HIGHER ED VETERANS SERVICE ACT
Summary
Amends the Higher Education Veterans Service Act. With regard to the requirement to advertise the office location and phone number of and Internet access to the Coordinator of Veterans and Military Personnel and Student Services, provides that the advertisement must also include the website and any social media accounts of the public college or university. Requires each public college and university to annually report to the Board of Higher Education on the efforts of the public college or university in attracting, recruiting, and retaining veterans and military personnel. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Aug 2021
Introduced Apr 22, 2021
Signed Aug 6, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2021 · House May 27, 2021
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 46
Apr 21, 2021
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Aug 6, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 116-000-000
lower
May 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Consent Calendar Higher Education Committee; 010-000-000
lower
Apr 28, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education Committee
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Higher Education; 014-000-000
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kelly Burke
DDemocratic
P
Laura Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Brian W. Stewart
RRepublican
Co
Carol Ammons
DDemocratic
Co
Celina Villanueva
DDemocratic
Co
Chapin Rose
RRepublican
Co
Cristina Castro
DDemocratic
Co
Dale Fowler
RRepublican
Co
Dee Avelar
DDemocratic
Co
Elgie Sims
DDemocratic
Co
Natalie Manley
DDemocratic
Co
Rachelle Crowe
DDemocratic
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