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HB 6523 — Relief/Jane Doe/School Board of Miami-Dade County
Last action — Chapter No. 2019-188
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 04, 2019. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
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Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
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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 ENROLLED CS/HB 6523 2019 ALegislature bill2 to be entitled An act for the relief of Jane Doe by the School Board of Miami-Dade County;
hb6523-01-c1hb6523-02-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 CS/HB 6523 2019 Legislature WHEREAS, Jane Doe's former position at Miami Centennial Middle School, for which she was qualified, remained unfilled for the 2014-2015 school year, and the School Board of Miami- Dade County knew that Jane Doe was not certified or licensed to teach students with emotional and behavioral disorders or to teach the subjects of history, economics, or government, and WHEREAS, the School Board of Miami-Dade County is required to provide teachers who teach students with emotional and behavioral disorders with self-defense training and to ensure that they receive instruction in security and crisis management, but Jane Doe did not receive any such training or instruction, or any other training, before assuming her new position at South Dade Senior High School, and WHEREAS, South Dade Senior High School had at least 3,500 enrolled students, one of the largest student populations in the nation, during the time of Jane Doe's reassignment and during the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 school years the school had one of the highest rates in the Miami-Dade County Public Schools of student safety incidents reported to the Department of Education, and WHEREAS, during the 2012-2013 school year, at least 145 fights were reported at South Dade Senior High School, and it was among the top 10 schools in South Florida for reported assaults, batteries, fighting, vandalism, theft, burglaries, and tobacco use, and Page 2 of 6 CODING:
hb6523-01-c1hb6523-02-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 CS/HB 6523 2019 Legislature WHEREAS, during the 2013-2014 school year, 119 fights were reported at South Dade Senior High School, and it was among the worst in the district for violent and drug-related incidents, and WHEREAS, in June 2013, before enrolling as a student in South Dade Senior High School, Victor Nash was arrested by the Miami-Dade Police Department and charged with making written threats to kill or do bodily harm, a violation of s.
hb6523-01-c1hb6523-02-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 CS/HB 6523 2019 Legislature dangerous propensities, or that a court had recently deemed him mentally incompetent, and WHEREAS, on September 19, 2014, Jane Doe was instructed by a superior to stay on campus after regular school hours to call students' parents regarding their individual education plans, and WHEREAS, Mr.
hb6523-01-c1hb6523-02-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 CS/HB 6523 2019 Legislature WHEREAS, the attempted murder and the sexual battery of Jane Doe by Mr.
hb6523-01-c1hb6523-02-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 CS/HB 6523 2019 Legislature Section 1.
hb6523-01-c1hb6523-02-er
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- H 6523 c1 View text Current pdf
- Introduced H 6523 Filed pdf
Action History
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Chapter No. 2019-188
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Approved by Governor
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
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Ordered enrolled
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CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 2
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Read 3rd time
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Placed on 3rd reading
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Read 2nd time
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Substituted for CS/SB 38
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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Withdrawn from Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
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Received
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Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
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In Messages
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CS passed; YEAS 113 NAYS 1
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Read 3rd time
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Read 2nd time
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/17/19
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Placed on Calendar
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Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/03/19, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
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Now in Judiciary Committee
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CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time
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Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
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CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/25/19, 3:00 pm, Sumner Hall
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Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
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Introduced
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Filed
Sponsors
- Rodriguez · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Rodriguez
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (163)
163 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 163 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 23 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No Party Affiliation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 34 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 85% | 5% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Book | — | Not Voting |
| Bracy | — | Yea |
| Broxson | — | Yea |
| Cruz | — | Yea |
| Diaz | — | Yea |
| Farmer | — | Yea |
| Gainer | — | Nay |
| Hutson | — | Yea |
| Powell | — | Yea |
| Stewart | — | Yea |
| Taddeo | — | Yea |
| Thurston | — | Yea |
| Torres | — | Yea |
| Flores | — | Yea |
| Rader | — | Yea |
| Baxley | — | Yea |
| Gibson | — | Yea |
| Benacquisto | — | Yea |
| Simmons | — | Yea |
| Simpson | — | Yea |
| Stargel | — | Yea |
| Brandes | — | Yea |
| Braynon | — | Yea |
| Montford | — | Yea |
| Perry | — | Nay |
| Galvano | — | Yea |
| Bean | — | Not Voting |
| Lee | — | Not Voting |
| Berman, Lori | Democrat | Yea |
| Rouson, Darryl Ervin | Democrat | Yea |
| Pizzo, Jason W. B. | No Party Affiliation | Yea |
| Albritton, Ben | Republican | Yea |
| Bradley, Jennifer | Republican | Not Voting |
| Gruters, Joe | Republican | Yea |
| Harrell, Gayle | Republican | Yea |
| Hooper, Ed | Republican | Yea |
| Mayfield, Debbie | Republican | Yea |
| Passidomo, Kathleen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Wright, Tom A. | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 78 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 113 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 1% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (117)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ausley | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Byrd | — | Yea |
| Cummings | — | Yea |
| Diamond | — | Yea |
| Donalds | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| DuBose | — | Yea |
| Duran | — | Yea |
| Eagle | — | Yea |
| Fine | — | Yea |
| Fischer | — | Yea |
| Geller | — | Yea |
| Good | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Ingoglia | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Jacquet | — | Yea |
| Jenne | — | Yea |
| Killebrew | — | Yea |
| Magar | — | Yea |
| Mariano | — | Yea |
| McGhee | — | Yea |
| Mercado | — | Yea |
| Newton | — | Yea |
| Oliva | — | Yea |
| Payne | — | Yea |
| Pigman | — | Nay |
| Ponder | — | Yea |
| Pritchett | — | Yea |
| Renner | — | Yea |
| Rommel | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Silvers | — | Yea |
| Sprowls | — | Yea |
| Stevenson | — | Yea |
| Stone | — | Yea |
| Toledo | — | Yea |
| Tomkow | — | Yea |
| Willhite | — | Yea |
| Williamson | — | Yea |
| Aloupis | — | Yea |
| Altman | — | Yea |
| Grant, J. | — | Yea |
| Raschein | — | Yea |
| Grant, M. | — | Yea |
| Roach | — | Yea |
| Grieco | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Bell | — | Yea |
| Hage | — | Yea |
| Rodrigues, R. | — | Yea |
| Beltran | — | Yea |
| Hart | — | Yea |
| Hattersley | — | Yea |
| Sabatini | — | Yea |
| Bush | — | Yea |
| Caruso | — | Yea |
| Casello | — | Yea |
| Clemons | — | Yea |
| Cortes | — | Yea |
| Latvala | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Valdes | — | Yea |
| Fernandez | — | Yea |
| Omphroy | — | Yea |
| Watson, B. | — | Yea |
| Fernandez-Barquin | — | Yea |
| Watson, C. | — | Yea |
| Fetterhoff | — | Yea |
| Webb | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Fitzenhagen | — | Yea |
| Goff-Marcil | — | Yea |
| Polo | — | Yea |
| Zika | — | Yea |
| Alexander | — | Not Voting |
| Slosberg | — | Not Voting |
| La Rosa | — | Yea |
| Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" | — | Yea |
| Antone, Bruce Hadley | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniels, Kimberly | Democrat | Yea |
| Davis, Tracie | Democrat | Yea |
| Driskell, Fentrice | Democrat | Yea |
| Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. | Democrat | Yea |
| Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory, Emily | Democrat | Yea |
| Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph, Dotie | Democrat | Yea |
| Polsky, Tina Scott | Democrat | Yea |
| Smith, Carlos Guillermo | Democrat | Yea |
| Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" | Republican | Yea |
| Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" | Republican | Yea |
| Buchanan, James | Republican | Yea |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| DiCeglie, Nick | Republican | Yea |
| Duggan, Wyman | Republican | Yea |
| Grall, Erin | Republican | Yea |
| Johnson, Chad | Republican | Yea |
| LaMarca, Chip | Republican | Yea |
| Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" | Republican | Yea |
| Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| McClain, Stan | Republican | Yea |
| McClure, Lawrence | Republican | Yea |
| Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" | Republican | Yea |
| Perez, Daniel | Republican | Yea |
| Plakon, Rachel Saunders | Republican | Yea |
| Plasencia, Susan | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Sirois, Tyler I. | Republican | Yea |
| Smith, David | Republican | Yea |
| Stark, Paula A. | Republican | Yea |
| Trumbull, Jay | Republican | Not Voting |
| Vacant | Republican | Yea |
| Yarborough, Clay | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 0% | 0% | 12% |
How each member voted (17)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Diamond | — | Yea |
| Geller | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Killebrew | — | Yea |
| Mercado | — | Yea |
| Rommel | — | Yea |
| Alexander | — | Yea |
| Beltran | — | Yea |
| Fernandez-Barquin | — | Yea |
| Fitzenhagen | — | Yea |
| Grant, J. | — | Yea |
| Driskell, Fentrice | Democrat | Yea |
| Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory, Emily | Democrat | Yea |
| Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" | Republican | Not Voting |
| LaMarca, Chip | Republican | Not Voting |
| Sirois, Tyler I. | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 0% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Diamond | — | Yea |
| Mercado | — | Yea |
| Payne | — | Yea |
| Rommel | — | Yea |
| Stone | — | Yea |
| Toledo | — | Yea |
| Bell | — | Yea |
| Beltran | — | Yea |
| Hattersley | — | Yea |
| Omphroy | — | Not Voting |
| Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" | — | Yea |
| Antone, Bruce Hadley | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory, Emily | Democrat | Yea |
| DiCeglie, Nick | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
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