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CS/CS/HB 217: Postsecondary Education for Certain Military Personnel

GENERAL BILL by Education Committee ; Higher Education and Career Readiness Subcommittee ; Hattersley ; Ponder ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Altman ; Andrade ; Bush ; Caruso ; Casello ; Daniels ; Driskell ; Fernandez ; Goff-Marcil ; Gregory ; Joseph ; Killebrew ; Mariano ; Overdorf ; Raschein ; Roach ; Sabatini ; Silvers ; Smith, C. ; Stark ; Webb ; Willhite

Postsecondary Education for Certain Military Personnel; Requires BOG & SBE to create uniform system for award of postsecondary credit to certain servicemembers & veterans of United States Armed Forces; provides process for award of postsecondary credit for military experience & credentials; requires specified postsecondary institutions to waive transcript fee for active duty members of Armed Forces of United States, certain veterans, & their spouses & dependents.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 House - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/10/2019 House • Filed
1/16/2019 House • Referred to Higher Education and Career Readiness Subcommittee; Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 37
2/6/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Higher Education and Career Readiness Subcommittee, 02/13/19, 4:00 pm, Mashburn Hall
2/13/2019 House • CS by Higher Education and Career Readiness Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 297
2/14/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
2/15/2019 House • Now in Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 295
2/25/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/04/19, 2:30 pm, Morris Hall
3/4/2019 House • Favorable by Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 309
3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 37
• Now in Education Committee -HJ 309
• CS by Higher Education and Career Readiness Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 290
3/12/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 03/14/19, 12:00 pm, Reed Hall
3/14/2019 House • CS/CS by- Education Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 441
3/15/2019 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS/CS by Education Committee read 1st time -HJ 435
3/18/2019 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 445
5/3/2019 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died on Calendar