Bill Summary
SB 374 Postsecondary Education (2017 Session)
Postsecondary Education; Citing this act as the “Florida Excellence in Higher Education Act of 2017”; renaming the Florida College System as the Florida Community College System; creating the State Board of Community Colleges; revising the function and mission of the Florida K-20 education system; providing the primary mission of a career center operated by a district school board; establishing the World Class Faculty and Scholar Program; creating the Florida Farmworker Student Scholarship Program, etc. Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon becoming a law, this act shall take effect October 1, 2017
01/19/17
SENATE
Filed
01/25/17
SENATE
Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education; Appropriations
01/30/17
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Education, 02/06/17, 4:00 pm, 412 K
02/06/17
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Education; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/08/17
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
02/09/17
SENATE
Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education
03/10/17
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education, 03/15/17, 4:00 pm, 412 K
03/15/17
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education; 6 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/17/17
SENATE
Now in Appropriations
03/31/17
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations, 04/05/17, 10:00 am, 412 K
03/31/17
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations, 04/06/17, 8:00 am, 412 K
04/05/17
SENATE
Temporarily postponed by Appropriations
04/06/17
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Appropriations; 17 Yeas, 1 Nay
04/07/17
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
04/07/17
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/07/17
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/12/17
04/12/17
SENATE
Read Second Time; Amendments Adopted (892898, 881450); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 36 Yeas / 2 Nays); The Senate requests that the House pass the bill as passed by the Senate or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference; Immediately certified
04/12/17
SENATE
Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
04/12/17
HOUSE
In Messages
04/12/17
HOUSE
Received; Referred to Calendar
04/13/17
HOUSE
Substituted for HB 5601; Read Second Time; Amendments Adopted (594501); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 115 Yeas / 0 Nays); Immediately certified; Passed the Senate bill as amended by the House and we accede to conference
04/14/17
SENATE
In returning messages
04/27/17
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Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee); House Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee on Higher Education/Higher Education: Representatives Ahern (Chair), Alexander, Cortes, B., Edwards, Gonzalez, Lee, Leek, Mariano, Miller, A., Ponder, Porter, Rodrigues, Silvers, Smith; Senate Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee: Latvala (Chair), Flores (Vice Chair), Baxley (At Large), Benacquisto (At Large), Bradley (At Large), Braynon (At Large), Clemens (At Large), Galvano (At Large), Grimsley (At Large), Montford (At Large), Simpson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Bean (Chair), Baxley, Bracy, Clemens, Perry; Appropriations Conference Committee on General Government/Governmental Operations and Technology: Grimsley (Chair), Bean, Broxson, Campbell, Garcia, Mayfield, Rodriguez, Rouson, Torres; Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Flores (Chair), Baxley, Book, Passidomo, Powell, Rader, Stargel; Appropriations Conference Committee on Higher Education/Higher Education: Galvano (Chair), Bradley, Clemens, Farmer, Lee, Simmons; Appropriations Conference Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education/Pre K - 12 Education: Simmons (Chair), Broxson, Farmer, Grimsley, Lee, Montford, Rouson, Young; Appropriations Conference Committee on the Environment and Natural Resources/Agriculture and Natural Resources: Bradley (Chair), Book, Braynon, Hutson, Latvala, Mayfield, Stewart; Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation and Tourism: Brandes (Chair), Benacquisto, Gainer, Gibson, Passidomo, Powell, Rader, Simpson, Thurston
05/08/17
SENATE
Conference Committee Report received; Conference Committee Report Adopted (392006); Passed (Vote: 35 Yeas / 3 Nays)
05/08/17
HOUSE
In returning messages
05/08/17
HOUSE
Conference Committee Report considered; Receded from Amendment (594501); Conference Committee Report Adopted (392006); Passed (Vote: 85 Yeas / 27 Nays)
05/08/17
SENATE
Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
05/10/17
SENATE
Engrossed Text (E2) Filed
05/11/17
SENATE
Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
06/02/17
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Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Post-Session Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 06/06/17, 1:30 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
06/05/17
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 06/20/17)
06/14/17
______
Vetoed by Governor
01/11/18
SENATE
Veto Message received (2018 Regular Session); Veto Message referred to Rules
No amendments to this bill text filed.
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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