HIGHER ED-ESSENTIAL WORKERS
Summary
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides for the issuance of grants to essential workers and the dependents of essential workers, subject to appropriation. Defines "essential worker" as an individual whose employment duties provide a service that is typically deemed vital to public health and safety and economic and national security and essential to continue critical infrastructure operations. Sets forth provisions concerning application and qualifications for a grant, the amount of a grant and its use, and rulemaking. Effective July 1, 2023.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 4, 2023
Last action Mar 27, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
4
Committee
13
Amendments
3
Mar 27, 2023
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 008-004-000
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education Committee
lower
Jan 12, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mary Flowers
DDemocratic
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