CS/SB 442 (2019) -  Postsecondary Education for Certain Military Personnel

General Bill by Military and Veterans Affairs and Space and Lee (CO-SPONSORS) Broxson; Cruz; Mayfield; Diaz; Gibson
Postsecondary Education for Certain Military Personnel: Requiring the Board of Governors and State Board of Education, in consultation with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, to create a uniform system for the award of postsecondary credit to certain servicemembers and veterans of the United States Armed Forces; requiring specified postsecondary institutions to waive the transcript fee for active duty members of the Armed Forces of the United States, certain veterans, and their spouses and dependents, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2019
Last Event: Died in Messages on Friday, May 3, 2019 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Education
    • On agenda for: 03/12/19 1:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Military and Veterans Affairs and Space
    • On agenda for: 03/26/19 9:30 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 04/11/19 9:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 19   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 217 Subject: Postsecondary Education for Certain Military Personnel Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 4/12/2019 4:24:55 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 4/10/2019 9:00:14 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs and Space 3/27/2019 11:06:01 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs and Space 3/25/2019 8:03:07 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Education 3/12/2019 4:26:37 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Education 3/11/2019 12:02:11 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/26/2019 01:54 PM   Yeas: 40 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 29] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Messages Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/26/2019 - 2:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 574 Time: 04/26/2019 - 1:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 573 Time: 04/26/2019 - 1:53 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/25/2019 - 12:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 477 Time: 04/25/2019 - 12:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/19 -SJ 496 Time: 04/23/2019 - 6:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/12/2019 - 4:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 349 Time: 04/11/2019 - 5:23 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/11/19, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/08/2019 - 5:02 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S CS by Military and Veterans Affairs and Space read 1st time -SJ 288 Time: 04/02/2019 - 3:39 PM Member: Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs and Space Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Time: 03/28/2019 - 4:00 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/27/2019 - 12:06 PM Member: Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs and Space Version: __
Event: S CS by Military and Veterans Affairs and Space; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 280 Time: 03/26/2019 - 10:34 AM Member: Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs and Space Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs and Space, 03/26/19, 9:30 am, 37 Senate Building Time: 03/21/2019 - 4:09 PM Member: Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs and Space Version: __
Event: S Now in Military and Veterans Affairs and Space Time: 03/12/2019 - 4:52 PM Member: Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs and Space Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 195 Time: 03/12/2019 - 3:44 PM Member: Committee: Education Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Education, 03/12/19, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/07/2019 - 4:14 PM Member: Committee: Education Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 63 Time: 03/05/2019 - 8:20 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Education; Military and Veterans Affairs and Space; Appropriations -SJ 63 Time: 02/01/2019 - 9:40 AM Member: Committee: Education Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/23/2019 - 10:06 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
1004.096 CS/CS/HB 217
1009.26 CS/CS/HB 217, CS/CS/HB 593, CS/SB 1164, CS/SB 1308, HB 1407