CS/HB 1159: Education

GENERAL BILL by Education and Employment Committee, Busatta; (CO-INTRODUCERS) McClain

Education; 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.

Current Bill Version Posted: 4/30/2021 09:11 AM

• Related Bills (8)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 934 (c2) by Wright Education Last Action: 4/26/2021 S 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) -SJ 688	Similar
  H 793 by Bell Measurement of Student Performance Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died on Second Reading Calendar	Compare
  H 1025 (c1) by Early Learning and Elementary Education Subcommittee Student Retention Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35)	Compare
  H 7011 (er) by Education and Employment Committee Student Literacy Last Action: 5/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-9; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 419 (Ch. 2021-10), CS/HB 1159 (Ch. 2021-228)	Compare
  S 200 (c2) by Berman Student Retention Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1159 (Ch. 2021-228), CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35)	Compare
  S 1028 (er) by Hutson Education 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)	Compare
  S 1644 by Jones Measurement of Student Performance Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Education, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1159 (Ch. 2021-228)	Compare
  S 1898 by Rodriguez Student Literacy Last Action: 4/26/2021 S 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) -SJ 711	Compare

• Citations - Statute (7)

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  1004.04	Public accountability and state approval for teacher preparation programs.	Page 6 (pdf)
  1004.85	Postsecondary educator preparation institutes.	Page 9 (pdf)
  1012.34	Personnel evaluation procedures and criteria.	Page 5 (pdf)
  1012.39	Employment of substitute teachers, teachers of adult education, nondegreed teachers of career education, and career specialists; students performing clinical field experience.	Page 13 (pdf)
  1012.56	Educator certification requirements.	Page 15 (pdf)
  1012.575	Alternative preparation programs for certified teachers to add additional coverage.	Page 19 (pdf)
  1012.986	William Cecil Golden Professional Development Program for School Leaders.	Page 19 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  2/19/2021	H	• Filed
  2/28/2021	H	• Referred to Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee • Referred to Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee • Referred to Education & Employment Committee • Now in Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
  3/2/2021	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3/19/2021	H	• Added to Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee agenda
  3/23/2021	H	• Favorable by Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee • Reported out of Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee • Now in Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee
  3/30/2021	H	• Added to Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee agenda
  4/1/2021	H	• Favorable by Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee • Reported out of Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee • Now in Education & Employment Committee
  4/13/2021	H	• Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
  4/15/2021	H	• 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 1)
  4/16/2021	H	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  4/18/2021	H	• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/21/2021)
  4/21/2021	H	• Read 2nd time • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar
  4/22/2021	H	• Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
  4/22/2021	S	• In Messages
  4/22/2021	H	• Message sent to senate
  4/22/2021	S	• Referred to Appropriations -SJ 651 • Received -SJ 651
  4/26/2021	S	• Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 688 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 934 -SJ 688 • Read 2nd time -SJ 688 • Amendment(s) adopted (523776, 925196) -SJ 688 • Read 3rd time -SJ 689 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 689
  4/26/2021	H	• In Messages
  4/29/2021	H	• Added to Senate Message List • Amendment 925196 Concur • Amendment 523776 Concur • CS passed as amended; YEAS 114, NAYS 0 • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled • Message sent to senate
  6/28/2021		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  6/29/2021		• Approved by Governor
  7/6/2021		• Chapter No. 2021-228; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7011 (Ch. 2021-9), CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35)