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CS/HB 171: Postsecondary Education for Certain Military Personnel

GENERAL BILL by Higher Education and Career Readiness Subcommittee ; Ponder ; Hattersley ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Altman ; Buchanan ; Bush ; Caruso ; Cortes ; Daniels ; Donalds ; Drake ; Driskell ; Duggan ; Eskamani ; Fernandez-Barquin ; Fine ; Fischer ; Goff-Marcil ; Good ; Gregory ; Hart ; Hill ; Hogan Johnson ; Joseph ; McGhee ; Raschein ; Roach ; Smith, C. ; Watson, C. ; Webb ; Zika

Postsecondary Education for Certain Military Personnel; Requiring the Board of Governors and the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Department of Veterans' Affairs, to create a process for the uniform award of postsecondary credit or career education clock hours 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 United States Armed Forces, certain veterans, and their spouses and dependents, etc.

Effective Date: 6/23/2020
Last Action: 6/24/2020 - Chapter No. 2020-80
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/16/2019 House • Filed
9/25/2019 House • Referred to Higher Education and Career Readiness Subcommittee; Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 19
11/7/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Higher Education and Career Readiness Subcommittee, 11/14/19, 9:00 am, Mashburn Hall
11/14/2019 House • CS by Higher Education and Career Readiness Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 297
11/15/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
11/25/2019 House • Now in Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 383
1/13/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/15/20, 3:30 pm, Webster Hall
1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 19
• CS by Higher Education and Career Readiness Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 277
1/15/2020 House • Favorable by Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 391
• Now in Education Committee -HJ 391
1/21/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 01/23/20, 12:00 pm, Reed Hall
1/23/2020 House • Favorable by- Education Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 434
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 434
2/13/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/20
2/19/2020 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading -HJ 590
2/20/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/20
2/26/2020 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 643
• Amendment(s) adopted (508491) -HJ 644
• Read 3rd time -HJ 644
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 111 NAYS 0 -HJ 644
3/3/2020 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs and Space; Education; Appropriations -SJ 415
3/4/2020 Senate • Withdrawn from Military and Veterans Affairs and Space; Education; Appropriations -SJ 382
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/SB 372 -SJ 382
• Received -SJ 415
• Read 2nd time -SJ 382
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/5/2020 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 424
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 424
3/5/2020 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 805
6/16/2020 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/23/2020 • Approved by Governor
6/24/2020 • Chapter No. 2020-80