CS/SB 2006 (2007) -  Veterans' Tuition Assistance Act [SPCC]

General Bill by Higher Education and Crist
Veterans' Tuition Assistance Act [SPCC]: requires state universities & community colleges to waive percentage of in-state tuition rate for veterans who meet specified criteria; provides percentage cap on number of required credit hours for which tuition waiver may be received. Amends 1009.26.
Effective Date: 07/01/2007
Last Event: 05/04/07 S Died in Committee on Higher Education Appropriations on Friday, May 4, 2007 4:12 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Higher Education
    • On agenda for: 04/10/07 2:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 4   Nays 0
  • Military Affairs and Domestic Security
    • On agenda for: 04/17/07 3:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0
  • Higher Education Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 491 Subject: Tuition Waivers Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Military Affairs and Domestic Security 4/17/2007 5:15:47 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Higher Education 4/12/2007 9:55:48 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Committee on Higher Education Appropriations Time: 05/04/2007 - 4:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Higher Education Appropriations -SJ 00438 Time: 04/18/2007 - 12:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by Military Affairs and Domestic Security; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 00438 Time: 04/17/2007 - 4:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Military Affairs and Domestic Security, 04/17/07, 3:00 pm, 301-S Time: 04/12/2007 - 4:53 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Military Affairs and Domestic Security -SJ 00360 Time: 04/12/2007 - 4:53 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) Time: 04/12/2007 - 12:10 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS read 1st time on 04/12/07 -SJ 00365 Time: 04/10/2007 - 11:53 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Higher Education; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 00360 Time: 04/10/2007 - 6:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Higher Education, 04/10/07, 2:00 pm, 37-S Time: 04/04/2007 - 12:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Introduced, referred to Higher Education; Military Affairs and Domestic Security; Higher Education Appropriations -SJ 00128 Time: 03/07/2007 - 3:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Filed Time: 02/23/2007 - 10:29 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
1009.26 CS/CS/SB 446, CS/HB 491, CS/CS/SB 1270, CS/HB 7149