Florida 2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 577 — High School Graduation Requirements

Last action — Chapter No. 2018-154

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced November 08, 2017. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 577 2018 A bill to be entitled An act relating to high school graduation requirements;
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 577 2018 Legislature 2 An act relating to high school graduation requirements;
hb0577-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 577 2018 requirements set forth in s.
hb0577-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 577 2018 Legislature requirements set forth in s.
hb0577-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 577 2018 credit may be used pursuant to this subparagraph.
hb0577-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 577 2018 Legislature credit may be used pursuant to this subparagraph.
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The bill allows students to use credits from registered apprenticeship or preapprenticeship programs to satisfy high school graduation requirements.

  • 1003.4282

    A student who earns credit upon completion of an apprenticeship or preapprenticeship program registered with the Department of Education under chapter 446 may use such credit to satisfy the high school graduation credit requirements in paragraph (3)(e) or paragraph (3)(g).

    Students can now apply credits from registered apprenticeship or preapprenticeship programs toward their high school graduation requirements.

  • 1003.4282

    The state board shall approve and identify in the Course Code Directory the apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs from which earned credit may be used pursuant to this subparagraph.

    The state board is tasked with identifying approved apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs for credit recognition.

Action History

  1. Chapter No. 2018-154

  2. Approved by Governor

  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

  4. Ordered enrolled

  5. Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0

  6. Read 3rd time

  7. Placed on 3rd reading

  8. Read 2nd time

  9. Substituted for SB 856

  10. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  11. Withdrawn from Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Appropriations

  12. Received

  13. Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Appropriations

  14. In Messages

  15. Passed; YEAS 112 NAYS 0

  16. Read 3rd time

  17. Read 2nd time

  18. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/14/18

  19. Placed on Calendar

  20. Favorable by- Education Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0

  21. On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 01/18/18, 9:00 am, Reed Hall

  22. Now in Education Committee

  23. Favorable by PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0

  24. Introduced

  25. On Committee agenda-- PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee, 01/10/18, 1:00 pm, Reed Hall

  26. Referred to PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee; Education Committee

  27. Filed

Sponsors

  • Silvers · Primary
  • Duran · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

  • Silvers
  • Duran

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (162)

162 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 29001
Republican 5000
Democrat 3000
Total 37001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Baxley — Yea
Simmons — Yea
Bean — Yea
Gibson — Yea
Simpson — Yea
Benacquisto — Yea
Grimsley — Yea
Stargel — Yea
Hukill — Yea
Steube — Yea
Lee — Yea
Brandes — Yea
Braynon — Yea
Montford — Yea
Perry — Yea
Flores — Yea
Rader — Yea
Galvano — Yea
President Negron — Not Voting
Book — Yea
Bracy — Yea
Broxson — Yea
Farmer — Yea
Gainer — Yea
Hutson — Yea
Powell — Yea
Stewart — Yea
Taddeo — Yea
Thurston — Yea
Torres — Yea
Campbell, Daryl Democrat Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Yea
Young, RaShon Democrat Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea

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Passage, Third Reading

Passed 112 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 87005
Republican 20000
Democrat 5000
Total 112005
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (117)
Member Party Vote
Gonzalez — Yea
Alexander — Yea
Altman — Yea
Grant, J. — Yea
Grant, M. — Yea
Ahern — Yea
Asencio — Yea
Raschein — Yea
Caldwell — Yea
Watson, C. — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fitzenhagen — Yea
Abruzzo — Not Voting
Slosberg — Yea
Clemons — Yea
Smith — Yea
Latvala — Yea
Cortes, B. — Yea
Lee — Yea
Cortes, J. — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Diaz, M. — Yea
Moraitis — Yea
Watson, B. — Yea
Ausley — Yea
Beshears — Yea
Bileca — Yea
Brown — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Corcoran — Yea
Cruz — Yea
Cummings — Yea
Diamond — Yea
Donalds — Yea
Drake — Yea
DuBose — Not Voting
Duran — Yea
Eagle — Yea
Edwards-Walpole — Yea
Fant — Yea
Fine — Yea
Fischer — Yea
Geller — Yea
Good — Yea
Goodson — Yea
Hager — Yea
Hardemon — Yea
Harrison — Yea
Henry — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Ingram — Yea
Jacobs — Not Voting
Jacquet — Yea
Jenne — Yea
Killebrew — Yea
Magar — Yea
Mariano — Yea
McGhee — Yea
Mercado — Yea
Metz — Yea
Moskowitz — Not Voting
Newton — Yea
Oliva — Yea
Olszewski — Yea
Peters — Yea
Payne — Yea
Pigman — Yea
Ponder — Yea
Porter — Not Voting
Pritchett — Yea
Raburn — Yea
Renner — Yea
Richardson — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Rodrigues — Yea
Russell — Yea
Roth — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Shaw — Yea
Silvers — Yea
Spano — Yea
Sprowls — Yea
Stafford — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Stone — Yea
Toledo — Yea
Trujillo — Yea
White — Yea
Willhite — Yea
Williamson — Yea
La Rosa — Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Albritton, Ben Republican Yea
Boyd, Jim Republican Yea
Brodeur, Jason Republican Yea
Burgess, Danny Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Harrell, Gayle Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
Miller, Monique Republican Yea
Perez, Daniel Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Favorable (Education Committee)

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 3000
Unaffiliated 13002
Republican 1000
Total 17002
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Latvala — Yea
Lee — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Ahern — Yea
Asencio — Yea
Bileca — Yea
Donalds — Yea
Fant — Not Voting
Fischer — Yea
Mariano — Not Voting
Ponder — Yea
Porter — Yea
Raburn — Yea
Russell — Yea
Stone — Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea

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Favorable (PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee)

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 3000
Republican 5000
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Brown — Yea
Donalds — Yea
Olszewski — Yea
Raburn — Yea
Roth — Yea
Willhite — Yea
La Rosa — Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
Harrell, Gayle Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea

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HB 577 is sponsored by Silvers and Duran.
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