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CS/HB 7071: Postsecondary Education

GENERAL BILL by Policy & Budget Council ; Schools & Learning Council ; Pickens ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bullard ; Seiler

Postsecondary Education; Redesignates names of certain community colleges as colleges; creates Florida College System to be comprised of public postsecondary educational institutions meeting certain criteria; authorizes name change under certain conditions; provides for local boards of trustees; creates Florida College System Task Force to develop recommendations for transition of community colleges to baccalaureate-degree-granting colleges, etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2008
Last Action: 4/17/2008 House - Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted CS/CS/SB 1716; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 1716 (Ch. 2008-52), CS/CS/SB 696 (Ch. 2008-163) -HJ 00590
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
4/4/2008 House • Filed; Introduced -HJ 00414
4/7/2008 House • Referred to Policy & Budget Council -HJ 00422
4/8/2008 House • On Council agenda-- Policy & Budget Council, 04/10/08, 2:00 pm, 212-K -HJ 00486
4/10/2008 House • CS by- Policy & Budget Council; YEAS 32 NAYS 0 -HJ 00518
4/14/2008 House • CS read 1st time on 04/14/08 -HJ 00513; CS filed; Placed on Calendar -HJ 00514
4/16/2008 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading -HJ 00557
4/17/2008 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted CS/CS/SB 1716; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 1716 (Ch. 2008-52), CS/CS/SB 696 (Ch. 2008-163) -HJ 00590