CS/SB 984 (2016) -  Education Access and Affordability

General Bill by Higher Education and Legg
Education Access and Affordability: Specifying that the costs of instructional materials are not included in tuition for certain online degree programs; requiring the Board of Governors and the State Board of Education to annually identify strategies to promote college affordability; requiring Florida College System institution and state university boards of trustees to identify wide variances in the costs of, and frequency of changes in the selection of, textbooks and instructional materials for certain courses, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2016
Last Event: 03/09/16 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7019 (Ch. 2016-236) -SJ 905 on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 5:37 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Higher Education
    • On agenda for: 01/11/16 1:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
    • On agenda for: 01/28/16 10:00 AM
    • Recommendation: Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 02/25/16 10:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 18   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 7019 Subject: Education Access and Affordability Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 2/26/2016 1:33:02 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 2/24/2016 9:32:39 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 1/28/2016 12:13:51 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 1/27/2016 9:58:20 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Higher Education 1/13/2016 2:44:46 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Higher Education 1/8/2016 1:34:44 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7019 (Ch. 2016-236) -SJ 905 Time: 03/09/2016 - 5:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Substituted CS/HB 7019 -SJ 905 Time: 03/09/2016 - 5:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 905 Time: 03/09/2016 - 5:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Retained on Special Order Calendar Time: 03/08/2016 - 5:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Retained on Special Order Calendar Time: 03/07/2016 - 5:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/07/16 Time: 03/03/2016 - 6:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 497 Time: 02/26/2016 - 2:05 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -SJ 497 Time: 02/25/2016 - 7:39 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/25/16, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/22/2016 - 4:23 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations -SJ 275 Time: 01/28/2016 - 12:42 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 275 Time: 01/28/2016 - 11:59 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 01/28/16, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 01/25/2016 - 1:20 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: c1
Event: S CS by Higher Education read 1st time -SJ 210 Time: 01/14/2016 - 7:01 PM Member: Committee: Higher Education Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education -SJ 184 Time: 01/14/2016 - 8:21 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/13/2016 - 5:19 PM Member: Committee: Higher Education Version: c1
Event: S Introduced -SJ 74 Time: 01/12/2016 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S CS by Higher Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 184 Time: 01/11/2016 - 2:30 PM Member: Committee: Higher Education Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Higher Education, 01/11/16, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 01/04/2016 - 2:44 PM Member: Committee: Higher Education Version: __
Event: S Referred to Higher Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 74 Time: 12/11/2015 - 2:22 PM Member: Committee: Higher Education Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 12/01/2015 - 11:48 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
1001.7065 CS/CS/SB 524, SB 2502, HB 5003, CS/HB 7019, CS/CS/HB 7029, CS/HB 7043
1004.084 CS/HB 7019
1004.085 CS/HB 7019
1009.23 HB 5003, CS/HB 7019
1009.24 HB 5003, CS/HB 7019