CS/SB 268 (2016) -  Bullying and Harassment Policies in Schools

General Bill by Fiscal Policy and Ring (CO-SPONSORS) Sachs
Bullying and Harassment Policies in Schools: Requiring school districts to revise their bullying and harassment policy at specified intervals; requiring each school principal to implement the bullying and harassment policy in a certain manner and integrate it with the school’s bullying prevention and intervention program; designating Chapter 2010-217, Laws of Florida, as “Taylor’s Law for Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention”, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2016
Last Event: 03/07/16 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 229 (Ch. 2016-119) -SJ 750 on Monday, March 7, 2016 4:24 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Education Pre-K - 12
    • On agenda for: 02/02/16 1:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
    • On agenda for: 02/11/16 10:00 AM
    • Recommendation: Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Fiscal Policy
    • On agenda for: 02/24/16 10:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 11   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 229 Subject: Bullying and Harassment Policies in Schools Relationship: Similar
Bill #: CS/HB 343 Subject: Public K-12 Education Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 1596 Subject: Public K-12 Education Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Engrossed 1
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • A 232458 , Clemens Date Filed: 03/04/16, Line#: 19 Senate: Withdrawn 3/4/2016 4:06:04 PM
    • A 616816 , Ring Date Filed: 03/03/16, Line#: 102 Senate: Adopted 3/4/2016 4:01:52 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 632060 , Fiscal Policy, Clemens Date Filed: 02/17/16, Line#: 19 Senate(c): Withdrawn 02/24/2016 05:36 PM
    • A 292820 , Fiscal Policy, Clemens Date Filed: 02/16/16, Line#: 33 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/24/2016 05:36 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 2/26/2016 8:10:38 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 2/23/2016 9:29:39 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 2/11/2016 2:46:33 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 2/9/2016 11:19:15 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Education Pre-K - 12 2/3/2016 1:52:49 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Education Pre-K - 12 2/1/2016 2:11:47 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 229 (Ch. 2016-119) -SJ 750 Time: 03/07/2016 - 4:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Substituted CS/HB 229 -SJ 750 Time: 03/07/2016 - 4:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 750 Time: 03/07/2016 - 4:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/04/2016 - 4:06 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Ordered engrossed -SJ 715 Time: 03/04/2016 - 4:06 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (616816) -SJ 714 Time: 03/04/2016 - 4:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 714 Time: 03/04/2016 - 4:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/16 Time: 03/02/2016 - 6:38 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time -SJ 499 Time: 03/01/2016 - 6:45 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 497 Time: 02/26/2016 - 10:44 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/26/2016 - 10:25 AM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 497 Time: 02/24/2016 - 1:03 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/24/16, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/19/2016 - 1:22 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/17/16, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered Time: 02/12/2016 - 4:25 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: __
Event: S Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 402 Time: 02/11/2016 - 4:08 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: __
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 402 Time: 02/11/2016 - 12:20 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 02/11/16, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/08/2016 - 4:18 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education -SJ 303 Time: 02/03/2016 - 2:26 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 303 Time: 02/02/2016 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: Education Pre-K - 12 Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 02/02/16, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 01/28/2016 - 4:06 PM Member: Committee: Education Pre-K - 12 Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 22 Time: 01/12/2016 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Fiscal Policy -SJ 22 Time: 09/17/2015 - 1:54 PM Member: Committee: Education Pre-K - 12 Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 09/11/2015 - 12:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
1006.147 CS/HB 229, SB 490, HB 1139