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Committee releases eight higher-education bills; roll-call votes recorded
Summary
The Senate Higher Education Committee released multiple bills (S780, S1519, S2385, S3280, S3771, S3889, S3890) after testimony and committee amendments; roll-call votes recorded and all listed bills were released from committee during the meeting.
The Senate Higher Education Committee considered and released multiple bills during the recorded meeting. Below are bills acted on and their outcomes as recorded in committee roll-call votes.
Votes at a glance
- S780 (Primary care practitioner loan redemption program) — Released with committee amendments. Recorded yes votes: Senators Singer, Amato, Moriarty, Zwicker, Kryon. - S1519 (Postsecondary employment and earnings reporting) — Released with committee amendments. Recorded yes votes: Senators Singer, Amato, Moriarty, Zwicker, Kryon. - S2385 (Volunteer tuition credit increase) — Released. Recorded yes votes: Senators Singer, Amato, Moriarty, Zwicker, Kryon. - S3280 (Limits on transcript withholding) — Released with committee amendments. Recorded yes votes: Senators Singer, Amato, Moriarty, Zwicker, Kryon. - S3771 (Task force on higher-education governance and funding) — Released with committee amendments, including a $200,000 appropriation to the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education. Recorded yes votes: Senators Singer, Amato, Moriarty, Zwicker, Kryon. - S3889 (Campus food-waste reduction program) — Released. Recorded yes votes: Senators Singer, Amato, Moriarty, Zwicker, Kryon. - S3890 (Student SNAP information dissemination) — Released. Recorded yes votes: Senators Singer, Amato, Moriarty, Zwicker, Kryon.
All bills on the agenda were released from committee; no final floor votes were recorded during this meeting. Several stakeholders provided testimony or registered support for bills on health-care workforce, student records, higher-education governance, and campus food security.
