Promise 3: Current Legislation

 Promise 3 – Early Education and Child Care
HB 0035 Relating to Allocation and Expenditure of State Lottery Revenues Clarke-Reed
Allocation and Expenditure of State Lottery Revenues: Requires portion of Powerball net revenues to be allocated to voluntary prekindergarten education programs; provides for use of funds. Effective Date: October 1, 2012
7/6/201 HOUSE Filed
9/15/2011 HOUSE Referred to PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee; Appropriations Committee
9/15/2011 HOUSE Now in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
SB 0274 Relating to Child Care Facilities Sachs
Child Care Facilities; Cites this act as the “Haile Brockington Act;” requiring vehicles used by child care facilities and large family child care homes to be equipped with an alarm system that prompts the driver to inspect the vehicle for children before exiting the vehicle; requiring the Department of Children and Family Services to adopt rules and maintain a list of approved alarm systems, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012
11/16/2011 SENATE Now in Budget
11/17/2011 SENATE Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations; Remaining references Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations, Budget
11/17/2011 SENATE Now in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
HB 0419 Relating to Child Care Facilities Berman
Child Care Facilities: Cites act as “Haile Brockington Act”; requires vehicles used by child care facilities & large family child care homes to be equipped with alarm system that prompts driver to inspect vehicle for children before exiting vehicle; requires DCFS to adopt rules & maintain list of approved alarm systems. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
10/19/2011 HOUSE Filed
10/28/2011 HOUSE Referred to Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee; Rulemaking & Regulation Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health & Human Services Committee
10/28/2011 HOUSE Now in Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee
HB 0543 Relating to Parental Involvement and Accountability in the Public Schools Stargel
Parental Involvement and Accountability in the Public Schools: Specifies purpose to provide information & tools to parents of preK-5 students & to set minimum standards for parental involvement; specifies causes for student underachievement; requires prek-5 teachers to evaluate parental involvement & send evaluation to parents under certain circumstances; requires dispute process; requires certain reporting. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
1/23/2012 HOUSE On Committee agenda – K-20 Competitiveness Subcommittee, 01/25/12, 8:30 am, 17 H
1/25/2012 HOUSE Favorable by K-20 Competitiveness Subcommittee; 10 Yeas, 3 Nays
1/25/2012 HOUSE Now in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
SB 0622 Relating to Bullying of School Children Bogdanoff
Bullying of School Children; Prohibiting bullying or harassment of a student or school employee by use of any computer, computer system, or computer network that is physically located on school property, regardless of ownership; adding “emotional hurt” to the list of behaviors that indicate that bullying may be involved; defining the term “within the scope of a public K-12 educational institution”; requiring that each school district include in its districtwide policy instruction to students, parents, teachers, school administrators, counseling staff, and school volunteers on how to recognize behaviors that lead to bullying and harassment and how to take appropriate preventative action based on those individuals’ observations, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012
10/20/2011 SENATE Filed
11/2/2011 SENATE Referred to Education Pre-K – 12; Budget
HB 0627 Relating to Bullying in the Public School System Bullard (D)
Bullying in the Public School System: Revises provisions relating to prohibited bullying or harassment with respect to computer-related incidents; provides that bullying includes cyberbullying; revises list of behaviors that indicate possible bullying; revises components of school district policy on bullying & harassment; requires investigation of complaint of computer-related incident. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
11/10/2011 HOUSE Filed
11/21/2011 HOUSE Referred to K-20 Innovation Subcommittee, PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee, Education Committee
11/21/2011 HOUSE Now in K-20 Innovation Subcommittee
HB 0793 Relating to Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program Jenne
Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program: Requires that prekindergarten instructors in school-year prekindergarten programs delivered by private providers & public schools meet new professional credentialing requirements beginning July 1, 2015; repeals provisions relating to aspirational goals for professional credentials of prekindergarten instructors. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
11/28/2011 HOUSE Filed
12/12/2011 HOUSE Referred to K-20 Innovation Subcommittee; Business & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee; PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee
12/12/2011 HOUSE Now in K-20 Innovation Subcommittee
SB 0856 Relating to Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program Rich
Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program; Requiring that prekindergarten instructors in school-year prekindergarten programs delivered by private providers and public schools meet new professional credentialing requirements beginning July 1, 2015; deleting provisions relating to alternate educational credentials, to conform; repealing provisions relating to aspirational goals for the professional credentials of prekindergarten instructors, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012
11/7/2011 SENATE Filed
12/6/2011 SENATE Referred to Education Pre-K – 12; Budget
SB 0944 Relating to Parental Involvement and Accountability in Public Schools Wise
Parental Involvement and Accountability in Public Schools; Providing purpose to provide information and tools to parents of prekindergarten through grade 5 students and to set minimum standards for parental involvement; specifying causes for student underachievement; requiring shared information between teachers, schools, and parents; requiring prekindergarten through grade 5 teachers to evaluate parental involvement and send a parental involvement evaluation to parents under certain circumstances; requiring adoption of a process to dispute a parental involvement evaluation; requiring reports on parental involvement evaluations by district school boards and the Department of Education; providing for implementation, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012
11/15/2011 SENATE Filed
12/6/2011 SENATE Referred to Education Pre-K – 12; Budget
SB 1222 Relating to Child Care Facilities Detert
Child Care Facilities; Requiring minimum standards for a written plan for the daily provision of varied activities at a child care facility to include requirements for the appropriate use of confining equipment, periods of physical activity, and limited screen time; requiring the Department of Children and Family Services to adopt rules, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012
12/8/2011 SENATE Filed
1/10/2012 SENATE Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Budget
SB 1758 Relating to Early Learning Flores
Early Learning; Revising the duties of the Office of Early Learning within the Department of Education; requiring that the Office of Early Learning develop and adopt by rule unified performance standards and outcome measures for school readiness programs; requiring that the Office of Early Learning adopt a statewide, standardized contract that is limited to state and federal requirements to be used by the early learning coalitions; requiring that the prevailing market rate schedule differentiate rates by the type of child care services provided for preschool-age children participating in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program; requiring that the Office of Early Learning calculate a payment schedule equal to the prevailing market rate for each differentiated rate, minus the affordable parent contribution; requiring that a school district offering the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program adopt procedures that separately account for the funds received and the expenses incurred for the program, etc. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
1/6/2012 SENATE Filed
1/17/2012 SENATE Referred to Education Pre-K – 12; Budget
2/9/2012 SENATE On Committee agenda – Education Pre-K – 12, 02/14/12, 1:30 pm, 301 S
HB 5101 Relating to Prekindergarten through Grade 12 Education Funding PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
Prekindergarten through Grade 12 Education Funding: Deletes provisions that authorize DOE to provide equipment, funds, & other services to extend & update educational radio systems; provides requirements relating to student enrollment reporting & funding under VPK Program; revises provisions relating to calculations for reducing school district’s class size categorical allocation when class size requirements are not met; deletes restriction relating to amount of capital outlay millage that may be used to fund payments for educational facilities & sites due under certain lease-purchase agreements. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
2/8/2012 HOUSE Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (593947)
2/8/2012 HOUSE Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
2/9/2012 HOUSE Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 80 Yeas / 36 Nays); Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to conference
HB 5103 Relating to School Readiness Programs PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
School Readiness Programs; Revises number of early learning coalitions (ELCs) & minimum number of children that each coalition must serve; deletes certain provisions related to merger of ELCs; revises provisions related to school readiness plans; deletes provisions for establishment of payment rates & sliding fee scales by ELCs; revises eligibility criteria for enrollment of children in school readiness program & priorities by which children are enrolled; provides for allocation of school readiness funds as specified in GAA & deletes provisions for establishment of allocation formula by OEL; limits expenditures for administrative activities, quality activities, & nondirect services; provides for payment of school readiness providers according to calculations of payment rates & sliding fee scales specified in GAA; deletes provision relating to applicability of provisions that conflict with federal requirements; prohibits school readiness providers & parents from knowingly submitting false information related to child eligibility for & child attendance of school readiness program; revises provisions for calculation of prevailing market rate schedule. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
2/6/2012 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/08/12
2/8/2012 HOUSE Read Second Time
2/9/2012 HOUSE Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 85 Yeas / 34 Nays); Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to conference
HB 7055 Relating to Administrative Authority Rulemaking & Regulation Subcommittee
Administrative Authority: Affirms that Executive Orders 11-72 & 11-211 are consistent with law & public policy of this state; provides that gubernatorial appointees are generally subject to oversight, direction, & control of Governor; specifies that agency head who is appointed by & serves at pleasure of Governor remains subject to supervision, direction, & control of Governor; specifies that certain acts of agency head who serves at pleasure of appointing authority are official acts, notwithstanding authority of appointing authority to direct & supervise agency head; provides for removal of duplicative, redundant, or unused rulemaking authority as part of reviser’s bill process; repeals various statutory provisions granting rulemaking authority. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
1/24/2012 HOUSE Filed (Formerly PCB RRS2)
1/25/2012 HOUSE Referred to Rules & Calendar Committee
1/25/2012 HOUSE Now in Rules & Calendar Committee
PKAS2 Relating to School Readiness Program Funding PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
PCB PKAS 12-02 — School Readiness Program Funding
1/23/2012 HOUSE On Committee agenda – PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/25/12, 11:00 am, 17 H
1/25/2012 HOUSE Submitted as Committee Bill by PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; 11 Yeas, 0 Nays
1/25/2012 HOUSE Committee Bill filed as H 5103
BCAS4 Relating to Early Learning Programs Business & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
PCB BCAS 12-04 — Early Learning Programs
1/27/2012 HOUSE On Committee agenda – Business & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee, 01/31/12, 3:30 pm, 12 H
1/31/2012 HOUSE Official vote not reported by Business & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee on 01/31/12; Vote expected to be reported on 02/01/12
2/1/2012 HOUSE Submitted as Committee Bill by Business & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee on 1/31/12; 11 Yeas, 3 Nays