HIGHER ED-TRANSFERABLE COURSES
Summary
Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Requires the Board to implement and administer a statewide program, using the World Wide Web, to assist students, advisors, faculty, and administrators from public and private institutions of higher education in obtaining consistent and accurate information about transfer courses and their applicability towards degree completion by publishing course equivalency guides, academic programs, courses offered, transfer course evaluations, and degree requirements. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2005
Committee Review
May 2005
House Passage
May 2005
Senate Passage
May 2005
Signed into Law
Aug 2005
Introduced Apr 7, 2005
Signed Aug 2, 2005
Floor votes · Senate May 19, 2005 · House Apr 6, 2005
How they voted
44–9
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 55
May 19, 2005
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican26
57% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
64
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Aug 2, 2005
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 19, 2005
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 19, 2005
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (44-9-2)
senate
May 5, 2005
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Higher Education; 009-001-001
upper
Apr 21, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education
upper
Apr 14, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 7, 2005
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 6, 2005
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (111-0-4)
house
Mar 2, 2005
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 011-000-000
lower
Mar 2, 2005
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Higher Education Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 2, 2005
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Higher Education Committee
lower
Feb 23, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education Committee
lower
Feb 18, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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