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CS/CS/HB 859: Postsecondary Distance Education

GENERAL BILL by Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee ; Post-Secondary Education Subcommittee ; Mariano ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ahern

Postsecondary Distance Education; Establishing the Postsecondary Reciprocal Distance Education Coordinating Council within the Department of Education; authorizing the Governor to request the council to convene for the purpose of reconsidering participation in a reciprocity agreement; requiring the council to collect annual fees from Florida institutions participating in a reciprocity agreement based on total full-time equivalent enrollment, etc. APPROPRIATION: $225,534

Effective Date: 6/9/2017
Last Action: 6/12/2017 - Chapter No. 2017-87
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/16/2017 House • Filed
3/1/2017 House • Referred to Post-Secondary Education Subcommittee; Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 95
3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 95
3/9/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Post-Secondary Education Subcommittee, 03/13/17, 1:00 pm, Mashburn Hall
3/13/2017 House • CS by Post-Secondary Education Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 361
3/14/2017 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Post-Secondary Education Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 358
3/17/2017 House • Now in Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 389
3/23/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/27/17, 12:30 pm, Webster Hall
3/27/2017 House • CS/CS by Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 493
3/29/2017 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS/CS by Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 484
3/30/2017 House • Now in Education Committee -HJ 519
4/4/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 04/06/17, 8:00 am, Reed Hall
4/6/2017 House • Favorable by- Education Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 597
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 597
4/20/2017 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/17
4/25/2017 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 844
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/26/2017 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 886
• CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 886
4/26/2017 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education; Appropriations -SJ 489
• Received -SJ 489
5/1/2017 Senate • Withdrawn from Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education; Appropriations -SJ 595
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 595
• Substituted for CS/SB 668 -SJ 595
• Read 2nd time -SJ 595
• Amendment(s) adopted (968978) -SJ 595
• Placed on 3rd reading
5/2/2017 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 660
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 660
5/2/2017 House • In returning messages
5/4/2017 House • Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (968978) -HJ 1128, 1130
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 1130, 1131
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 1131
5/30/2017 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/9/2017 • Approved by Governor
6/12/2017 • Chapter No. 2017-87