Relating to educational programs for adults in custody; and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Directs Department of Corrections to consider certain education programs as qualifying programs for purposes of monetary performance reward system offered to adults in custody. ] Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to convene stakeholder group to study ways to best serve adults in custody who are recently eligible to receive student grants. Directs group to provide study report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly responsible for higher education no later than December 31, 2021. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Jan 11, 2021
Signed Jun 15, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2021 · House Jun 2, 2021
How they voted
22–6
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 30
Apr 22, 2021
D
Democratic18
94% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Nay
R
Republican11
45% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Jun 15, 2021
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Jun 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Jun 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Jun 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed.
lower
May 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Apr 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to Education.
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed.
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Jan 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Education.
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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