Floor Vote for

Bill Number:	7087
Date:	Thursday, May 04, 2006
Reading #:	0
Barcode #:	NA
Amend. #:	NA
Sequence:	1191
In the Chair:	Bense
Floor Actions:	Passage

Y Adams
Y Allen
Y Altman
Y Ambler
Y Anderson
N Antone
Y Arza
Y Attkisson
Y Ausley
Y Barreiro
Y Baxley
Y Bean
N Bendross-Mindingall
Y Bense
Y Benson
Y Berfield
Y Bilirakis
Y Bogdanoff
Y Bowen
- Brandenburg
Y Brown
Y Brummer
N Brutus
N Bucher
N Bullard
Y Cannon
Y Carroll
Y Clarke
Y Coley
Y Cretul
Y Culp
N Cusack
Y Davis, D.
Y Davis, M.
Y Dean
Y Detert
Y Domino
Y Evers
Y Farkas
N Fields
Y Flores
Y Galvano
N Gannon
Y Garcia, R.
Y Gardiner
N Gelber
N Gibson
Y Gibson, H.
Y Glorioso
Y Goldstein
Y Goodlette
N Gottlieb
Y Grant
Y Greenstein
Y Grimsley
Y Harrell
Y Hasner
Y Hays
- Henriquez
N Holloway
Y Homan
Y Hukill
N Jennings
Y Johnson
Y Jordan
N Joyner
- Justice
- Kendrick
Y Kottkamp
Y Kravitz
Y Kreegel
- Kyle
Y Legg
Y Littlefield
Y Llorente
Y Lopez-Cantera
N Machek
Y Mahon
Y Mayfield
Y McInvale
N Meadows
Y Mealor
Y Murzin
Y Needelman
Y Negron
Y Patterson
N Peterman
Y Pickens
Y Planas
Y Poppell
Y Porth
Y Proctor
Y Quinones
Y Reagan
Y Rice
N Richardson
Y Rivera
Y Robaina
N Roberson, Y.
Y Ross
Y Rubio
Y Russell
N Ryan
Y Sands
Y Sansom
Y Seiler
Y Simmons
N Slosberg
N Smith
N Sobel
Y Sorensen
Y Stansel
Y Stargel
- Taylor, P.
Y Traviesa
Y Troutman
N Vana
Y Waters
Y Williams, T.
Y Zapata

Total Yeas: 90

Total Nays: 24

Total Abstained: 0

Total Missed: 6

Total Votes: 114

Vote After Roll Call:

Yeas

Kendrick

05/05/2006 05:30:53 PM
Kyle

05/04/2006 04:57:31 PM

Nays

Brandenburg

05/18/2006 04:05:11 PM
Justice

05/15/2006 04:59:49 PM

Explanations of Vote:

Gelber -

I cannot vote for a bill that continues our state's reliance on the FCAT as the sole determination of a student's performance. I am also concerned about its use of FCAT scores to continue grading our public schools. I and my Democratic colleagues support using the FCAT as a diagnostic tool to give parents and teachers the ability to identify a student's weak areas. We also support increasing teaching salaries and reducing class sizes to give students individual attention. I will continue to advocate for these proposals and other measures that will improve education for Florida children. I fully supported a small portion of the bill that moved school start dates closer to Labor Day. In fact, I was the House prime sponsor of a stand-alone bill (HB 177) that addressed the school start date and that passed through its committee earlier this session. Notwithstanding the bill's inclusion of a school start provision, however, I could not ignore the bad elements of the bill, which would have continued our puiblic schools down a flawed road.
Porth -

I believe the best way to increase opportunities for our children is to make our public schools the best they can be. I have some concerns about this legislation, specifically its reliance on the FCAT as the sole determination of a student's performance. I am also concerned about its use of FCAT scores to continue grading our public schools. However, I supported this legislation because of its positive aspects, including moving school start dates closer to Labor Day, an issue especially important to many parents in my community. Additionally, the bad elements of the bill, which would have allowed Tallahassee politicians and bureaucrats to further micromanage our public schools, were removed. I support use of the FCAT as a diagnostic tool to give parents and teachers the ability to identify a student's weak areas. I also support increasing teacher's salaries and reducing class sizes to give students individual attention. I will continue to advocate for these proposals and other measures that will improve education for Florida's children.
Seiler -

The best way to increase opportunities for our children is to make our public schools better. I have some concerns about this legislation, specifically its reliance on the FCAT as the sole determination of a student’s performance and its use of FCAT scores to grade our public schools. However, I supported this legislation because of its positive aspects, including allowing students to major or minor in various subjects, moving school start dates closer to Labor Day, authorizing co-teaching and team teaching, and providing for increased accountability. Additionally, certain bad elements of the bill, which would have allowed Tallahassee politicians and bureaucrats to improperly interfere in our public schools, were removed before final passage. Quite simply, I support using the FCAT as a diagnostic tool to give parents and teachers the ability to identify a student’s weak areas. I also support increasing teachers’ salaries and reducing class sizes to give students individual attention. I will continue to advocate for these proposals and other measures that will improve education for Florida children.