Higher Education
Summary
Higher Education; Requiring the State Board of Education to require each Florida College System institution to conduct an annual assessment related to intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity; requiring the State Board of Education to annually publish such assessments by a specified date; prohibiting the State Board of Education from shielding Florida College System institution students from certain speech; requiring the Board of Governors to annually publish such assessments by a specified date; prohibiting the Board of Governors from shielding state university students from certain speech, etc.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 2, 2021
Last action Apr 1, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Apr 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 233 (Ch. 2021-159)
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/18/21, 11:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 6 NAYS 3
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 02/09/21, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
upper
Jan 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Education, 01/26/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Dec 21, 2020
Committee
Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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