Bill Summary
SB 1994 Postsecondary Education (2012 Session)
Postsecondary Education; Deleting provisions creating the University of South Florida Polytechnic; requiring that the Florida Polytechnic University meet certain criteria established by the Board of Governors by a specified date; requiring that students enrolled at the University of South Florida Polytechnic be afforded the opportunity to complete their degrees at the University of South Florida; transferring all real and personal property, licenses and associated revenues, existing contracts, unexpended balances, appropriations, allocations, funds, and mutually agreed-upon obligations, responsibilities, and liabilities from the University of South Florida which relate to the University of South Florida Polytechnic campus, as determined by the Board of Trustees of the University of South Florida and the Board of Trustees of the Florida Polytechnic University, to the Florida Polytechnic University, etc. APPROPRIATION: $16,000,000 Effective Date: upon becoming a law Effective Date: April 20, 2012
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02/16/12
SENATE
Filed (Formerly PCB 7100)
02/16/12
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/21/12
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/23/12
02/23/12
SENATE
Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (962672); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 35 Yeas / 4 Nays); Requests House concur or failing to concur appoint conference committee
02/23/12
SENATE
Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
02/23/12
HOUSE
In Messages
02/27/12
HOUSE
Received; Referred to Calendar; Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (459647); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 101 Yeas / 10 Nays); Refused to concur, acceded to request for conference committee
02/27/12
SENATE
In returning messages
02/28/12
HOUSE
Conference Committee appointed: Representatives O'Toole (Chair), Proctor (Co-Chair), Gonzalez (Co-Chair), Ahern, Bullard, Harrison, Nunez, Oliva, Passidomo, Reed, Stargel, Taylor, Trujillo, Williams, A.
02/28/12
SENATE
Conference Committee appointed: Budget Conference Committee on Budget/Appropriations: Alexander (Chair), Negron (Vice Chair), Bennett (At Large), Gaetz (At Large), Gardiner (At Large), Joyner (At Large), Rich (At Large), Thrasher (At Large); Budget Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Bogdanoff (Chair), Evers, Smith, Storms; Budget Conference Committee on Education Pre-K - 12/PreK-12: Simmons (Chair), Detert, Gardiner, Montford, Ring; Budget Conference Committee on Finance and Tax: Norman (Chair), Alexander, Gaetz, Siplin; Budget Conference Committee on General Government/Government Operations: Hays (Chair), Braynon, Bullard, Diaz de la Portilla, Dockery, Jones, Thrasher; Budget Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Negron (Chair), Fasano, Flores, Garcia, Oelrich, Rich, Richter, Sobel; Budget Conference Committee on Higher Education/Higher Education: Lynn (Chair), Altman, Sachs, Siplin, Wise; Budget Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation and Economic Development: Benacquisto (Chair), Bennett, Dean, Gibson, Latvala, Margolis
03/09/12
SENATE
Conference Committee Report Received; Conference Committee Report Adopted (923374); Passed (Vote: 36 Yeas / 4 Nays)
03/09/12
HOUSE
In returning messages
03/09/12
HOUSE
Conference Committee Report Received; Conference Committee Report Adopted; Passed (Vote: 86 Yeas / 31 Nays)
03/09/12
SENATE
Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
03/12/12
SENATE
Engrossed Text (E2) Filed
03/13/12
SENATE
Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
04/06/12
______
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 04/21/12)
04/20/12
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2012-129
No amendments to this bill text filed.
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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