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CS/SB 1624: Higher Education

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Higher Education ; Calatayud

Higher Education; Authorizing the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to develop contracts or agreements with institutions in the State University System for a specified purpose; providing tuition assistance to active members of the Florida State Guard; specifying that the President of the University of Florida appoints the members of the scientific advisory council within the Florida Center for Brain Tumor Research; revising the qualifications for members of the Assistive Technology Advisory Council; revising the date by which the Department of Education is required to publish an annual report on apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs; authorizing Florida College System institutions with a certain number of full-time equivalent students to enter into cooperative agreements to form a state college regional consortium service organization, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 3/28/2025 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Postsecondary (HE)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Higher Education (AHE)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/27/2025 Senate • Filed
2/28/2025 Senate • Referred to Education Postsecondary; Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Fiscal Policy
3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
3/5/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Postsecondary, 03/10/25, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
3/10/2025 Senate • Favorable by Education Postsecondary; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
3/11/2025 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
3/19/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Higher Education, 03/24/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
3/24/2025 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; YEAS 6 NAYS 2
3/27/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Fiscal Policy
• CS by Appropriations Committee on Higher Education read 1st time
3/28/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building