CS/HB 543 (2009) -  High School Science Assessment

General Bill by PreK-12 Policy Committee and Mayfield (CO-SPONSORS) Crisafulli; Ford; Hasner; Legg; Stargel; Williams, T.; Zapata
High School Science Assessment: Requires students entering grade 9 to earn one credit in Biology I or in series of equivalent courses for high school graduation beginning with 2010-2011 school year; requires administration of end-of-course assessment in biology as field test during 2010-2011 school year; requires end-of-course assessment in biology to replace comprehensive assessment of science administered at high school level beginning with 2011-2012 school year; provides requirements for course grade & course credit; requires State Board of Education to designate passing score for end-of-course assessment; requires inclusion of end-of-course assessment data in determining school grades beginning with 2011-2012 school year.
Effective Date: July 1, 2009
Last Event: 05/02/09 S Died in Messages on Saturday, May 2, 2009 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 1293 Subject: High School Graduation Relationship: Compare
Bill #: HB 7087 Subject: Public K-12 Education Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 2386 Subject: Educational Assessment [SPSC] Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 2654 Subject: High School Graduation [SPSC] Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development 3/31/2009 8:25:11 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development 3/27/2009 6:41:42 PM
Chamber: House Committee: PreK-12 Appropriations Committee 3/19/2009 9:13:47 AM
Chamber: House Committee: PreK-12 Appropriations Committee 3/17/2009 5:32:01 PM
Chamber: House Committee: PreK-12 Policy Committee 3/13/2009 8:16:38 AM
Chamber: House Committee: PreK-12 Policy Committee 3/10/2009 12:34:05 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 04/23/2009 05:46 PM   Yeas: 117 Nays: 0 Action: Passage Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 205] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Messages Time: 05/02/2009 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/02/2009 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S In Messages Time: 04/23/2009 - 6:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/23/2009 - 6:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Passage on third reading Time: 04/23/2009 - 5:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 117, NAYS 0 Time: 04/23/2009 - 5:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/23/2009 - 5:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/22/2009 - 4:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/22/2009 - 2:54 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 662955 withdrawn Time: 04/22/2009 - 2:17 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 662955 filed Time: 04/21/2009 - 2:07 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/22/2009) Time: 04/20/2009 - 9:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 03/30/2009 - 6:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 03/30/2009 - 6:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development Time: 03/30/2009 - 6:28 PM Member: Committee: Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development Version: c1
Event: H Favorable by Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development Time: 03/30/2009 - 4:15 PM Member: Committee: Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development Version: c1
Event: H Added to Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development agenda Time: 03/26/2009 - 4:24 PM Member: Committee: Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development Version: c1
Event: H Now in Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development Time: 03/19/2009 - 10:57 AM Member: Committee: Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of PreK-12 Appropriations Committee Time: 03/19/2009 - 10:57 AM Member: Committee: PreK-12 Appropriations Committee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable by PreK-12 Appropriations Committee Time: 03/19/2009 - 8:33 AM Member: Committee: PreK-12 Appropriations Committee Version: c1
Event: H Added to PreK-12 Appropriations Committee agenda Time: 03/17/2009 - 4:20 PM Member: Committee: PreK-12 Appropriations Committee Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/16/2009 - 5:54 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Now in PreK-12 Appropriations Committee Time: 03/13/2009 - 10:55 AM Member: Committee: PreK-12 Appropriations Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development Time: 03/13/2009 - 10:55 AM Member: Committee: Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development Version: c1
Event: H Referred to PreK-12 Appropriations Committee Time: 03/13/2009 - 10:55 AM Member: Committee: PreK-12 Appropriations Committee Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 03/13/2009 - 7:51 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.20 Time: 03/13/2009 - 7:51 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of PreK-12 Policy Committee Time: 03/10/2009 - 6:35 PM Member: Committee: PreK-12 Policy Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by PreK-12 Policy Committee Time: 03/10/2009 - 5:50 PM Member: Committee: PreK-12 Policy Committee Version: __
Event: H PCS added to PreK-12 Policy Committee agenda Time: 03/06/2009 - 4:13 PM Member: Committee: PreK-12 Policy Committee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/03/2009 - 10:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in PreK-12 Policy Committee Time: 02/12/2009 - 7:45 PM Member: Committee: PreK-12 Policy Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development Time: 02/12/2009 - 7:45 PM Member: Committee: Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development Version: __
Event: H Referred to PreK-12 Appropriations Committee Time: 02/12/2009 - 7:45 PM Member: Committee: PreK-12 Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Education Policy Council Time: 02/12/2009 - 7:45 PM Member: Committee: Education Policy Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to PreK-12 Policy Committee Time: 02/12/2009 - 7:45 PM Member: Committee: PreK-12 Policy Committee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 01/20/2009 - 11:27 AM Member: Mayfield Committee: Version: __