Florida House Bill 697 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-05-07 - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requires district school boards to provide disability history & awareness instruction in public schools during first week in October; requires individuals certified in disability awareness or exceptional student education teachers to provide instruction; requires Governor's Commission on Disabilities to initiate study on training in disability awareness; requires commission to oversee statewide program for providers of training in disability awareness; requires commission to promote training in disability awareness in all public entities in state.

Disability Awareness

Sen. Janet Cruz [D]	Rep. Martin Kiar [D]	Rep. Rick Kriseman [D]	Rep. Ari Porth [D]
Rep. Betty Reed [D]	Rep. Alan Williams [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-05-07		Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2011-03-08		Introduced -HJ 60
2011-02-22		Referred to K-20 Competitiveness Subcommittee; Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee; PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 61
2011-02-09		Filed

S0578 () 2011-05-07 - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S1262 () 2011-05-07 - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1003	4205		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/697
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/0697/BillText/Filed/HTML