HIGHER ED-INCARCERATED STUDENT
Summary
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Removes provisions specifically excluding academic programs for incarcerated students from the definitions of "institution of higher learning", "qualified institution", and "institution". In provisions concerning the AIM HIGH Grant Pilot Program, removes the restriction that the applicant must not be incarcerated.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 27, 2023
Last action Jan 2, 2025
Floor votes · House Mar 23, 2023
How they voted
68–34
Passed · 14 other
Total votes 116
Mar 23, 2023
D
Democratic76
89% Yea
R
Republican40
85% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Mar 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-034-000
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 008-004-000
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 008-004-000
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 20 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carol Ammons
DDemocratic
P
Robert Peters
DDemocratic
Co
Adriane Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Ann Gillespie
DDemocratic
Co
Camille Lilly
DDemocratic
Co
Celina Villanueva
DDemocratic
Co
Dee Avelar
DDemocratic
Co
Hoan Huynh
DDemocratic
Co
Javier Cervantes
DDemocratic
Co
Kelly Cassidy
DDemocratic
Co
Kimberly Lightford
DDemocratic
Co
Lakesia Collins
DDemocratic
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