CS/SB 1638 (2016) -  Postsecondary Education for Veterans

General Bill by Appropriations and Lee
Postsecondary Education for Veterans: Specifying individuals who are eligible for college credit for college-level military training and education; expanding the list of examinations for which the department is required to establish college credit equivalencies; providing that specified programs and test scores meet certain educator certification requirements, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2016
Last Event: 03/08/16 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1157 (Ch. 2016-142) -SJ 824 on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 5:22 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Higher Education
    • On agenda for: 01/25/16 1:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
    • On agenda for: 02/11/16 10:00 AM
    • Recommendation: Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 02/25/16 10:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 17   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 1157 Subject: Postsecondary Education for Veterans Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
  • Original Filed Version
    • P 698686 , Appropriations Date Filed: 02/15/16, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/26/2016 01:03 PM
    • A 752062 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, Stargel Date Filed: 02/10/16, Line#: 16 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/15/2016 02:57 PM
    • A 106726 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, Stargel Date Filed: 02/10/16, Line#: 53 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/15/2016 02:57 PM
    • A 674072 , Appropriations, Lee Date Filed: 02/24/16, Line#: 23 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/26/2016 01:03 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 2/29/2016 1:48:57 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 2/24/2016 11:11:34 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 2/24/2016 9:35:15 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 2/15/2016 2:55:46 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 2/9/2016 11:19:23 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Higher Education 1/26/2016 1:26:18 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Higher Education 1/22/2016 1:03:59 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 1157 (Ch. 2016-142) -SJ 824 Time: 03/08/2016 - 5:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Substituted CS/HB 1157 -SJ 824 Time: 03/08/2016 - 5:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 824 Time: 03/08/2016 - 5:21 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 - 6:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 511 Time: 03/01/2016 - 6:45 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 497 Time: 02/29/2016 - 6:06 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/29/2016 - 2:34 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 497 Time: 02/25/2016 - 7:39 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
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: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations -SJ 425 Time: 02/15/2016 - 3:50 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 425 Time: 02/11/2016 - 12:20 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 02/11/16, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/08/2016 - 4:18 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education -SJ 245 Time: 01/26/2016 - 1:32 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Higher Education; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 245 Time: 01/25/2016 - 2:02 PM Member: Committee: Higher Education Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Higher Education, 01/25/16, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 01/20/2016 - 1:06 PM Member: Committee: Higher Education Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 204 Time: 01/14/2016 - 7:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Higher Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 204 Time: 01/14/2016 - 4:28 PM Member: Committee: Higher Education Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/08/2016 - 4:05 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
1004.096 CS/HB 1157
1007.27 CS/HB 1157, CS/SB 1360
1009.26 HB 799, SB 944, CS/HB 1157, SB 1230, HB 1311
1012.56 CS/HB 189, CS/SB 432, CS/SB 830, CS/HB 1157, CS/SB 1166, CS/CS/HB 7029