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CS/SB 828: Faith-based Postsecondary Institutions

GENERAL BILL by Higher Education ; Wise

Faith-based Postsecondary Institutions; Authorizing a faith-based postsecondary education institution to operate without obtaining a license if it submits an affidavit of statutory compliance oversight to the Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice within the Department of Education by a specified date each year; requiring that the Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice or its contracted agent publish the affidavit form and a list of all faith-based postsecondary education institutions that have submitted the affidavit on its Internet website; providing prerequisites for entering a degree program at a faith-based postsecondary education institution; deleting provisions that authorize a religious college to operate without governmental oversight under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
 Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Higher Education (HE)
  2. Budget (BC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/4/2011 Senate • Filed
12/5/2011 Senate • Referred to Higher Education; Budget -SJ 70
1/9/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Higher Education, 01/12/12, 10:15 am, 301 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
1/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 70
1/20/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Higher Education, 01/25/12, 3:30 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
1/25/2012 Senate • CS by Higher Education; YEAS 3 NAYS 1 -SJ 280
1/26/2012 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
1/27/2012 Senate • CS by Higher Education read 1st time -SJ 286
3/9/2012 Senate • Died pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2)