Bill Summary
HB 171 Postsecondary Education for Certain Military Personnel (2020 Session)
Ponder, Hattersley Co Sponsors: Altman, Buchanan, Bush III, Caruso, Cortes, Daniels, Donalds, Drake, Driskell, Duggan, Eskamani, Fernandez-Barquin, Fine, Fischer, Goff-Marcil, Good, Gregory, Hart, Hill, Hogan Johnson, Joseph, McGhee, Raschein, Roach, Smith (C), Watson (C), Webb, Zika CS Sponsors: Higher Education & Career Readiness Subcommittee
Postsecondary Education for Certain Military Personnel: Requiring the Board of Governors and the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Department of Veterans' Affairs, to create a process for the uniform award of postsecondary credit or career education clock hours to certain servicemembers and veterans of the United States Armed Forces; requiring specified postsecondary institutions to waive the transcript fee for active duty members of the United States Armed Forces, certain veterans, and their spouses and dependents, etc. Effective Date: upon becoming a law
09/16/19
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Filed
09/25/19
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Referred to Higher Education & Career Readiness Subcommittee; Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee
09/25/19
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Now in Higher Education & Career Readiness Subcommittee
11/07/19
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On Committee agenda - Higher Education & Career Readiness Subcommittee, 11/14/19, 9:00 am, 306 H
11/14/19
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Favorable with CS by Higher Education & Career Readiness Subcommittee; 11 Yeas, 0 Nays
11/15/19
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
11/25/19
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Now in Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
01/13/20
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On Committee agenda - Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/15/20, 3:30 pm, 212 K
01/15/20
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Favorable by Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee; 10 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/16/20
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Now in Education Committee
01/21/20
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On Committee agenda - Education Committee, 01/23/20, 12:00 pm, 102 H
01/23/20
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Favorable by Education Committee; 17 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/23/20
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/13/20
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/20
02/19/20
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Temporarily Postponed on Second Reading
02/20/20
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/20
02/26/20
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Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (508491); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 111 Yeas / 0 Nays)
02/26/20
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Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
03/03/20
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Received; Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs and Space; Education; Appropriations
03/03/20
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In Messages
03/04/20
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Withdrawn from Military and Veterans Affairs and Space; Education; Appropriations; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading; Substituted for SB 0372; Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 03/05/20
03/05/20
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Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 39 Yeas / 0 Nays)
03/05/20
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Ordered enrolled
03/05/20
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Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
06/16/20
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 07/01/20)
06/23/20
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2020-80
07/02/20
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Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 07/07/2020, 2:00 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
No amendments to this bill text filed.
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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