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CS/SB 1400: Postsecondary Student Tuition

GENERAL BILL by Education ; Latvala ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Garcia ; Soto ; Simmons ; Richter ; Ring ; Margolis ; Smith ; Abruzzo ; Braynon ; Gibson ; Sobel ; Clemens ; Diaz de la Portilla ; Thompson ; Flores ; Sachs ; Montford ; Bullard ; Joyner ; Grimsley

Postsecondary Student Tuition; Revising the standard tuition and out-of-state fees for workforce education postsecondary programs leading to certain certificates and diplomas and certain other programs at Florida College System institutions; deleting a requirement that the Office of Economic and Demographic Research annually report the rate of inflation to the Governor, the Legislature, and the State Board of Education; requiring a state university, a Florida College System institution, a career center operated by a school district, or a charter technical career center to waive undergraduate tuition for a recipient of a Purple Heart or another combat decoration superior in precedence under certain conditions, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 5/2/2014 Senate - Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 851 (Ch. 2014-62)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (AED)
  4. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/27/2014 Senate • Filed
3/4/2014 Senate • Referred to Education; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 112
• Introduced -SJ 112
3/13/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 03/18/14, 8:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/18/2014 Senate • CS by Education; YEAS 5 NAYS 4 -SJ 305
3/19/2014 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/20/2014 Senate • CS by Education read 1st time -SJ 309
3/24/2014 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 305
3/27/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/14, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
4/1/2014 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 2 -SJ 355
• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education -SJ 355
4/4/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 04/09/14, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/9/2014 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 5 -SJ 515
4/11/2014 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 515
5/2/2014 Senate • Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 851 (Ch. 2014-62)