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CS/CS/HB 613: Higher Education

GENERAL BILL by Education Committee ; Higher Education and Career Readiness Subcommittee ; Rodrigues, R. ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fine

Higher Education; Revising provisions relating to SBE & BOG powers & duties, preeminent state research universities program, State University System Performance-Based Incentive, textbook & instructional materials affordability, Florida Industrial & Phosphate Research Institute, educational grant programs, Benacquisto Scholarship Program, & FCS institution & state university funding; creates Florida Institute for Great Citizenship.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/10/2020 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 72 (Ch. 2020-117) -HJ 1070
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/12/2019 House • Filed
11/25/2019 House • Referred to Higher Education and Career Readiness Subcommittee; Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 50
12/5/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Higher Education and Career Readiness Subcommittee, 12/12/19, 9:00 am, Mashburn Hall
12/12/2019 House • CS by Higher Education and Career Readiness Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 4 -HJ 317
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
12/16/2019 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 50
• CS by Higher Education and Career Readiness Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 282
1/15/2020 House • Favorable by Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 1 -HJ 392
• Now in Education Committee -HJ 392
2/24/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 02/26/20, 9:00 am, Reed Hall
2/26/2020 House • CS/CS by- Education Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 693
2/28/2020 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
3/2/2020 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 693
• CS/CS by Education Committee read 1st time -HJ 685
3/3/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/20
3/6/2020 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading -HJ 846
3/10/2020 House • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 72 (Ch. 2020-117) -HJ 1070