Florida 2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 536 — Charter Schools

Last action — Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Charter Schools; Establishing the High-Performing Charter School Council; providing the process for approving or denying a charter school application submitted to the council; authorizing charter school sponsors and applicants to provide input to the state board regarding the council’s recommendation; providing grounds on which the council may recommend denial of, or the state board may deny, an application submitted by a high-performing charter school or a high-performing charter school system, etc.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

147 added · 143 removed

147 line(s) added, 143 removed.

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Florida Senate - 2020 SB 536 By Senator Diaz 36-00680-20 2020536__ A bill to be entitled An act relating to charter schools;
Florida Senate - 2020 CS for SB 536 By the Committee on Education;
and Senator Diaz 581-02225-20 2020536c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to charter schools;
c. A sponsor may provide input to the council within 15 days after receiving a copy of the final application submitted to the council.
c. A sponsor shall provide input to the council within 15 days after receiving a copy of the final application submitted to the council.
The council shall consider such input in reviewing the application.
The sponsor shall articulate in writing the specific reasons, based upon good cause shown, for its recommendation for denial or approval of the application and shall provide supporting documentation to the applicant.
The input provided by the sponsor must be included in the application that is provided to the state board.
263 Material noncompliance is a failure to follow requirements or a violation of prohibitions applicable to charter school applications, which failure is quantitatively or qualitatively significant either individually or when aggregated with other noncompliance.
267 Material noncompliance is a failure to follow requirements or a violation of prohibitions applicable to charter school applications, which failure is quantitatively or qualitatively significant either individually or when aggregated with other noncompliance.
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Action History

  1. Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. CS by Education read 1st time

  4. Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education

  5. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  6. Introduced

  7. CS by Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

  8. On Committee agenda-- Education, 01/13/20, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

  9. Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations

  10. Filed

Sponsors

  • Diaz · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Diaz

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Favorable with Committee Substitute

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Democrat 1000
Total 8000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (8)
Member Party Vote
Baxley — Yea
Cruz — Yea
Perry — Yea
Simmons — Yea
Stargel — Yea
Montford — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 536 do?
Charter Schools; Establishing the High-Performing Charter School Council; providing the process for approving or denying a charter school application submitted to the council; authorizing charter school sponsors and applicants to provide input to the state board regarding the council’s recommendation; providing grounds on which the council may recommend denial of, or the state board may deny, an application submitted by a high-performing charter school or a high-performing charter school system, etc.
Who sponsors SB 536?
SB 536 is sponsored by Diaz.
What is the current status of SB 536?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 536?
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