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CS/HB 859: The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Matching Endowment Scholarships Program

GENERAL BILL by Post-Secondary Education Subcommittee ; Lee ; Alexander

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Matching Endowment Scholarships Program; Establishes Historically Black Colleges & Universities Matching Endowment Scholarships Program within DOE; provides program purpose, requirements, funding, & for award of student scholarships; provides for rules. APPROPRIATION: $2,000,000

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
Last Action: 3/10/2018 House - Died in Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/4/2017 House • Filed
12/13/2017 House • Referred to Post-Secondary Education Subcommittee; Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 76
1/9/2018 House • Introduced -HJ 76
1/19/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Post-Secondary Education Subcommittee, 01/23/18, 3:30 pm, Mashburn Hall
1/23/2018 House • CS by Post-Secondary Education Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 412
1/24/2018 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Post-Secondary Education Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 404
1/25/2018 House • Now in Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 431
3/10/2018 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee