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CS/HB 7019: Education Access and Affordability

GENERAL BILL by Education Committee ; Higher Education and Workforce Subcommittee ; Porter ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Artiles ; Cortes, B. ; Eisnaugle

Education Access and Affordability; Specifying that the costs of instructional materials are not included in tuition for certain online degree programs; requiring the Board of Governors and the State Board of Education to annually identify strategies to promote college affordability; revising provisions relating to textbook affordability to include instructional materials; requiring Florida College System institutions and state universities to provide a public notice relating to increases in tuition and fees, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 4/14/2016 - Chapter No. 2016-236
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/18/2015 House • Filed
    11/23/2015 House • Referred to Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 130
    11/24/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Appropriations Subcommittee, 12/01/15, 3:30 pm, Morris Hall
    12/1/2015 House • Favorable by Education Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 163
    • Now in Education Committee -HJ 163
    1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 130
    1/25/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 01/27/16, 9:00 am, Reed Hall
    1/27/2016 House • CS by- Education Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 323
    1/29/2016 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by Education Committee read 1st time -HJ 321
    2/1/2016 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 363
    2/15/2016 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/17/16
    2/17/2016 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 465
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    2/18/2016 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 487
    • CS passed; YEAS 110 NAYS 1 -HJ 488
    2/23/2016 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Higher Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 479
    • Received -SJ 479
    3/9/2016 Senate • Withdrawn from Higher Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 905
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 905
    • Substituted for CS/SB 984 -SJ 905
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 905
    • Amendment(s) adopted (816310) -SJ 905
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/10/2016 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 919
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 920
    3/10/2016 House • In returning messages
    • Was taken up -HJ 992
    • Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (816310) -HJ 995
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 995
    • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 995
    3/30/2016 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    4/14/2016 • Approved by Governor
    • Chapter No. 2016-236

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  • CS/HB 7019, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/10/2016 at 8:10 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Higher Education and Workforce Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/18/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 984 (c1) Education Access and Affordability Legg Similar Last Action: 3/9/2016 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7019 (Ch. 2016-236) -SJ 905
    Location: Laid on Table

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1001.7065 Preeminent state research universities program. Page 3 (pdf)
    1004.084 Page 5 (pdf)
    1004.085 Textbook affordability. Page 5 (pdf)
    1009.23 Florida College System institution student fees. Page 12 (pdf)
    1009.24 State university student fees. Page 12 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 7019, Engrossed 1 Posted 3/10/2016 at 7:55 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 984 (c1) Education Access and Affordability Legg Compare Last Action: 3/9/2016 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7019 (Ch. 2016-236) -SJ 905
    Location: Laid on Table

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1001.7065 Preeminent state research universities program. Page 3 (pdf)
    1004.084 Page 5 (pdf)
    1004.085 Textbook affordability. Page 5 (pdf)
    1009.23 Florida College System institution student fees. Page 12 (pdf)
    1009.24 State university student fees. Page 12 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 7019, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/29/2016 at 10:28 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 984 (c1) Education Access and Affordability Legg Compare Last Action: 3/9/2016 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7019 (Ch. 2016-236) -SJ 905
    Location: Laid on Table

    Floor Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    816310 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Legg 3/4/2016
    4:59 PM
    House: Concur
    3/10/2016
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 363462 - Amendment to Amendment (816310)
    Between lines 243 and 244 insert:
    Detert 3/10/2016
    10:14 AM
    Senate: Not Considered
    3/10/2016
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 929455 - Amendment to Amendment (816310)
    Between lines 282 and 283 of the amendment, insert:
    Rader 3/10/2016
    4:44 PM
    House: Withdrawn
    3/10/2016
    PDF

    Floor Votes (3)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/18/2016 1:07 PM House 110 Yeas - 1 Nays
    3/10/2016 10:31 AM Senate 36 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/10/2016 5:21 PM House 114 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1001.7065 Preeminent state research universities program. Page 3 (pdf)
    1004.084 Page 5 (pdf)
    1004.085 Textbook affordability. Page 5 (pdf)
    1009.23 Florida College System institution student fees. Page 12 (pdf)
    1009.24 State university student fees. Page 12 (pdf)

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  • HB 7019, Original Filed Version Posted 11/18/2015 at 4:56 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Education Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 12/1/2015 (pdf)
    Education Committee (Post-Meeting) 1/29/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 984 (c1) Education Access and Affordability Legg Compare Last Action: 3/9/2016 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7019 (Ch. 2016-236) -SJ 905
    Location: Laid on Table

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    131411 - Amendment
    Between lines 168 and 169, insert:
    Porter 1/26/2016
    5:26 PM
    Adopted
    1/27/2016
    PDF
    590013 - Amendment
    Remove lines 277-315
    Porter 1/26/2016
    5:26 PM
    Adopted
    1/27/2016
    PDF
    144459 - Amendment
    Remove lines 342-359
    Porter 1/26/2016
    5:27 PM
    Adopted
    1/27/2016
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1001.7065 Preeminent state research universities program. Page 3 (pdf)
    1004.084 Page 5 (pdf)
    1004.085 Textbook affordability. Page 5 (pdf)
    1009.23 Florida College System institution student fees. Page 11 (pdf)
    1009.24 State university student fees. Page 13 (pdf)

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