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CS/CS/HB 1509: Student Financial Assistance

GENERAL BILL by Council for Lifelong Learning ; Colleges & Universities ; Diaz-Balart ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Atwater ; Wiles ; Lynn ; Murman

Student Financial Assistance; provides for loan repayments under Critical Teacher Shortage Student Loan Forgiveness Program directly to teacher under certain circumstances; increases percentage of funds from financial aid fee to be used for need-based financial aid; revises general student eligibility requirements for Fla. Bright Futures Scholarship Program, etc. Amends Ch. 240, 231.621, 295.02.

Effective Date: 07/01/2001 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 5/4/2001 House - In returning messages; Died in returning Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 1162 (Ch. 2001-170), SB 2002 (Ch. 2001-254)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/16/2001 House • Filed
3/19/2001 House • Introduced -HJ 00187
3/26/2001 House • Referred to Colleges & Universities (LLC); Education Appropriations (FRC); Council for Lifelong Learning -HJ 00348
4/6/2001 House • On Committee agenda-- Colleges & Universities (LLC), 04/10/01, 9:45 am, Reed Hall
4/10/2001 House • CS by Colleges & Universities (LLC); YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 00534
4/16/2001 House • CS read first time on 04/16/01 -HJ 00530
• Now in Education Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00534; On Committee agenda-- Education Appropriations (FRC), 04/17/01, 1:00 pm, 212-K
4/13/2001 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6 -HJ 00534
4/17/2001 House • Favorable with 4 amendment(s) by Education Appropriations (FRC); YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 00550
4/18/2001 House • Now in Council for Lifelong Learning -HJ 00550; On Council agenda-- Council for Lifelong Learning, 04/19/01, 9:30 am, Morris Hall
4/19/2001 House • CS/CS by- Council for Lifelong Learning; YEAS 12 NAYS 2 -HJ 00659
4/24/2001 House • CS read first time on 04/24/01 -HJ 00656; Pending review of CS under Rule 6 -HJ 00659; Placed on Calendar, on second reading -HJ 00659
4/26/2001 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Retained on Calendar
4/27/2001 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 01096; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01096
5/1/2001 House • Read third time -HJ 01445; CS passed as amended; YEAS 120 NAYS 0 -HJ 01446
5/1/2001 Senate • In Messages
5/2/2001 Senate • Received, referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 00960
5/4/2001 Senate • Withdrawn from Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 01345; Substituted for CS/SB 1330 -SJ 01346; Read second and third times -SJ 01346; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01346; CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 01357
5/4/2001 House • In returning messages; Died in returning Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 1162 (Ch. 2001-170), SB 2002 (Ch. 2001-254)