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CS/SB 638: Student Tuition Assistance

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Clary ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Hill ; Campbell ; Bennett ; Webster ; Bullard ; Atwater ; Fasano

Student Tuition Assistance; creates Access to Better Learning & Education Grant Program; provides legislative findings re education provided by for-profit colleges & universities; provides for DOE to administer grant program; provides for annual appropriation; requires institutions to remit undisbursed funds to DOE; limits period a student may receive grant; provides for implementation only to extent funded & authorized by law, etc.

Effective Date: 06/02/2003
Last Action: 6/2/2003 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-65
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/4/2003 Senate • Prefiled
2/13/2003 Senate • Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations
3/4/2003 Senate • Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 00038
3/7/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 03/12/03, 4:00 pm, 412-K
3/12/2003 Senate • Favorable by Education; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 00176
3/13/2003 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education -SJ 00176
4/7/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 04/10/03, 3:00 pm, 412-K
4/10/2003 Senate • CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00427; CS read first time on 04/16/03 -SJ 00433
4/14/2003 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 00427
4/16/2003 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 00423; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
4/25/2003 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00646; Read second time -SJ 00623; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00623; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00624
4/28/2003 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00662; CS passed as amended; YEAS 35 NAYS 2 -SJ 00662
4/28/2003 House • In Messages; Received, placed on Calendar -HJ 00707
4/30/2003 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted for HB 917 -HJ 00863; Read second time -HJ 00863
5/1/2003 House • Read third time -HJ 01020; CS passed; YEAS 104 NAYS 7 -HJ 01021
5/1/2003 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 01057
5/20/2003 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/2/2003 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-65