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SB 996
  • Introduced
    Dec 19, 2023
  • Passed Senate
  • Passed House
  • Signed into Law
SB 996
Florida Senate Bill
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Education; Providing that an annual application for exemption on property used to house a charter school is not required; prohibiting members of the board of trustees of a Florida College System institution or a state university, respectively, from doing business with or having any business affiliation with any institution under their purview during their membership; authorizing private schools to use or purchase specified facilities; establishing the Purple Star School District Program; providing requirements for such program; requiring school districts and charter schools to provide certain students with an opportunity to take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery and consult with a military recruiter; prohibiting a public postsecondary institution from implicitly or explicitly prohibiting specified students from being employed, etc.
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Senate • Mar 05, 2024: Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1285
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S 996 c3
Companion Bills
FL2024HB 1285
Education; Revises provisions relating to K-12 education, postsecondary education, & Education Practices Commission; establishes Purple Star School District Program; creates AA specialized transfer degrees; requires SBE to adopt rules for issuance of classical education teaching certificate.
FL2024HB 1151
Stanley G. Tate Florida Prepaid College Program; Revises definition of term "tuition differential"; beginning in specified academic year, revising which advanced contracts certain provisions apply to; revises certain purchase date requirements for advance placement contracts for specified purposes within program.
FL2024HB 7025
Education; Revises provisions relating to SBE, FCS, Academically Challenging Curriculum to Enhance Learning options, single-gender programs, charter technical career centers & public technical centers, virtual education options, school readiness program providers, VPK, & ELCs, Competency-Based Education Pilot Program, Art in Capitol Competition, DJJ education programs, automotive service technolog...
FL2024HB 7039
Education; Revises requirements relating to district school board duties & responsibilities, requirements for student management of specified health conditions, prekindergarten instructors postsecondary educator preparation in field experiences, Florida Institute for Charter School Innovation, critical teacher shortages, collective bargaining, Teacher Apprenticeship Program, Dale Hickam Excellent ...
FL2024SB 634
Residency Status for Tuition Purposes; Providing an additional method for a student to prove residency for tuition purposes, etc.
FL2024SB 1444
Education; Deleting a requirement that the State Board of Education establish the cost of certain tuition and fees; deleting a requirement that a performance contract be completed if a student participates in an Academically Challenging Curriculum to Enhance Learning option; requiring the Department of Education to review school readiness program plans every 3 years, rather than every 2 years; aut...
FL2024SB 7002
Deregulation of Public Schools; Requiring a district school board to advertise its intent to adopt a tentative budget on a publicly available website if the district school board does not advertise such intent in a newspaper of general circulation; revising the general powers of district school superintendents to include establishing a process for the review and approval of certain policies and pr...
FL2024SB 7004
Education; Deleting a requirement that the State Board of Education establish the cost of certain tuition and fees; repealing a provision relating to single-gender programs; deleting a requirement that school districts provide certain virtual instruction options to students; deleting a requirement regarding assessment procedures for Department of Juvenile Justice education programs; providing requ...

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Votes
Jan 30, 2024, Senate
Senate Education Pre-K -12 - Favorable with Committee Substitute
YES: 11
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 11

NO: 0

    OTHER: 0
    Sources
    Feb 08, 2024, Senate
    Senate Appropriations Committee on Education - Favorable with Committee Substitute
    YES: 6
    NO: 2
    OTHER: 0
    YES: 6

    NO: 2

    OTHER: 0
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    Feb 15, 2024, Senate
    Senate Fiscal Policy - Favorable with Committee Substitute
    YES: 11
    NO: 5
    OTHER: 4
    YES: 11

    NO: 5

    NOT VOTING: 4

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    Actions
    • Mar 05, 2024 | Senate
      • Read 2nd time
      • Substituted CS/CS/HB 1285
      • Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1285
    • Mar 01, 2024 | Senate
      • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/24
    • Feb 21, 2024 | Senate
      • Retained on Calendar
    • Feb 20, 2024 | Senate
      • CS/CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
    • Feb 16, 2024 | Senate
      • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
      • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
      • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/21/24
    • Feb 15, 2024 | Senate
      • CS/CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 5
    • Feb 13, 2024 | Senate
      • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Education read 1st time
    • Feb 12, 2024 | Senate
      • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
      • Now in Fiscal Policy
      • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/15/24, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    • Feb 08, 2024 | Senate
      • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Education; YEAS 6 NAYS 2
    • Feb 05, 2024 | Senate
      • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Education, 02/08/24, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    • Feb 01, 2024 | Senate
      • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
      • Now in Appropriations Committee on Education
      • CS by Education Pre-K -12 read 1st time
    • Jan 30, 2024 | Senate
      • CS by Education Pre-K -12; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
    • Jan 25, 2024 | Senate
      • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K -12, 01/30/24, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    • Jan 09, 2024 | Senate
      • Introduced
    • Jan 04, 2024 | Senate
      • Referred to Education Pre-K -12; Appropriations Committee on Education; Fiscal Policy
    • Dec 19, 2023 | Senate
      • Filed
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