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CS/CS/SB 2108: Education Governance Reorganization

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Education ; Pruitt ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Horne ; Lawson

Education Governance Reorganization; provides process for authorizing community colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs; adds to State University System the New College in Sarasota; creates fiscally autonomous campuses of Univ. of South Florida; redesignates St. Petersburg Junior College as "St. Petersburg College"; abolishes Board of Regents, State Board of Community Colleges, & Postsecondary Education Planning Commission, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 5/4/2001 House - Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 1162 (Ch. 2001-170), CS/SB 1872 (Ch. 2001-220)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/6/2001 Senate • Filed
3/21/2001 Senate • Introduced, referred to Education; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 00212; On Committee agenda-- Education, 03/26/01, 3:00 pm, 412-K
3/26/2001 Senate • CS by Education; YEAS 7 NAYS 4 -SJ 00271; CS read first time on 03/29/01 -SJ 00279
3/29/2001 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00271
4/5/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Productivity, 04/10/01, 1:30 pm, 412-K
4/10/2001 Senate • Favorable with 6 amendment(s) by Governmental Oversight and Productivity; YEAS 5 NAYS 2 -SJ 00326
4/11/2001 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education -SJ 00326
4/12/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 04/18/01, upon adjournment of full committee, 412-K --Temporarily postponed
4/18/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 04/19/01, upon recess of session, 412-K -SJ 00395
4/19/2001 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 5 NAYS 2 -SJ 00467; CS read first time on 04/25/01 -SJ 00474
4/20/2001 Senate • Withdrawn from- Appropriations with subcommittee recommendation -SJ 00432
4/24/2001 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00467
4/25/2001 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00465; Read second time -SJ 00454; Amendment(s) failed -SJ 00455; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00455; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00456
5/3/2001 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00967; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00968; CS passed as amended; YEAS 28 NAYS 12 -SJ 00970
5/3/2001 House • In Messages
5/4/2001 House • Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 1162 (Ch. 2001-170), CS/SB 1872 (Ch. 2001-220)