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Votes at a glance: Committee advances seven higher‑education bills
Summary
During executive session March 26 the House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Committee reported seven bills to the House with due‑pass recommendations, including tuition-waiver, survivor-support and online-course information measures. Vote tallies and amendments (where recorded) are listed below.
The House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Committee concluded its March 26 meeting by moving seven bills out of committee with due-pass recommendations. Committee staff briefed and the members discussed each measure in executive session; the committee recorded roll-call votes and considered a small number of amendments. The bills, the motions and the committee outcomes follow.
Votes at a glance
- Senate Bill 5,158 — Allows governing boards of public four‑year institutions to make available and pay insurance costs for current and some former intercollegiate student athletes. Motion: report out with a due-pass recommendation (moved by Vice Chair Nance). Outcome: reported out of committee with a due-pass recommendation. Committee tally announced by staff: 17 ayes.
- Senate Bill 5,542 — Removes the requirement that a student be 19 years or older to receive a high school diploma or certificate course fee waiver. Motion: report out with a due-pass…
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