REPRESENTATION IN HIGHER ED
Summary
Creates the Underrepresented Groups in Academia Task Force within the Board of Higher Education to examine strategies to grow underrepresented groups in institutions of higher education and to ascertain the viability of increasing the number of laboratory schools in the State and creating State-owned and operated trade schools.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
Governor
Introduced Mar 8, 2017
Last action May 31, 2017
Floor votes · Senate May 31, 2017 · House Mar 7, 2017
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 48
May 31, 2017
D
Democratic28
85% Yea
R
Republican20
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
5
Committee
6
May 31, 2017
Lower · Passed
Adopted Both Houses
lower
May 31, 2017
Upper · Passed
Resolution Adopted; 054-000-000
upper
May 10, 2017
Upper · Passed
Be Adopted Government Reform; 006-000-000
upper
May 2, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Government Reform
upper
Mar 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 8, 2017
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 7, 2017
Lower · Passed
Resolution Adopted 115-001-000
lower
Feb 9, 2017
Lower · Passed
Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 017-000-000
lower
Feb 2, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education Committee
lower
Jan 24, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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