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CS/CS/SB 1194: Postsecondary Education

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Higher Education ; Oelrich

Postsecondary Education; Deletes provisions relating to the use of test scores for assessment of college-level communication and computation skills. Requires the establishment of the Articulation Coordinating Committee and provides its responsibilities. Deletes provisions that exclude students with intellectual disabilities from eligibility for substitute requirements for admission to or graduation from a public postsecondary educational institution. Abrogates the repeal of provisions which created the 21st Century World Class Scholars Program, etc.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7151 (Ch. 2011-177)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Higher Education (HE)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Budget Subcommittee on Higher Education Appropriations (BHI)
  4. Budget (BC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/17/2011 Senate • Filed
3/7/2011 Senate • Referred to Higher Education; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Budget -SJ 89
3/8/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 89
3/9/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Higher Education, 03/14/11, 1:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
3/14/2011 Senate • CS by Higher Education; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 226
3/15/2011 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Higher Education read 1st time -SJ 228
3/16/2011 Senate • Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs -SJ 226
3/23/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/28/11, 3:15 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
3/28/2011 Senate • CS/CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 3 NAYS 0 -SJ 308
3/30/2011 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Budget -SJ 308
• CS/CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 315
4/8/2011 Senate • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Higher Education Appropriations -SJ 473
• Now in Budget Subcommittee on Higher Education Appropriations
• On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on Higher Education Appropriations, 04/13/11, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/13/2011 Senate • Favorable by Budget Subcommittee on Higher Education Appropriations; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 468
• Now in Budget -SJ 468
4/21/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget, 04/26/11, 9:45 am, 412 Knott Building
4/26/2011 Senate • Favorable by- Budget; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -SJ 541
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 541
4/29/2011 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/03/11
5/3/2011 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/04/11
5/4/2011 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/05/11
5/5/2011 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/06/11
5/7/2011 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7151 (Ch. 2011-177)