Bill Summary
SB 2 Higher Education (2017 Session)
Higher Education; Citing this act as the “Florida Excellence in Higher Education Act of 2017”; revising requirements for the performance-based metrics used to award Florida College System institutions with performance-based incentives; revising the Distinguished Florida College System Institution Program excellence standards requirements; requiring each Florida Community College System institution to execute at least one “2+2” Targeted Pathway articulation agreement by a specified time, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2017
01/11/17
SENATE
Filed
01/12/17
SENATE
Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education; Appropriations
01/13/17
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Education, 01/23/17, 4:00 pm, 412 K
01/23/17
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Education; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/24/17
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
01/25/17
SENATE
Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education
01/30/17
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education, 02/08/17, 2:00 pm, 412 K
02/08/17
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education; 5 Yeas, 1 Nay
02/10/17
SENATE
Now in Appropriations
02/13/17
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations, 02/23/17, 9:00 am, 412 K - PCS
02/23/17
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Appropriations; 16 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/27/17
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
03/03/17
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
03/06/17
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/08/17
03/08/17
SENATE
Read Second Time; Amendments Failed (424158, 891426, 440968, 934886, 433696, 231668, 692246); Amendments Adopted (725836, 869454); Amendments Withdrawn (260416, 821720, 844210, 863462, 143540); Ordered Engrossed; Placed on Third Reading, 03/09/17
03/08/17
SENATE
Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
03/09/17
SENATE
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 35 Yeas / 1 Nay)
03/15/17
HOUSE
In Messages
05/05/17
SENATE
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
05/08/17
HOUSE
Died in Messages
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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