Day 2 of the 2020 Legislative Session
Today will be another busy day at the Capitol as Session is in full swing. Below you will find the full House and Senate daily calendar, as well as some bills of interest. Check back for bill action updates and votes.
Senate Rules at 8:30 a.m.
- SB 356 – Keep Out Graduates Working Act (Hutson) Final committee stop
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Favorable 16-0 in Rules
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House Healthy Quality at 9:30 a.m.
- HB 6031 Florida Kidcare (Pigman)
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Favorable 13-0, now in Health Care Appropriations
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Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee at 9:30 a.m.
- HB 7 Legal Notices (Fine)
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Favorable 7-5
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- HB 637 Impact Fees (DiCeglie)
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Favorable with CS, 13-1
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House Healthcare Appropriations at 1:00 p.m.
- HB 81 Medicard School-based Services (Andrade) Favorable
- Medicaid School-based Services: Revises provisions relating to reimbursement of school-based services by AHCA to certain school districts & private & charter schools; specifies that U.S. Department of Health & Human Services is authorized to waive certain school-based provider qualifications. Effective Date: July 1, 2020
- HB 575 Applied Behavior Analysis Services (Plasencia) Favorable
- Applied Behavior Analysis Services: Provides exemption from licensure requirements for individuals who are employed or under contract with entities providing applied behavior analysis services; redefines term “private instructional personnel” to include behavior analysts & paraprofessionals providing applied behavior analysis services. Effective Date: July 1, 2020
House Pre-K12 Innovation Committee at 3:30 p.m.
- HB 523 Master-based Education (DiCeglie) Favorable
- The bill:
Renames the Competency-Based Education Pilot Program as the Mastery-Based Education Program.
Allows developmental research schools and any public school district in the state to submit an
application to the DOE to participate in the program.
Authorizes participating lab schools and school districts to approve and use an alternative interpretation
of letter grades to measure student success in grades 6 through 12; however, school districts must
continue to use a 4-point scale for calculating a student’s grade-point average.
Provides that students who earn high school credit through a mastery-based education program have fair and equitable access to postsecondary education.
- The bill:
- HB 953 Charter Schools (McClain) Favorable
- Authorizes state universities & Florida College System institutions to sponsor charter schools; revises reporting & accountability requirements; provides for funding; authorizes career & professional academy to be offered by charter school. Effective Date: July 1, 2020
- HB 957 Designation of School Grades (Shoaf) Favorable
- The bill specifies that a high school student may be included in the college and career acceleration component
of the school grades calculation if he or she earns 300 or more clock hours through career dual enrollment
courses identified by the State Board of Education.
- The bill specifies that a high school student may be included in the college and career acceleration component
