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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)

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  • CS/SB 828, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/26/2012 at 11:22 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 925 Faith-Based Postsecondary Institutions Weinstein Similar Last Action: 3/9/2012 H Died in K-20 Innovation Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (KINS)     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1002.47 Page 3 (pdf)
    1005.03 Designation “college” or “university”. Page 8 (pdf)
    1005.04 Fair consumer practices. Page 8 (pdf)
    1005.06 Institutions not under the jurisdiction or purview of the commission. Page 10 (pdf)
    1005.21 Commission for Independent Education. Page 13 (pdf)

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  • SB 828, Original Filed Version Posted 11/4/2011 at 8:21 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Higher Education (Pre-Meeting) 1/11/2012 (pdf)
    Higher Education (Post-Meeting) 1/26/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 925 Faith-Based Postsecondary Institutions Weinstein Similar Last Action: 3/9/2012 H Died in K-20 Innovation Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (KINS)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    732322 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Higher Education
    (Siplin)     		1/11/2012
    9:53 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/26/2012     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 636690 - Substitute Amendment (Delete All) (732322)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Higher Education
    (Lynn)     		1/24/2012
    5:56 PM     		Withdrawn
    1/26/2012     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/25/2012 3:30 PM Higher Education 3 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1002.47 Page 2 (pdf)
    1005.03 Designation “college” or “university”. Page 8 (pdf)
    1005.04 Fair consumer practices. Page 8 (pdf)
    1005.06 Institutions not under the jurisdiction or purview of the commission. Page 9 (pdf)
    1005.21 Commission for Independent Education. Page 12 (pdf)

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