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CS/CS/CS/HB 851: Postsecondary Education Tuition and Fees

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee ; Education Appropriations Subcommittee ; Higher Education and Workforce Subcommittee ; Nunez ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Artiles ; Berman ; Bracy ; Campbell ; Castor Dentel ; Cruz ; Diaz, M. ; Edwards ; Fitzenhagen ; Fresen ; Fullwood ; Gibbons ; Kerner ; Nelson ; Pafford ; Perry ; Rader ; Rangel ; Rogers ; Saunders ; Schwartz ; Stark ; Williams

Postsecondary Education Tuition and Fees; Revising the definition of the term "tuition differential"; revising the purchase date of an advance payment contract as it relates to the amount paid by the Florida Prepaid College Board to a state university on behalf of a qualified beneficiary; revising the standard tuition and out-of-state fee for certain workforce education postsecondary programs and certain programs at Florida College System institutions; revising state university resident undergraduate tuition; providing for the waiver of out-of-state fees for students based on certain attendance, graduation, and enrollment requirements; prohibiting denial of classification as a resident for tuition purposes based on certain immigration status, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 6/9/2014 - Chapter No. 2014-62, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7015 (Ch. 2014-1)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/7/2014 House • Filed
2/12/2014 House • Referred to Higher Education and Workforce Subcommittee; Education Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 72
• On Committee agenda-- Higher Education and Workforce Subcommittee, 02/19/14, 1:00 pm, Reed Hall
2/19/2014 House • CS by Higher Education and Workforce Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 160
2/24/2014 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2/25/2014 House • Now in Education Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 151
3/3/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/05/14, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
3/4/2014 House • Introduced -HJ 72
• CS by Higher Education and Workforce Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 148
3/5/2014 House • CS/CS by- Education Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 207
• Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Education Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 201
3/6/2014 House • CS referred to Appropriations Committee -HJ 203
• Now in Appropriations Committee -HJ 203
3/11/2014 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 03/13/14, 2:00 pm, Webster Hall
3/13/2014 House • CS/CS/CS by- Appropriations Committee; YEAS 19 NAYS 7 -HJ 284
3/14/2014 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 283
• CS/CS/CS by Appropriations Committee read 1st time -HJ 283
3/17/2014 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/19/14
3/19/2014 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 299
• Amendment(s) adopted (216795) -HJ 301
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/20/2014 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 317
• Amendment(s) adopted (816197) -HJ 318
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 81 NAYS 33 -HJ 318
3/26/2014 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Education; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 351
• Received -SJ 351
4/29/2014 Senate • Withdrawn from Education; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 784
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 784
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/14 -SJ 784
4/30/2014 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 853
• Amendment(s) adopted (922448) -SJ 853
• Placed on 3rd reading
5/1/2014 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 1031
• Amendment(s) reconsidered, adopted as amended (795968) -SJ 1031
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 26 NAYS 13 -SJ 1032
5/1/2014 House • In returning messages
5/2/2014 House • Was taken up -HJ 964
• Amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) failed (584059, 611665) -HJ 968
• Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (795968) -HJ 969
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 84 NAYS 32 -HJ 969
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 969
6/5/2014 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/9/2014 • Approved by Governor
• Chapter No. 2014-62, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7015 (Ch. 2014-1)