Adult Education
Summary
Current law permits a community college or local district college to develop and implement minimum graduation requirements for a high school diploma. The act gives that authority to the state board of community colleges and occupational education and a local district college board of trustees. The act authorizes the department of education (department) to roll forward unexpended and unencumbered money appropriated to the department from the general fund for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 state fiscal years for the adult education and literacy grant program (program). The money is available to the department for the program through the 2028-29 state fiscal year, at which time it reverts to the general fund. APPROVED by Governor March 6, 2024 EFFECTIVE March 6, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 17, 2024
Signed Mar 7, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2024 · House Feb 22, 2024
How they voted
29–1
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 35
Feb 6, 2024
D
Democratic23
82% Yea
R
Republican12
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Mar 7, 2024
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Education
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Jan 17, 2024
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Barbara Kirkmeyer
RRepublican
P
Cathy Kipp
DDemocratic
P
Marc Catlin
RRepublican
P
RZ
Rachel Zenzinger
DDemocratic
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