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CS/SB 986: Higher Education

GENERAL BILL by Education ; Sullivan ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Carlton

Higher Education; provides process for authorizing community colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs; creates fiscally autonomous campuses of University of South Florida; requires Campus Board of University of South Florida Sarasota/Manatee; establishes mission, goals, & board of trustees for New College of Florida; redesignates St. Petersburg Junior College as "St. Petersburg College", etc. Amends 240.3836,.527,.2011.

Effective Date: 07/01/2001
Last Action: 5/4/2001 Senate - Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 1162 (Ch. 2001-170)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/22/2001 Senate • Prefiled
3/7/2001 Senate • Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00116
3/15/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 03/20/01, 9:00 am, 412-K
3/20/2001 Senate • CS by Education; YEAS 10 NAYS 1 -SJ 00201; CS read first time on 03/21/01 -SJ 00214
3/21/2001 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education -SJ 00201
3/29/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 04/03/01, 3:00 pm, 412-K
4/3/2001 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00305
4/4/2001 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 00305
4/18/2001 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations with subcommittee recommendation -SJ 00368; Now in Rules and Calendar
5/1/2001 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar -SJ 00673; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
5/3/2001 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00951; Read second time -SJ 01183; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01183; Ordered engrossed -SJ 01188
5/4/2001 Senate • Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 1162 (Ch. 2001-170)