Education
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Mar 5, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Feb 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/15/24, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Education; YEAS 6 NAYS 2
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Education, 02/08/24, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee on Education
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K -12, 01/30/24, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 4, 2024
Committee
Referred to Education Pre-K -12; Appropriations Committee on Education; Fiscal Policy
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Danny Burgess
RRepublican
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