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CS/SB 442: Postsecondary Education for Certain Military Personnel

GENERAL BILL by Military and Veterans Affairs and Space ; Lee ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Broxson ; Cruz ; Mayfield ; Diaz ; Gibson

Postsecondary Education for Certain Military Personnel; Requiring the Board of Governors and State Board of Education, in consultation with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, to create a uniform system for the award of postsecondary credit to certain servicemembers and veterans of the United States Armed Forces; requiring specified postsecondary institutions to waive the transcript fee for active duty members of the Armed Forces of the United States, certain veterans, and their spouses and dependents, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
 Last Action: 5/3/2019 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Military and Veterans Affairs and Space (MS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/23/2019 Senate • Filed
2/1/2019 Senate • Referred to Education; Military and Veterans Affairs and Space; Appropriations -SJ 63
3/5/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 63
3/7/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 03/12/19, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/12/2019 Senate • Favorable by Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 195
• Now in Military and Veterans Affairs and Space
3/21/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs and Space, 03/26/19, 9:30 am, 37 Senate Building
3/26/2019 Senate • CS by Military and Veterans Affairs and Space; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 280
3/27/2019 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/28/2019 Senate • Now in Appropriations
4/2/2019 Senate • CS by Military and Veterans Affairs and Space read 1st time -SJ 288
4/8/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/11/19, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/11/2019 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 349
4/12/2019 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/23/2019 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/19 -SJ 496
4/25/2019 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 477
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/26/2019 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 573
• CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 574
4/26/2019 House • In Messages
5/3/2019 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Messages