CS/SB 688 (2015) -  Opening and Closing of Public Schools

General Bill by Education Pre-K - 12 and Montford
Opening and Closing of Public Schools: Revising a requirement for the uniform opening date of public schools; providing that academically high-performing school districts must comply with provisions relating to the uniform opening date of public schools; providing an exception for certain school districts for a certain timeframe, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2015
Last Event: 05/01/15 S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7069 (Ch. 2015-6) on Friday, May 1, 2015 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Education Pre-K - 12
    • On agenda for: 03/04/15 3:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 2
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
    • On agenda for: 03/16/15 4:00 PM
    • Recommendation: Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 349 Subject: Opening and Closing of Public Schools Relationship: Similar
Bill #: CS/HB 7069 Subject: Education Accountability Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
    • P 490678 , Appropriations Date Filed: 03/18/15, Line#: 0
    • A 537078 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, Montford Date Filed: 03/16/15, Line#: 23 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/18/2015 10:43 AM
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 386978 , Education Pre-K - 12, Montford Date Filed: 03/04/15, Line#: 26 Senate(c): Withdrawn 03/04/2015 03:08 PM
    • A 697848 , Education Pre-K - 12, Montford Date Filed: 03/03/15, Line#: 43 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/04/2015 05:41 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 3/18/2015 10:41:42 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 3/13/2015 4:26:02 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Education Pre-K - 12 3/6/2015 2:06:13 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Education Pre-K - 12 3/3/2015 3:37:13 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7069 (Ch. 2015-6) Time: 05/01/2015 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations -SJ 221 Time: 03/18/2015 - 4:24 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time -SJ 206 Time: 03/17/2015 - 7:15 PM Member: Committee: Education Pre-K - 12 Version: c1
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 221 Time: 03/16/2015 - 5:55 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 03/16/15, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/11/2015 - 11:29 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education -SJ 192 Time: 03/09/2015 - 9:25 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/06/2015 - 3:59 PM Member: Committee: Education Pre-K - 12 Version: c1
Event: S CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 9 NAYS 2 -SJ 192 Time: 03/04/2015 - 5:41 PM Member: Committee: Education Pre-K - 12 Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 79 Time: 03/03/2015 - 7:55 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/04/15, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/27/2015 - 1:21 PM Member: Committee: Education Pre-K - 12 Version: __
Event: S Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 79 Time: 02/06/2015 - 1:31 PM Member: Committee: Education Pre-K - 12 Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/04/2015 - 12:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
1001.42 HB 349, CS/HB 477, CS/SB 530, CS/SB 574, CS/HB 615, CS/CS/SB 948, SB 970, CS/SB 1252, CS/CS/SB 1264, CS/SB 1474, CS/HB 7057, CS/HB 7069
1003.621 HB 349, CS/HB 7069