HB 551 Florida House · 2023 Regular Session

Required African-American Instruction

Summary

Required African-American Instruction; Requires each school district to certify & provide certain evidence to DOE regarding certain instruction; authorizes DOE to seek input from & contract with certain educational organizations for specified purposes; requires each school district to submit implementation plan to Commissioner of Education & post plan on its website; provides requirements for plan; requires commissioner or DOE to provide certain notification; provides timeframe within which school district must submit revisions to its plan; authorizes SBE to take certain actions.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Apr 2023

House Passage

Apr 2023

Senate Passage

May 2023

Signed into Law

May 2023

Introduced Jan 30, 2023 Signed May 17, 2023

Floor votes · Senate May 4, 2023 · House Apr 20, 2023

How they voted

39–0

Passed

Total votes 39

May 4, 2023

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican27

27 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 17, 2023

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

legislature

May 4, 2023

Upper · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0

upper

Apr 21, 2023

Committee

Referred to Fiscal Policy

upper

Apr 20, 2023

Lower · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0

lower

Mar 31, 2023

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Education & Employment Committee

lower

Mar 31, 2023

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Education & Employment Committee

lower

Mar 29, 2023

Lower · Passed

Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda

lower

Mar 22, 2023

Lower · Passed

Now in Education & Employment Committee

lower

Mar 22, 2023

Lower · Passed

Reported out of PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee

lower

Mar 22, 2023

Lower · Passed

Favorable by PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee

lower

Mar 20, 2023

Lower · Passed

Added to PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee agenda

lower

Mar 17, 2023

Lower · Passed

Now in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee

lower

Mar 17, 2023

Committee

Referred to Education & Employment Committee

lower

Mar 17, 2023

Committee

Referred to PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee

lower

Mar 16, 2023

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Education Quality Subcommittee

lower

Mar 15, 2023

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Education Quality Subcommittee

lower

Mar 13, 2023

Lower · Passed

Added to Education Quality Subcommittee agenda

lower

Feb 7, 2023

Lower · Passed

Now in Education Quality Subcommittee

lower

Feb 7, 2023

Committee

Referred to Education & Employment Committee

lower

Feb 7, 2023

Committee

Referred to PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee

lower

Feb 7, 2023

Committee

Referred to Education Quality Subcommittee

lower

2 primary · 28 co-sponsors