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CS/CS/HB 931: Postsecondary Educational Institutions

GENERAL BILL by Education & Employment Committee ; Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee ; Roach ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Barnaby ; Daniels ; Fernandez-Barquin ; Garcia ; McClain ; Roth ; Trabulsy

Postsecondary Educational Institutions; Revises date by which State Board of Education & Board of Governors must annually compile & publish specified assessments; prohibits public institutions of higher education from requiring completion of political loyalty test or for persons to meet certain qualifications; provides requirements for such prohibited tests & qualifications; requires each state university to establish Office of Public Policy Events; provides duties of offices; authorizes state university to assign duties of office to existing office within university; designates Florida Student Association as nonprofit advocacy organization for students of State University System; & authorizes Chancellor of BOG, with approval from BOG, to designate another organization to serve such students.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/16/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-83
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/17/2023 House • Filed
2/28/2023 House • Referred to Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee
• Referred to Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Now in Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee
3/3/2023 House • Added to Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee agenda
3/7/2023 House • Favorable by Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee
• Reported out of Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee
• Now in Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/13/2023 House • Added to Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
3/15/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
• Reported out of Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
3/16/2023 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/17/2023 House • Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Now in Education & Employment Committee
4/17/2023 House • PCS added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
4/19/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee
4/20/2023 House • Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2023)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
4/25/2023 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
4/26/2023 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 82, NAYS 34
4/26/2023 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Fiscal Policy
• Received
5/2/2023 Senate • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 687
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/SB 958 -SJ 687
• Read 2nd time -SJ 687
• Read 3rd time -SJ 687
• CS passed; YEAS 33 NAYS 5 -SJ 687
5/2/2023 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
5/15/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
• Approved by Governor
5/16/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-83