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CS/SB 984: Education Access and Affordability

GENERAL BILL by Higher Education ; Legg

Education Access and Affordability; Specifying that the costs of instructional materials are not included in tuition for certain online degree programs; requiring the Board of Governors and the State Board of Education to annually identify strategies to promote college affordability; requiring Florida College System institution and state university boards of trustees to identify wide variances in the costs of, and frequency of changes in the selection of, textbooks and instructional materials for certain courses, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
 Last Action: 3/9/2016 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7019 (Ch. 2016-236) -SJ 905
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
    12/1/2015 Senate • Filed
    12/11/2015 Senate • Referred to Higher Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 74
    1/4/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Higher Education, 01/11/16, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    1/11/2016 Senate • CS by Higher Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 184
    1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 74
    1/13/2016 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    1/14/2016 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education -SJ 184
    • CS by Higher Education read 1st time -SJ 210
    1/25/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 01/28/16, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    1/28/2016 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 275
    • Now in Appropriations -SJ 275
    2/22/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/25/16, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/25/2016 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -SJ 497
    2/26/2016 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 497
    3/3/2016 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/07/16
    3/7/2016 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar
    3/8/2016 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar
    3/9/2016 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 905
    • Substituted CS/HB 7019 -SJ 905
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7019 (Ch. 2016-236) -SJ 905

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  • CS/SB 984, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/13/2016 at 5:20 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Pre-Meeting) 1/27/2016 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Post-Meeting) 1/28/2016 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 2/24/2016 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 2/26/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 7019 (er) Education Access and Affordability Higher Education and Workforce Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/14/2016 Chapter No. 2016-236
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    734000 - Amendment
    Between lines 305 and 306 insert:     		Sachs 3/3/2016
    3:04 PM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    3/9/2016     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    1/28/2016 10:00 AM Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/25/2016 10:00 AM Appropriations 18 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1001.7065 Preeminent state research universities program. Page 2 (pdf)
    1004.084 Page 4 (pdf)
    1004.085 Textbook affordability. Page 5 (pdf)
    1009.23 Florida College System institution student fees. Page 10 (pdf)
    1009.24 State university student fees. Page 10 (pdf)

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  • SB 984, Original Filed Version Posted 12/1/2015 at 11:47 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Higher Education (Pre-Meeting) 1/8/2016 (pdf)
    Higher Education (Post-Meeting) 1/13/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 7019 Postsecondary Access and Affordability Higher Education and Workforce Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/14/2016 Chapter No. 2016-236
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    892652 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Higher Education
    (Legg)     		1/8/2016
    1:35 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/11/2016     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/11/2016 1:30 PM Higher Education 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1001.7065 Preeminent state research universities program. Page 2 (pdf)
    1004.084 Page 4 (pdf)
    1004.085 Textbook affordability. Page 5 (pdf)
    1009.23 Florida College System institution student fees. Page 10 (pdf)
    1009.24 State university student fees. Page 11 (pdf)

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