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HB 1599 Grants; modifies eligibility for certain individuals at two-year educational institution.
Introduced by: Phillip A. Hamilton | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Grant program for certain foster care and special needs adoption students. Modifies the eligibility of the current program to allow a student enrolled in a minimum of six credit hours per semester at a two-year institution of higher education to receive a grant for tuition and fees and to ensure that a student who has a prior bachelor's degree is excluded from participation. This bill incorporates HB 1606 (Poisson). This bill is identical to SB 1049.
FULL TEXT
- 10/22/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 096152528 pdf | impact statement
- 01/26/09 House: Committee substitute printed 093408528-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/23/09 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1599ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0430) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 10/22/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 096152528
- 10/22/08 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/20/09 House: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education and Arts
- 01/20/09 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)
- 01/26/09 House: Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/09 House: Committee substitute printed 093408528-H1
- 01/27/09 House: Read first time
- 01/28/09 House: Read second time
- 01/28/09 House: Committee substitute agreed to 093408528-H1
- 01/28/09 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1599H1
- 01/29/09 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/30/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/12/09 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/09 Senate: Read third time
- 02/16/09 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/16/09 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/16/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/16/09 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/09 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/09 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (95-Y 1-N)
- 02/18/09 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (95-Y 1-N)
- 02/23/09 House: Enrolled
- 02/23/09 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1599ER)
- 02/24/09 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/09 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/27/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 430 (effective 7/1/09)
- 03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0430)