HJR 1573 CS (2006) -  Equal Opportunity to Obtain a High Quality Education

Joint Resolution by Rubio (CO-SPONSORS) Altman; Murzin; Traviesa
Equal Opportunity to Obtain a High Quality Education: Proposes the creation of s. 8, Art. IX of the State Constitution to provide that every child deserves an equal opportunity to obtain a high quality education, regardless of his or her family's income, religion, or race; to provide that funding for a high quality public K-12 education through classroom instruction is fundamental; to provide that to make adequate provision for a high quality public K-12 education, the Legislature shall ensure that funding provided for public schools shall primarily be used for classroom instruction rather than administration; to provide that classroom instruction and administration shall be defined by law; to provide that students in prekindergarten through college who have disabilities, are economically disadvantaged, or meet other legislatively specified criteria may participate, as provided by law, in education programs that include nonpublic schools; to provide that the Legislature may enact and publicly fund prekindergarten through college education programs, without regard to the religious nature of any participant or nonpublic provider, notwithstanding any other provision of this Article or the last sentence of Section 3 of Article I of the State Constitution; and to provide that this amendment to the State Constitution does not establish a right to an education program that is not provided by law.
Effective Date: Not Specified
Last Event: Died on Second Reading Calendar on Friday, May 5, 2006 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/CS/SJR 2170 Subject: Education Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HJR 447 Subject: Requiring 65 Percent of School Funding for Classroom Instruction; Flexible Class Size Reduction Implementation Relationship: Compare
Bill #: HJR 467 Subject: Classroom Instruction Expenditures Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SJR 1150 Subject: Class Size/Classroom Instruction Relationship: Compare

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Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Education Council 4/28/2006 10:52:32 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Education Council 4/20/2006 5:55:48 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Education Council 4/20/2006 5:22:10 PM --UnPublished--
Chamber: House Committee: Education Appropriations Committee 4/11/2006 3:52:13 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Education Appropriations Committee 4/10/2006 9:21:45 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Choice & Innovation Committee 4/5/2006 1:04:19 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Choice & Innovation Committee 4/5/2006 9:07:55 AM

Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died on Second Reading Calendar Time: 05/05/2006 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/30/2006 - 11:47 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 04/30/2006 - 11:47 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3 Time: 04/28/2006 - 11:11 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Reported out of Education Council Time: 04/28/2006 - 10:49 AM Member: Committee: Education Council Version: c1
Event: H Favorable with CS by Education Council Time: 04/28/2006 - 8:47 AM Member: Committee: Education Council Version: c1
Event: H Added to Education Council agenda Time: 04/27/2006 - 2:04 PM Member: Committee: Education Council Version: c1
Event: H Added to Education Council agenda Time: 04/20/2006 - 4:10 PM Member: Committee: Education Council Version: c1
Event: H Now in Education Council Time: 04/11/2006 - 3:54 PM Member: Committee: Education Council Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Education Appropriations Committee Time: 04/11/2006 - 3:54 PM Member: Committee: Education Appropriations Committee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable by Education Appropriations Committee Time: 04/11/2006 - 12:00 PM Member: Committee: Education Appropriations Committee Version: c1
Event: H Added to Education Appropriations Committee agenda Time: 04/07/2006 - 4:22 PM Member: Committee: Education Appropriations Committee Version: c1
Event: H Now in Education Appropriations Committee Time: 04/05/2006 - 1:46 PM Member: Committee: Education Appropriations Committee Version: c1
Event: H Remaining referral: Education Council Time: 04/05/2006 - 1:46 PM Member: Committee: Education Council Version: c1
Event: H Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3 Time: 04/05/2006 - 1:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Choice & Innovation Committee Time: 04/05/2006 - 1:05 PM Member: Committee: Choice & Innovation Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Choice & Innovation Committee agenda Time: 04/04/2006 - 2:49 PM Member: Committee: Choice & Innovation Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Choice & Innovation Committee Time: 04/04/2006 - 2:00 PM Member: Committee: Choice & Innovation Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Choice & Innovation Committee Time: 03/17/2006 - 2:30 PM Member: Committee: Choice & Innovation Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Education Council Time: 03/17/2006 - 2:30 PM Member: Committee: Education Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Education Appropriations Committee Time: 03/17/2006 - 2:30 PM Member: Committee: Education Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Choice & Innovation Committee Time: 03/17/2006 - 2:30 PM Member: Committee: Choice & Innovation Committee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/07/2006 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 03/07/2006 - 8:50 AM Member: Rubio Committee: Version: __