FL S1708 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on May 5 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-05-05 - Died in Education
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on May 5 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-05-05 - Died in Education
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Providing that compulsory school attendance laws apply to children ages 6 to 18 years; requiring parental notice of forfeiture of benefits received from a state financial assistance program upon a request for termination of school enrollment; requiring students to attend school until the age of 18 years; removing discretionary authority of a district school board to allow a student to take a high school equivalency examination after reaching a specified age, etc.
Title
School Attendance
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-05 | Senate | Died in Education |
| 2017-05-05 | Senate | Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration |
| 2017-03-15 | Senate | Introduced |
| 2017-03-14 | Senate | Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Appropriations |
| 2017-03-03 | Senate | Filed |
Same As/Similar To
H499 (Same As) 2017-05-05 - Died in PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1002 | 20 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 1003 | 21 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 1003 | 435 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 1003 | 51 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
Florida State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/1708 |
| Text | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/1708/BillText/Filed/HTML |
