SB 918 (2020) -  Civic Education

General Bill by Brandes
Civic Education: Requiring the Commissioner of Education to develop minimum criteria for a nonpartisan civic literacy practicum for high school students, beginning with a specified school year; authorizing students to apply the hours they devote to practicum activities to certain community service requirements; requiring the State Board of Education to designate certain high schools as Freedom Schools, based on criteria the board establishes relating to students’ civic learning and civic engagement, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2020
Last Event: Died in Messages on Saturday, March 14, 2020 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Education
    • On agenda for: 01/21/20 2:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
    • On agenda for: 02/13/20 10:00 AM
    • Recommendation: Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 02/27/20 9:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 19   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 581 Subject: Civic Education Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

  • Original Filed Version
    • D 459858 , Brandes Date Filed: 03/09/20, Line#: 0 Senate: Withdrawn 3/9/2020 2:54:36 PM
    • A 514016 , Brandes Date Filed: 03/06/20, Line#: 43 Senate: Withdrawn 3/9/2020 2:54:53 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 2/28/2020 11:00:20 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 2/26/2020 9:25:48 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 2/14/2020 9:40:43 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 2/12/2020 10:04:11 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Education 1/21/2020 5:09:40 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Education 1/21/2020 4:51:56 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 03/09/2020 03:02 PM   Yeas: 38 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 37] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Messages Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H In Messages Time: 03/09/2020 - 3:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 542 Time: 03/09/2020 - 3:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 542 Time: 03/09/2020 - 3:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 542 Time: 03/09/2020 - 2:54 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/20 -SJ 550 Time: 03/05/2020 - 4:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 02/28/2020 - 11:11 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 357 Time: 02/27/2020 - 5:07 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/27/20, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/24/2020 - 7:16 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations Time: 02/13/2020 - 1:37 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 307 Time: 02/13/2020 - 10:46 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 02/13/20, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/10/2020 - 5:13 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Time: 01/21/2020 - 5:12 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 153 Time: 01/21/2020 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: Education Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Education, 01/21/20, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 01/16/2020 - 4:14 PM Member: Committee: Education Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 70 Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 70 Time: 12/13/2019 - 11:34 AM Member: Committee: Education Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 11/14/2019 - 10:01 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
1003.44 HB 581