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HB 171 Florida House · 2020 Regular Session

Postsecondary Education for Certain Military Personnel

Summary
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.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Jun 2020
Introduced Jan 14, 2020 Signed Jun 23, 2020
Floor votes · House Feb 26, 2020

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
35
Key actions
12
Committee
10
Jun 23, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs and Space; Education; Appropriations
upper
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 111 NAYS 0
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (508491)
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable by- Education Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 01/23/20, 12:00 pm, Reed Hall
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Now in Education Committee
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced
lower
Jan 13, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/15/20, 3:30 pm, Webster Hall
lower
Nov 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Now in Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Nov 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
CS by Higher Education and Career Readiness Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
lower
Nov 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Higher Education and Career Readiness Subcommittee, 11/14/19, 9:00 am, Mashburn Hall
lower
Sep 25, 2019
Committee
Referred to Higher Education and Career Readiness Subcommittee; Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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