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CS/HB 491: Veterans' Tuition Assistance Act

GENERAL BILL by Schools & Learning Council ; Scionti ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Porth ; Sachs ; Kiar ; Jenne ; Nehr ; Patronis ; Hukill ; Zapata ; Snyder ; Glorioso ; Galvano ; Homan ; Altman ; Harrell ; Soto ; Mealor

Veterans' Tuition Assistance Act; requires state universities & community colleges to waive percentage of in-state tuition rate for veterans who meet specified criteria; provides percentage cap on number of required credit hours for which tuition waiver may be received. Amends 1009.26.

Effective Date: 07/01/2007
 Last Action: 5/4/2007 Senate - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/22/2007 House • Filed
    1/31/2007 House • Referred to Schools & Learning Council; Policy & Budget Council
    2/26/2007 House • Referred to Postsecondary Education (SL) by Schools & Learning Council
    3/6/2007 House • Introduced, referred to Schools & Learning Council; Policy & Budget Council -HJ 00041; Referred to Postsecondary Education (SL) by Schools & Learning Council -HJ 00121
    3/16/2007 House • On Committee agenda-- Postsecondary Education (SL), 03/20/07, 9:00 am, Reed Hall
    3/20/2007 House • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Postsecondary Education (SL); YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -HJ 00244
    3/21/2007 House • Now in Schools & Learning Council -HJ 00244
    3/23/2007 House • On Council agenda-- Schools & Learning Council, 03/27/07, 1:00 pm, 212-K
    3/27/2007 House • CS by Schools & Learning Council; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 00305
    3/29/2007 House • CS read 1st time on 03/29/07 -HJ 00302; CS filed
    3/30/2007 House • Now in Policy & Budget Council -HJ 00311
    4/11/2007 House • On Council agenda-- Policy & Budget Council, 04/13/07, 10:00 am, 212-K
    4/13/2007 House • Favorable by- Policy & Budget Council; YEAS 28 NAYS 0 -HJ 00461
    4/15/2007 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 00461
    4/19/2007 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -HJ 00536; Read 3rd time -HJ 00536; CS passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 00536
    4/24/2007 Senate • In Messages
    5/4/2007 Senate • Died in Messages

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  • CS/HB 491, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/29/2007 at 3:42 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Policy & Budget Council (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
    Policy & Budget Council (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
    Schools & Learning Council (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 2006 (c1) Veterans' Tuition Assistance Act [SPCC] Crist Identical Last Action: 5/4/2007 S Died in Committee on Higher Education Appropriations
    Location:

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/19/2007 1:11 PM House 115 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1009.26 Fee waivers.

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  • HB 491, Original Filed Version Posted 1/22/2007 at 5:54 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Committee on Postsecondary Education (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
    Committee on Postsecondary Education (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
    Committee on Postsecondary Education (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
    Committee on Postsecondary Education (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1009.26 Fee waivers.

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