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CS/SB 356: Keep Our Graduates Working Act

GENERAL BILL by Innovation, Industry, and Technology ; Hutson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Diaz ; Berman ; Perry

Keep Our Graduates Working Act; Creating the "Keep Our Graduates Working Act of 2020"; prohibiting a state authority from suspending or revoking a person’s professional license, certificate, registration, or permit solely on the basis of a delinquency or default in the payment of his or her student loan, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 2/6/2020 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 115 (Ch. 2020-125), CS/CS/CS/HB 713 (Ch. 2020-133), CS/HB 1193 (Ch. 2020-160) -SJ 239
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Innovation, Industry, and Technology (IT)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    9/20/2019 Senate • Filed
    10/15/2019 Senate • Referred to Education; Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Rules -SJ 27
    11/5/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 11/12/19, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    11/12/2019 Senate • Favorable by Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 132
    11/13/2019 Senate • Now in Innovation, Industry, and Technology
    12/2/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Innovation, Industry, and Technology, 12/09/19, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
    12/9/2019 Senate • CS by Innovation, Industry, and Technology; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 134
    • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    12/13/2019 Senate • Now in Rules
    1/10/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/15/20, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
    1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 27
    • CS by Innovation, Industry, and Technology read 1st time -SJ 123
    1/15/2020 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 154
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    1/27/2020 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/29/20 -SJ 213
    1/29/2020 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 213
    2/4/2020 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 228
    2/6/2020 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 239
    • Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 115 -SJ 239
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 115 (Ch. 2020-125), CS/CS/CS/HB 713 (Ch. 2020-133), CS/HB 1193 (Ch. 2020-160) -SJ 239

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  • CS/SB 356, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/9/2019 at 3:46 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 1/13/2020 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 1/15/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (8)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 115 (er) Keep Our Graduates Working Act Health Quality Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 6/30/2020 Chapter No. 2020-125, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 713 (Ch. 2020-133), CS/HB 1193 (Ch. 2020-160) Track This Bill
    H 77 Student Loans and Scholarship Obligations of Health Care Practitioners Goff-Marcil Compare Last Action: 1/10/2020 H Withdrawn prior to introduction, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 115 (Ch. 2020-125), CS/CS/CS/HB 713 (Ch. 2020-133), CS/HB 1193 (Ch. 2020-160) -HJ 13 Track This Bill
    H 713 (er) Health Regulation Health Quality Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 6/30/2020 Chapter No. 2020-133, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 115 (Ch. 2020-125), CS/CS/HB 731 (Ch. 2020-156), CS/HB 1193 (Ch. 2020-160), CS/HB 1461 (Ch. 2020-47), CS/SB 218 (Ch. 2020-50), CS/SB 226 (Ch. 2020-29) Track This Bill
    H 1193 (er) Deregulation of Professions and Occupations Ingoglia Compare Last Action: 7/1/2020 Chapter No. 2020-160, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 115 (Ch. 2020-125), CS/CS/CS/HB 713 (Ch. 2020-133) Track This Bill
    S 66 (c1) Student Loans and Scholarship Obligations of Health Care Practitioners Cruz Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 115 (Ch. 2020-125), CS/CS/CS/HB 713 (Ch. 2020-133), CS/HB 1193 (Ch. 2020-160) Track This Bill
    S 230 (c3) Department of Health Harrell Compare Last Action: 3/13/2020 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 713 (Ch. 2020-133), CS/CS/CS/HB 115 (Ch. 2020-125), CS/CS/HB 731 (Ch. 2020-156), CS/HB 1193 (Ch. 2020-160), CS/HB 1461 (Ch. 2020-47), CS/SB 218 (Ch. 2020-50), CS/SB 226 (Ch. 2020-29) -SJ 860 Track This Bill
    S 474 (c3) Deregulation of Professions and Occupations Albritton Compare Last Action: 3/12/2020 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1193 (Ch. 2020-160), CS/CS/CS/HB 115 (Ch. 2020-125), CS/CS/CS/HB 713 (Ch. 2020-133) -SJ 746 Track This Bill
    S 926 Health Care Practitioner Licensure Harrell Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 115 (Ch. 2020-125), CS/CS/CS/HB 713 (Ch. 2020-133), CS/HB 1193 (Ch. 2020-160) Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/15/2020 8:30 AM Rules 16 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    120.82 Page 1 (pdf)
    456.072 Grounds for discipline; penalties; enforcement. Page 2 (pdf)
    456.0721 Practitioners in default on student loan or scholarship obligations; investigation; report. Page 3 (pdf)
    456.074 Certain health care practitioners; immediate suspension of license. Page 3 (pdf)
    1009.95 Delinquent accounts. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • SB 356, Original Filed Version Posted 9/20/2019 at 12:05 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education (Pre-Meeting) 11/8/2019 (pdf)
    Education (Post-Meeting) 11/12/2019 (pdf)
    Innovation, Industry, and Technology (Pre-Meeting) 12/6/2019 (pdf)
    Innovation, Industry, and Technology (Post-Meeting) 12/9/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (5)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 115 (c1) Keeping Our Graduates Working Act Health Quality Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 6/30/2020 Chapter No. 2020-125, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 713 (Ch. 2020-133), CS/HB 1193 (Ch. 2020-160) Track This Bill
    H 77 Student Loans and Scholarship Obligations of Health Care Practitioners Goff-Marcil Compare Last Action: 1/10/2020 H Withdrawn prior to introduction, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 115 (Ch. 2020-125), CS/CS/CS/HB 713 (Ch. 2020-133), CS/HB 1193 (Ch. 2020-160) -HJ 13 Track This Bill
    S 66 (c1) Student Loans and Scholarship Obligations of Health Care Practitioners Cruz Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 115 (Ch. 2020-125), CS/CS/CS/HB 713 (Ch. 2020-133), CS/HB 1193 (Ch. 2020-160) Track This Bill
    S 474 Deregulation of Professions and Occupations Albritton Compare Last Action: 3/12/2020 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1193 (Ch. 2020-160), CS/CS/CS/HB 115 (Ch. 2020-125), CS/CS/CS/HB 713 (Ch. 2020-133) -SJ 746 Track This Bill
    S 926 Health Care Practitioner Licensure Harrell Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 115 (Ch. 2020-125), CS/CS/CS/HB 713 (Ch. 2020-133), CS/HB 1193 (Ch. 2020-160) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    732784 - Amendment
    Between lines 48 and 49 insert:     		Innovation, Industry, and Technology
    (Hutson)     		12/6/2019
    1:18 PM     		Replaced by Substitute Amendment
    12/9/2019     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 351912 - Substitute Amendment (Delete All) (732784)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Innovation, Industry, and Technology
    (Hutson)     		12/9/2019
    10:29 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    12/9/2019     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    11/12/2019 3:30 PM Education 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    12/9/2019 1:30 PM Innovation, Industry, and Technology 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    456.072 Grounds for discipline; penalties; enforcement. Page 2 (pdf)
    456.0721 Practitioners in default on student loan or scholarship obligations; investigation; report. Page 3 (pdf)
    456.074 Certain health care practitioners; immediate suspension of license. Page 3 (pdf)
    1009.95 Delinquent accounts. Page 4 (pdf)
    1009.951 Page 1 (pdf)

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