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CS/SB 1606: Postsecondary Education

GENERAL BILL by Budget ; Bennett

Postsecondary Education; Requiring that the Higher Education Coordinating Council review and evaluate the current higher education governance structure in this state and make recommendations to the Legislature for potential revisions to the higher education delivery system; requiring that the council report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and Legislature, etc.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Higher Education (HE)
  2. Budget (BC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/6/2012 Senate • Filed
1/17/2012 Senate • Referred to Higher Education; Budget -SJ 221
• Introduced -SJ 221
2/6/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Higher Education, 02/09/12, 1:15 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
2/9/2012 Senate • Favorable by Higher Education; YEAS 3 NAYS 1 -SJ 484
• Now in Budget -SJ 484
2/14/2012 Senate • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Higher Education Appropriations -SJ 519
• Now in Budget Subcommittee on Higher Education Appropriations
2/23/2012 Senate • Recalled from Budget Subcommittee on Higher Education Appropriations -SJ 674
• Now in Budget
• On Committee agenda-- Budget, 02/28/12, 4:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered
2/28/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget, 02/29/12, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/29/2012 Senate • CS by- Budget; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 805
3/3/2012 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/5/2012 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 805
• CS by Budget read 1st time -SJ 808
3/9/2012 Senate • Died on Calendar