Relates to the eligibility for tuition assistance program awards for certain undergraduates who must transfer to another institution as a result of a permanent college closure
Summary
Provides that an undergraduate student enrolled in an approved two or four-year program of study approved by the commissioner who must transfer to another institution as a result of permanent college closure shall be eligible for up to two additional semesters, or their equivalent, to the extent credits necessary to complete his or her program of study were deemed non-transferrable from the closed institution or were deemed not applicable to such student's program of study by the new constitution.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
Assembly Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
Oct 2019
Introduced Feb 12, 2019
Signed Oct 17, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2019 · Assembly Mar 6, 2019
How they voted
51–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 53
Apr 9, 2019
D
Democratic36
100% Yea
R
Republican17
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Oct 17, 2019
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.376
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Mar 6, 2019
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
upper
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Feb 12, 2019
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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