HB 7171 CS (2006) -  Charter Schools

General Bill by Choice & Innovation Committee and Legg (CO-SPONSORS) Arza; Cannon; Sansom; Stargel
Charter Schools: Establishes the Florida Schools of Excellence Commission as a charter school authorizing entity; provides powers and duties of the commission, including serving as a sponsor of charter schools, approving certain entities to act as cosponsors, approving or denying applications for Florida Schools of Excellence (FSE) charter schools, and developing standards for and evaluating the performance of cosponsors and charter schools; requires collaboration with municipalities, state universities, community colleges, and regional educational consortia as cosponsors for FSE charter schools; provides causes for revocation of approval of a cosponsor; provides for FSE charter school application and review procedures; authorizes existing charter schools to apply as FSE charter schools; provides for application of specified provisions of law; provides that the sponsor of a charter school shall not be liable for civil damages for certain actions; provides that the duty to monitor a charter school shall not be the basis for a private cause of action; prescribes limits on immunities of a charter school sponsor; provides requirements with respect to the right to appeal the denial of a charter school application; expands a school district's immunity from assumption of contractual debts; provides appropriations and authorizes positions.
Effective Date: July 1, 2006.
Last Event: Died on Second Reading Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, HB 135 (Ch. 2006-302) on Friday, May 5, 2006 11:59 PM

PCB committee actions:

  • PCB CI 06-04 recommended by:
    Choice & Innovation Committee

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 135 Subject: Charter Schools Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/CS/SB 1030 Subject: Charter Schools Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 2596 Subject: Schools of Excellence Act Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Education Council 4/24/2006 10:39:52 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Education Council 4/13/2006 11:13:13 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Education Appropriations Committee 4/6/2006 3:07:20 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Education Appropriations Committee 4/3/2006 7:09:37 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Choice & Innovation Committee 3/31/2006 1:36:09 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Choice & Innovation Committee 3/23/2006 5:02:00 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Choice & Innovation Committee 3/20/2006 8:10:26 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died on Second Reading Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, HB 135 (Ch. 2006-302) Time: 05/05/2006 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Amendment 284359 filed Time: 05/03/2006 - 8:29 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/26/2006 - 6:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Temporarily postponed, on Second Reading Time: 04/26/2006 - 2:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/26/2006) Time: 04/24/2006 - 10:10 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/24/2006 - 1:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 04/24/2006 - 1:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3 Time: 04/24/2006 - 12:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Reported out of Education Council Time: 04/24/2006 - 12:14 PM Member: Committee: Education Council Version: c1
Event: H Favorable with CS by Education Council Time: 04/21/2006 - 3:15 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: 04/06/2006 - 4:07 PM Member: Committee: Education Council Version: c1
Event: H Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3 Time: 04/06/2006 - 3:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Education Appropriations Committee Time: 04/06/2006 - 3:08 PM Member: Committee: Education Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Education Appropriations Committee Time: 04/04/2006 - 6:00 PM Member: Committee: Education Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Education Appropriations Committee agenda Time: 03/31/2006 - 4:25 PM Member: Committee: Education Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Education Appropriations Committee agenda Time: 03/31/2006 - 4:25 PM Member: Committee: Education Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Education Appropriations Committee Time: 03/28/2006 - 5:40 PM Member: Committee: Education Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Education Council Time: 03/28/2006 - 5:40 PM Member: Committee: Education Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Education Appropriations Committee Time: 03/28/2006 - 5:40 PM Member: Committee: Education Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/23/2006 - 7:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 03/23/2006 - 4:48 PM Member: Committee: Choice & Innovation Committee Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
1002.33 HB 135, CS/CS/CS/SB 1030, CS/SB 2424, HB 7103, HB 7117
1002.33 HB 135, CS/CS/CS/SB 1030, CS/SB 2424, HB 7103, HB 7117
1002.33 HB 135, CS/CS/CS/SB 1030, CS/SB 2424, HB 7103, HB 7117
1002.335 CS/CS/CS/SB 1030
1002.335 CS/CS/CS/SB 1030
1002.335 CS/CS/CS/SB 1030