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Committee advances multiple higher-education bills; votes and committee recommendations summarized
Summary
The Senate Committee on Higher Education took action Feb. 4 on a series of bills involving medical education, nursing programs, audits and research pilots. The committee recommended passage (with amendments where noted) for several measures and deferred one health-related proposal indefinitely.
The Senate Committee on Higher Education met Feb. 4 and reached committee recommendations on multiple bills. The committee recorded recommendations, amendment instructions and vote outcomes as follows.
Votes at a glance
- SB101 (JABSOM in-state tuition / two-year practice requirement): Committee recommendation to pass with amendments (create SD1, add statement of statewide concern); referred to WAM. Roll call: Chair Kim—aye; Vice Chair Kidani—aye; Sen. Fukunaga—aye; Sen. Hashimoto—aye; Sen. Fevella—excused. Outcome: approved by committee and sent to WAM.
- SB119 (appropriations; SD1 and amounts to be noted in committee report): Committee recommended SD1 and deferral of effective date to July 31; roll call: Chair Kim—aye; Vice Chair Kidani—aye; Sen. Fukunaga—aye; Sen. Hashimoto—aye; Sen. Fevella—excused. Outcome: adopted…
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