CS/CS/SB 200 (2021) -  Student Retention

General Bill by Appropriations and Education and Berman (CO-SPONSORS) Stewart; Book; Cruz
Student Retention: Authorizing a parent or guardian to request that his or her K-5 student be retained in a grade level for academic reasons for a specified school year; requiring school principals to consider such requests if they are timely received; requiring a school principal who considers a request for retention to inform the student’s teachers of the request and collaboratively discuss with the parent or guardian any basis for agreement or disagreement with the request; requiring a parent or guardian to sign a form provided by the principal indicating the parent or guardian’s decision and acknowledging the academic and athletic ramifications of their decision, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Event: 04/30/21 S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1159 (Ch. 2021-228), CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35) on Friday, April 30, 2021 2:40 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Education
    • On agenda for: 02/03/21 9:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
    • On agenda for: 03/10/21 3:15 PM
    • Recommendation: Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 04/19/21 10:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 19   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 1025 Subject: Student Retention Relationship: Similar
Bill #: CS/HB 1159 Subject: Education Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 1028 Subject: Education Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 2
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • P 808686 , Appropriations Date Filed: 03/12/21, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/20/2021 03:07 PM
    • A 680478 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, Berman Date Filed: 03/09/21, Line#: 20 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/12/2021 10:23 AM
    • D 499062 , Appropriations, Berman Date Filed: 04/15/21, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/20/2021 03:07 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • D 794706 , Education, Berman Date Filed: 02/02/21, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/03/2021 12:22 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 4/21/2021 7:10:40 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 4/16/2021 11:12:38 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 4/16/2021 10:54:48 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 3/12/2021 10:06:00 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 3/9/2021 1:17:09 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Education 2/4/2021 8:21:56 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Education 2/2/2021 8:36:08 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1159 (Ch. 2021-228), CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35) Time: 04/30/2021 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 643 Time: 04/22/2021 - 11:48 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/22/2021 - 8:44 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/22/2021 - 8:07 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 642 Time: 04/19/2021 - 6:37 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/14/2021 - 5:24 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Time: 03/12/2021 - 10:29 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 248 Time: 03/10/2021 - 3:48 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 03/10/21, 3:15 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/05/2021 - 2:33 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: c1
Event: S CS by Education read 1st time -SJ 166 Time: 03/02/2021 - 7:13 PM Member: Committee: Education Version: c1
Event: S Introduced -SJ 51 Time: 03/02/2021 - 11:09 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Time: 02/04/2021 - 3:21 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/04/2021 - 8:46 AM Member: Committee: Education Version: c1
Event: S CS by Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 177 Time: 02/03/2021 - 11:39 AM Member: Committee: Education Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Education, 02/03/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 01/25/2021 - 2:56 PM Member: Committee: Education Version: __
Event: S Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 51 Time: 12/15/2020 - 11:29 AM Member: Committee: Education Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 12/07/2020 - 9:47 AM Member: Committee: Version: __