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SB 918 Florida Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Civic Education

Summary
Civic Education; Requiring the Commissioner of Education to develop minimum criteria for a nonpartisan civic literacy practicum for high school students, beginning with a specified school year; authorizing students to apply the hours they devote to practicum activities to certain community service requirements; requiring the State Board of Education to designate certain high schools as Freedom Schools, based on criteria the board establishes relating to students’ civic learning and civic engagement, etc.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2020 Last action Mar 14, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2020

How they voted

20–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 21
Mar 9, 2020
D Democratic12
11 Yea 1
91% Yea
R Republican9
9 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Mar 9, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/27/20, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 13, 2020
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 02/13/20, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 21, 2020
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
upper
Jan 21, 2020
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 16, 2020
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Education, 01/21/20, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Dec 13, 2019
Committee
Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.