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CS/CS/SB 800: Independent Postsecondary Educational Institutions

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Higher Education ; Brandes

Independent Postsecondary Educational Institutions; Requiring that certain institutions include specified information relating to student fees and costs in a disclosure to prospective students; requiring the Commission for Independent Education to annually prepare an accountability report by a specified date; revising the commission’s evaluation standards for licensure of an institution; revising the criminal penalty for the unlawful closure of certain institutions, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
 Last Action: 3/11/2016 Senate - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Higher Education (HE)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (AED)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/9/2015 Senate • Filed
11/19/2015 Senate • Referred to Higher Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 60
1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 60
1/20/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Higher Education, 01/25/16, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
1/25/2016 Senate • CS by Higher Education; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 246
1/27/2016 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education -SJ 246
• CS by Higher Education read 1st time -SJ 251
2/8/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 02/11/16, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/11/2016 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 425
2/15/2016 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 425
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/18/16, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/18/2016 Senate • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -SJ 434
2/19/2016 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 434
2/22/2016 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 437
3/3/2016 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/16 -SJ 627
3/4/2016 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar
3/7/2016 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar
3/8/2016 Senate • Retained on Calendar -SJ 835
3/11/2016 Senate • Died on Calendar