Requires Secretary of Higher Education to develop guidance for institutions of higher education to identify cultural barriers in recruitment and retention of underrepresented students for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Oct 2020
General Assembly Passage
Aug 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Signed May 5, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2021 · General Assembly Aug 27, 2020
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 40
Feb 19, 2021
D
Democratic26
88% Yea
R
Republican14
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
5
Committee
3
May 5, 2021
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2021, c.76.
executive
Feb 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0)
upper
Oct 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Sep 17, 2020
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee
upper
Aug 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (78-0-0)
lower
Aug 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
lower
4 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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