida House Bill 1159 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Passed on July 6 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-07-06 - Chapter No. 2021-228; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7011 (Ch. 2021-9), CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Authorizing a parent or guardian to request that his or her K-5 student be retained in a grade level for academic reasons for a specified school year; requiring that such a request be submitted in a specified manner; requiring school principals to consider such requests if they are timely received; authorizing school principals to consider requests that are not timely received; requiring a school principal who considers a request for retention to inform the student's teachers of the request and collaboratively discuss with the parent or guardian any basis for agreement or disagreement with the request; requiring the Commissioner of Education to provide learning growth data calculated in accordance with a certain formula to each school district by a specified date each year; revising the minimum qualifications for part-time and full-time nondegreed teachers of career programs; revising the criteria for the Department of Education to issue a professional certificate; revising the goals of the program, etc.

Education

House Education and Employment Committee

Rep. Demi Busatta Cabrera [R]

Rep. Stan McClain [R]

2021-04-29 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#424 (Y: 114 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-26 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#32 (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-22 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#254 (Y: 115 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-15 - House - House Education & Employment Committee (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-04-01 - House - House Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2021-03-23 - House - House Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-07-06		Chapter No. 2021-228; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7011 (Ch. 2021-9), CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35)
2021-06-29		Approved by Governor
2021-06-28		Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
2021-04-29	House	Message sent to senate
2021-04-29	House	Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
2021-04-29	House	CS passed as amended; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
2021-04-29	House	Amendment 523776 Concur
2021-04-29	House	Amendment 925196 Concur
2021-04-29	House	Added to Senate Message List
2021-04-26	House	In Messages
2021-04-26	Senate	CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
2021-04-26	Senate	Read 3rd time
2021-04-26	Senate	Amendment(s) adopted (523776, 925196)
2021-04-26	Senate	Read 2nd time
2021-04-26	Senate	Substituted for CS/CS/SB 934
2021-04-26	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2021-04-26	Senate	Withdrawn from Appropriations
2021-04-22	Senate	Received
2021-04-22	Senate	Referred to Appropriations
2021-04-22	House	Message sent to senate
2021-04-22	Senate	In Messages
2021-04-22	House	CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
2021-04-22	House	Read 3rd time
2021-04-21	House	Added to Third Reading Calendar
2021-04-21	House	Placed on 3rd reading
2021-04-21	House	Read 2nd time
2021-04-18	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/21/2021)
2021-04-16	House	Added to Second Reading Calendar
2021-04-16	House	Bill referred to House Calendar
2021-04-15	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2021-04-15	House	CS Filed
2021-04-15	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2021-04-15	House	Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
2021-04-15	House	Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee
2021-04-13	House	Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
2021-04-01	House	Now in Education & Employment Committee
2021-04-01	House	Reported out of Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee
2021-04-01	House	Favorable by Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee
2021-03-30	House	Added to Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee agenda
2021-03-23	House	Now in Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee
2021-03-23	House	Reported out of Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
2021-03-23	House	Favorable by Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
2021-03-19	House	Added to Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee agenda
2021-03-02	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2021-02-28	House	Now in Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
2021-02-28	House	Referred to Education & Employment Committee
2021-02-28	House	Referred to Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee
2021-02-28	House	Referred to Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
2021-02-19	House	Filed

S934 (Similar To) 2021-04-26 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1159 (Ch. 2021-228), CS/HB 7011 (Ch. 2021-9), CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35)
S1898 (Similar To) 2021-04-26 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7011 (Ch. 2021-9), CS/CS/HB 419 (Ch. 2021-10), CS/HB 1159 (Ch. 2021-228)
H7011 (Similar To) 2021-05-06 - Chapter No. 2021-9
H793 (Similar To) 2021-04-30 - Died on Second Reading Calendar
H1025 (Similar To) 2021-04-30 - Died in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35)
S200 (Similar To) 2021-04-30 - Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1159 (Ch. 2021-228), CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35)
S1028 (Similar To) 2021-06-02 - 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)
S1644 (Similar To) 2021-04-30 - Died in Education, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1159 (Ch. 2021-228)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1004	04		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1004	85		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1012	34		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1012	39		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1012	56		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1012	575		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1012	986		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1159
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1159/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1159/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1159/BillText/e1/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1159/BillText/er/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1159/Amendment/781587/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1159/Amendment/101599/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1159/Amendment/925196/HTML
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1159/Amendment/523776/HTML
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1159/Analyses/h1159.SEC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1159/Analyses/h1159a.SEC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1159/Analyses/h1159b.PEL.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1159/Analyses/h1159c.PEL.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1159/Analyses/h1159d.EEC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1159/Analyses/h1159e.EEC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1159/Analyses/h1159z.SEC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1159/Analyses/h1159z1.SEC.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1159/Vote/HouseVote_h01159c1254.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1159/Vote/SenateVote_h01159c1032.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1159/Vote/HouseVote_h01159c1424.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=59029&IsPCB=0&BillId=72276
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=59822&IsPCB=0&BillId=72276
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=60424&IsPCB=0&BillId=72276