CS/HB 1157: Postsecondary Education for Veterans
GENERAL BILL by Higher Education and Workforce Subcommittee ; Raburn ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ahern ; Artiles ; Eisnaugle ; Passidomo ; Perry ; Renner ; Torres
Postsecondary Education for Veterans; Directs DOE to award postsecondary course credit for specified training, education, examinations & tests; revises residency requirement for certain tuition waivers for recipients of specified military decorations; provides that specified programs & test scores meet certain educator certification requirements.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/6/2016 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/12/2016 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 97 |
| 1/13/2016 | House |
• Referred to Higher Education and Workforce Subcommittee; Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 201 |
| 1/21/2016 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Higher Education and Workforce Subcommittee, 01/25/16, 1:30 pm, Reed Hall |
| 1/25/2016 | House |
• CS by Higher Education and Workforce Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 289 |
| 1/27/2016 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c) • CS by Higher Education and Workforce Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 304 |
| 1/28/2016 | House |
• Now in Education Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 322 |
| 1/29/2016 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Education Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/02/16, 1:30 pm, Morris Hall |
| 2/2/2016 | House |
• Favorable by Education Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 385 |
| 2/3/2016 | House |
• Now in Education Committee -HJ 385 |
| 2/5/2016 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 02/09/16, 12:30 pm, Reed Hall |
| 2/9/2016 | House |
• Favorable by- Education Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 437 |
| 2/10/2016 | House |
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 437 |
| 2/15/2016 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/17/16 |
| 2/17/2016 | House |
• Read 2nd time -HJ 466 • Amendment(s) adopted (891437) -HJ 466 • Placed on 3rd reading |
| 2/18/2016 | House |
• Read 3rd time -HJ 489 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 490 |
| 2/23/2016 | Senate |
• In Messages • Referred to Higher Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 478 • Received -SJ 478 |
| 3/8/2016 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Higher Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 824 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 824 • Substituted for CS/SB 1638 -SJ 824 • Read 2nd time -SJ 824 • Placed on 3rd reading |
| 3/9/2016 | Senate |
• Read 3rd time -SJ 848 • CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 848 |
| 3/9/2016 | House |
• Ordered enrolled -HJ 978 |
| 3/11/2016 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -HJ 1434 |
|
| 3/25/2016 |
• Approved by Governor |
|
| 3/28/2016 |
• Chapter No. 2016-142 |
