Legsilative/Advocacy Update

CEES Bill Tracking List
February 7, 2011
HB 0033	Relating to Allocation and Expenditure of State Lottery Revenues			Clarke-Reed
	Allocation and Expenditure of State Lottery Revenues: Requires portion of Powerball net revenues to be allocated to voluntary prekindergarten education programs; provides for use of funds. Effective Date: October 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee
HB 0061	Relating to Code of Student Conduct			Rogers
	Code of Student Conduct: Requires each district school board code of student conduct to include explanation of student responsibilities with regard to appropriate student dress; requires each district school board to adopt dress code policy that prohibits student from wearing clothing that exposes underwear or body parts in specified manner; provides disciplinary actions for violation of dress code; requires adherence to code of student conduct for participation in extracurricular activities. Effective Date: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: K-20 Innovation Subcommittee
	Similar
	SB 0228	Relating to Code Of Student Conduct (Siplin)
HB 0067	Relating to Career and Education Planning			Bullard (D)
	Career and Education Planning: Revises general requirements for middle grades promotion to require that course in career & education planning explore National Career Clusters; deletes DOE requirement relating to course. Effective Date: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: K-20 Innovation Subcommittee
	Identical
	SB 0150	Relating to Career and Education Planning (Smith (C))
HB 0069	Relating to Student Assessment in the Public Schools			Bullard (D)
	Student Assessment in the Public Schools: Terminates administration of FCAT to students in grades 9 through 12; requires PSAT/NMSQT or ACT's EXPLORE & PLAN tests to replace grade 10 FCAT for purposes of measuring student's knowledge & skills; requires students to take PSAT/NMSQT in grade 10 or ACT's EXPLORE & PLAN tests in grades 9 & 10, respectively, & earn passing scores to qualify for standard high school diploma; requires State Board of Education to designate passing scores; requires use of student performance on tests for school grading purposes; provides for application beginning with students entering grade 9 in 2012-2013 school year. Effective Date: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: K-20 Innovation Subcommittee
	Compare
	HB 0071	Relating to Student Assessment in the Public Schools (Campbell)
	SB 0258	Relating to Student Assessment In Public Schools (Bullard (L))
HB 0071	Relating to Student Assessment in the Public Schools			Campbell
	Student Assessment in the Public Schools: Provides that FCAT shall be discontinued & shall not be administered to public school students; requires High School Competency Test (HSCT) to replace grade 10 FCAT; requires student to earn passing scores on HSCT to qualify for standard high school diploma; requires State Board of Education to designate passing scores; provides for implementation beginning with 2013-2014 school year. Effective Date: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: K-20 Competitiveness Subcommittee
	Compare
	HB 0069	Relating to Student Assessment in the Public Schools (Bullard (D))
	SB 0258	Relating to Student Assessment In Public Schools (Bullard (L))
HB 0075	Relating to Sexting			Abruzzo
	Sexting: Provides that minor commits offense of sexting if he or she knowingly uses computer or other device to transmit or distribute photograph or video of himself or herself which depicts nudity & is harmful to minors, or knowingly possesses such photograph or video that was transmitted or distributed to minor from another minor; provides that transmission or distribution of multiple photographs or videos is single offense if such photographs & videos were transmitted or distributed in same 24-hour period; provides that possession of multiple photographs or videos that were transmitted or distributed by minor is single offense if such photographs & videos were transmitted or distributed by minor in same 24-hour period; provides that act does not prohibit prosecution of minor for conduct relating to material that includes depiction of sexual conduct or sexual excitement or for stalking. Effective Date: October 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: Criminal Justice Subcommittee
SB 0092	Relating to Group Insurance for Public Employees			Gaetz (D)
	Group Insurance for Public Employees; Requires that school districts procure certain types of insurance through interlocal agreements. Requires that each school district in this state enter into a specified type of interlocal agreement and establish the School District Insurance Consortium. Requires the consortium to advertise for competitive bids for health, accident, or hospitalization insurance, as well as certain insurance plans, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: Education Pre-K - 12
SB 0108	Relating to Public K-12 Health Education			Ring
	Public K-12 Health Education; Deletes the requirement that schools teach abstinence from sexual activity outside of marriage as the expected standard for all school-age students as part of instruction in human sexuality. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: Education Pre-K - 12
HB 0109	Relating to Public School Buses			Nelson
	Public School Buses: Provides for district school board policies that authorize commercial advertisements on school buses; provides policy requirements relating to reimbursement to school district, prohibited advertisements, & signage & equipment standards; requires school bus to be withdrawn from use under certain circumstances; provides indemnification from liability; provides for remittance & allocation of revenue. Effective Date: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: K-20 Innovation Subcommittee
HB 0133	Relating to Children of Incarcerated Parents			Reed
	Children of Incarcerated Parents: Provides legislative findings & purpose; provides guiding principles to be used by state agency personnel when dealing with children of incarcerated parents; provides for applicability. Effective Date: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: Government Operations Subcommittee
	Similar
	SB 0388	Relating to Children of Incarcerated Parents (Joyner)
SB 0150	Relating to Career and Education Planning			Smith (C)
	Career and Education Planning; Revises the general requirements for middle grades promotion to require that a course in career and education planning explore the National Career Clusters. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: Education Pre-K - 12
	Identical
	HB 0067	Relating to Career and Education Planning (Bullard (D))
SB 0154	Relating to Juvenile Justice Education Programs			Bullard (L)
	Juvenile Justice Education Programs; Requires that the Department of Education submit to the Legislature an annual report that includes student learning gains and student progression in juvenile justice education programs and details the methodology that the department uses to ensure that the student performance data is complete and reliable. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: Education Pre-K - 12
HB 0213	Relating to Bullying of School Children			Bullard (D)
	Bullying of School Children: Revises provisions relating to prohibited bullying or harassment with respect to computer-related incidents; redefines term "bullying" to include emotional hurt; revises components of school district policy on bullying & harassment; requires investigation of complaint of computer-related incident. Effective Date: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: K-20 Innovation Subcommittee
	Identical
	SB 0448	Relating to Bullying of School Children (Bogdanoff)
SB 0228	Relating to Code Of Student Conduct			Siplin
	Code of Student Conduct; Requires the district school board to include in the code of student conduct adopted by the board an explanation of the responsibilities of each student with regard to appropriate dress and respect for self and others and the role that appropriate dress and respect for self and others has on an orderly learning environment, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: Education Pre-K - 12
	Similar
	HB 0061	Relating to Code of Student Conduct (Rogers )
HB 0245	Relating to Florida Kidcare Program			Logan
	Florida Kidcare Program: Requires that application form for school breakfast & lunch programs also allow application for Kidcare program or provide information about applying for program; requires Florida Health Kids Corporation to include use of school breakfast & lunch application form in corporation's plan for publicizing program. Effective Date: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee
	Identical
	SB 0406	Relating to Florida Kidcare Program (Sobel)
HB 0255	Relating to Parental Involvement and Accountability in the Public Schools			Stargel
	Parental Involvement and Accountability in the Public Schools: Specifies purpose to provide information & tools to parents of preK-12 students & to set standards for parental accountability; specifies causes for student underachievement; provides principles on which parental involvement is based & strategies to improve student achievement; requires shared information between teachers, schools, & parents; requires preK-3 teachers to assign parental involvement grade on student report cards; requires appeals process. Effective Date: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: K-20 Competitiveness Subcommittee
SB 0258	Relating to Student Assessment In Public Schools			Bullard (L)
	Student Assessment in Public Schools; Terminates the administration of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) to students in grades 9 through 12. Requires that the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) replace the grade 10 FCAT for purposes of measuring a student's knowledge and skills. Requires that students earn passing scores on the PSAT/NMSQT to qualify for a standard high school diploma. . Provides for application beginning with students entering grade 9 in the 2012-2012 school year, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: Education Pre-K - 12
	Compare
	HB 0069	Relating to Student Assessment in the Public Schools (Bullard (D))
	HB 0071	Relating to Student Assessment in the Public Schools (Campbell)
HB 0289	Relating to Public School Student Participation in Fine Arts Courses			McBurney
	Public School Student Participation in Fine Arts Courses: Revises basis for designation of school grades to include participation rates of students in K-12 who are enrolled in fine arts courses. Effective Date: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: K-20 Competitiveness Subcommittee
HB 0309	Relating to Education			Van Zant
	Education: Authorizes district school boards to adopt resolutions that allow prayers of invocation or benediction at secondary school events. Effective Date: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: K-20 Competitiveness Subcommittee
	Similar
	SB 0700	Relating to Education (Siplin)
HB 0341	Relating to Public School Education			Stafford
	Public School Education: Requires FCAT in reading for grade 3 students to be administered as diagnostic tool; provides that performance on grade 3 FCAT Reading must not be sole determining factor for retention of grade 3 students. Effective Date: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
	Similar
	SB 0642	Relating to Public School Education (Bullard (L))
HB 0349	Relating to Physical Education in Public Schools			Kiar
	Physical Education in Public Schools: Revise requirements for waiver of student participation in physical education; authorizes waiver through submission of doctor's note specifying health reasons for nonparticipation. Effective Date: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
	Identical
	SB 0424	Relating to Physical Education In Public Schools (Sobel)
HB 0417	Relating to Public School Educational Instruction			Bileca
	Public School Educational Instruction: Requires district school boards to designate one month of school year to celebrate Founding Fathers of United States of America & principles inherent in country's founding documents; specifies focus of instruction during designated month; provides that instruction may be integrated into existing school curriculum. Effective Date: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
	Identical
	SB 0788	Relating to Public School Educational Instruction (Diaz de la Portilla)
HB 0419	Relating to Required Instruction in the Public Schools			Bileca
	Required Instruction in the Public Schools: Revises curriculum of character-development program required in kindergarten through grade 12. Effective Date: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
SB 0424	Relating to Physical Education In Public Schools			Sobel
	Physical Education In Public Schools; Revises the requirements for waiver of student participation in physical education. Authorizes a waiver through submission of a doctor's note specifying health reasons for nonparticipation. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: Education Pre-K - 12
	Identical
	HB 0349	Relating to Physical Education in Public Schools (Kiar)
HB 0429	Relating to Health Education			Jones (M)
	Health Education: Provides for mandatory one-half credit in health education, independent of physical education credit requirement, for high school students; provides waiver for students who request to take & successfully complete health education assessment developed by DOE; reduces number of credits in elective courses. Effective Date: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
SB 0448	Relating to Bullying of School Children			Bogdanoff
	Bullying of School Children; Prohibits bullying or harassment of a student or school employee by use of any computer, computer system, or computer network that is physically located on school property, regardless of ownership. Requires that each school district include in its districtwide policy instruction to students, parents, teachers, school administrators, counseling staff, and school volunteers on how to recognize behaviors that lead to bullying and harassment and how to take appropriate preventative action based on each of those individual's observations, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: Education Pre-K - 12
	Identical
	HB 0213	Relating to Bullying of School Children (Bullard (D))
SB 0508	Relating to Tax on Sales, Use, and Other Transactions			Bogdanoff
	Tax on Sales, Use, and Other Transactions; Establishes an annual 3-day sales tax holiday within which sales taxes are not collected on certain clothing, computers, and school supplies. Provides for the adoption of rules. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: Education Pre-K - 12
HB 0517	Relating to Firearms			Dorworth
	Firearms: Provides that person in compliance with terms of concealed carry license may carry openly notwithstanding specified provisions; allows Division of Licensing of DACS to take fingerprints from concealed carry license applicants; limits prohibition on concealed carry licensees carrying concealed weapon or firearm into elementary or secondary school facilities to public elementary or secondary school facilities or administration buildings; deletes provisions relating to prohibitions on concealed carry into career centers & college or university facilities; provides that concealed carry licensees shall not be prohibited from carrying or storing firearm in vehicle for lawful purposes; provides that provision limiting scope of license to carry concealed weapon or firearm does not modify certain exceptions to prohibited acts with respect to person's right to keep & bear arms in motor vehicles; repeals provisions relating to purchase of rifles & shotguns in contiguous states; provides that specified provisions do not apply to certain firearms transactions by resident of this state that take place in another state; provides applicable law; provides that specified background check would be necessary for such transactions. Effective Date: upon becoming a law
	Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
	Compare
	HB 4069	Relating to Firearms Purchases (Diaz)
	Similar
	SB 0234	Relating to Firearms (Evers)
HB 0519	Relating to Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program			Jenne
	Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program: Provides that prekindergarten instructors in school-year prekindergarten programs delivered by private providers & public schools must meet new professional credentialing requirements beginning July 1, 2014; deletes provisions relating to alternate educational credentials; repeals aspirational goals for professional credentials of prekindergarten instructors. Effective Date: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
	Identical
	SB 0564	Relating to Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program (Rich)
SB 0564	Relating to Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program			Rich
	Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program; Provides that prekindergarten instructors in school-year prekindergarten programs delivered by private providers and public schools must meet new professional credentialing requirements beginning July 1, 2014. Deletes provisions relating to alternate educational credentials, to conform. Repeals provisions relating to aspirational goals for the professional credentials of prekindergarten instructors, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
	Identical
	HB 0519	Relating to Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program (Jenne)
HB 0565	Relating to Public School Funding			Weinstein
	Public School Funding: Requires OPPAGA to conduct study to determine minimum per-student funding to meet constitutional requirements; requires report to Legislature. Effective Date: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
SB 0578	Relating to Disability Awareness			Ring
	Disability Awareness; Requires district school boards to provide disability history and awareness instruction in all K-12 public schools during the first week in October. Requires certified individuals in disability awareness or teachers who specialize in exceptional student education to provide such instruction. Requires the Governor's Commission on Disabilities to initiate a study on training in disability awareness to be conducted by a private nonprofit entity. Requires the commission to promote such training in all public entities in the state. Requires the commission to adopt rules, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: upon becoming a law
	Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
SB 0588	Relating to Student Safety			Flores
	Student Safety; Requires district school board policies that specify emergency procedures to identity the agency that is responsible for notifying the school district of an occurrence that threatens the safety of students. Requires the agency to notify private schools in the school district. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
	Identical
	HB 0481	Relating to Student Safety (Kiar)
SB 0590	Relating to Public Employment Practices			Wise
	Public Employment Practices; Prohibits a public employer from inquiring into or considering the criminal history record of an applicant for public employment until the applicant has been selected for an interview by the public employer. Provides that the restriction does not prohibit a public employer from notifying an applicant that a law or the employer’s policy may disqualify the applicant from employment in a particular position with the public employer, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
	Similar
	HB 0463	Relating to Public Employment (Jones (M))
SB 0642	Relating to Public School Education			Bullard (L)
	Public School Education; Requires the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) in reading for grade 3 students to be administered as a diagnostic tool. Provides that performance on grade 3 FCAT Reading must not be the sole determining factor for retention of grade 3 students. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
	Identical
	HB 0341	Relating to Public School Education (Stafford)
SB 0700	Relating to Education			Siplin
	Education; Authorizes district school boards to adopt resolutions that allow prayers of invocation or benediction at secondary school events. Provides legislative intent. Provides for severability. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
	Similar
	HB 0309	Relating to Education (Van Zant)
SB 0724	Relating to Cellular Telephone Use			Bullard (L)
	Cellular Telephone Use; Prohibits the use of a cellular telephone while operating a motor vehicle in a school zone. Provides an enhanced penalty. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
	Compare
	SB 0644	Relating to Use of Cellular Telephones (Rich)
SB 0730	Relating to Youth and Student Athletes			Flores
	Youth and Student Athletes; Requires independent sanctioning authorities to adopt policies to inform youth athletes and their parents of the nature and risk of certain head injuries. Requires that a signed consent form be obtained before the youth participates in athletic practices or competitions. Requires that a youth athlete be immediately removed from an athletic activity following a suspected head injury. Requires the Florida High School Athletic Association to adopt policies to inform student athletes and their parents of the nature and risk of certain head injuries, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
	Compare
	HB 0301	Relating to Young Athletes (Renuart)
SB 0736	Relating to Education Personnel			Wise
	Education Personnel; Cites this act as the "Race to the Top for Student Success Act." Revises provisions related to the evaluation of instructional personnel and school administrators. Requires that the Department of Education approve school district evaluation systems. Requires the Department of Education to collect evaluation information from school districts and to report such information to the Governor and Legislature. Provides requirements for the evaluation systems, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: upon becoming a law, except as otherwise provided
	Current Committee of Reference: Education Pre-K - 12
SB 0758	Relating to Driver Improvement Schools And Education Programs For Driver's License Applicants			Sobel
	Driver Improvement Schools and Education Programs ; Requires the curricula of driver improvement schools and education programs for driver's license applicants to include instruction on the risks associated with using a handheld electronic communication device while operating a motor vehicle. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
SB 0776	Relating to Public School Class Size Maximums			Diaz de la Portilla
	Public School Class Size Maximums; Deletes provisions which impose financial penalties, and provide calculations therefor, on school districts that do not meet maximum class size requirements. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
SB 0788	Relating to Public School Educational Instruction			Diaz de la Portilla
	Public School Educational Instruction; Requires district school boards to designate one month of the school year to celebrate the Founding Fathers of the United States of America and the principles inherent in the country's founding documents. Specifies the focus of instruction during the designated month. Provides that instruction may be integrated into the existing school curriculum. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011
	Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
	Identical
	HB 0417	Relating to Public School Educational Instruction (Bileca)