HIGHER ED-HONORARY DEGREES
Summary
Amends the Academic Degree Act. With respect to a public university, provides that only the board of trustees of the university may award an honorary degree, and the university's faculty shall have no role in the award of the honorary degree.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2025
Last action Jan 29, 2025
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3
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Committee
1
Jan 29, 2025
Committee
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upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chapin Rose
RRepublican
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