Education, Higher - As introduced, provides a student enrolled at an institution of higher education or student organization officially recognized by an institution of higher education with a right to representation by an attorney or non-attorney advocate at the student or organization’s expense; prohibits the student or student organization from the right to representation if the institution has a student honor court or in instances of academic dishonesty; requires institutions of higher education to provide an annual report about the number and type of disciplinary hearings as well as the number of students represented by an attorney or non-attorney advocate. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 7, 2017
Last action Apr 4, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
9
Committee
12
Apr 4, 2017
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee to 2018
lower
Mar 29, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee for 4/4/2017
lower
Mar 29, 2017
Committee
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
upper
Mar 28, 2017
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee to 4/4/2017
lower
Mar 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee for 3/28/2017
lower
Mar 21, 2017
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee to 3/28/2017
lower
Mar 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee for 3/21/2017
lower
Feb 21, 2017
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee of Education Administration & Planning
lower
Feb 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee for 2/21/2017
lower
Feb 14, 2017
Committee
Assigned to s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee
lower
Feb 9, 2017
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education Administration & Planning
lower
Feb 9, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Feb 8, 2017
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 8, 2017
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 7, 2017
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
Feb 7, 2017
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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