Higher education; State Regents for Higher Education; feasibility study for three-year bachelor's degrees; emergency.

Added Senator Daniels as a co-author to the bill.

Added a committee report stating the bill was passed by the Committee on Education Oversight as amended and coauthored.

Updated page headers and footers to reflect the 'Floor Version' status and new page numbering.

The document header was updated to reflect that this is a 'Committee Substitute' rather than an 'Enrolled' bill, indicating it is a revised draft version still in the legislative process.

Page numbering and footer information were updated to reflect the new version of the document.

The original enrolled signatures and dates from the Governor and Senate were removed, as this is a substitute version awaiting final approval.

Updated the list of bill sponsors to include Wolfley alongside Eaves and Miller.

Corrected the header from 'ENGROSSED' to 'ENROLLED' to reflect the final version of the bill.

Adjusted the descriptive summary text to use consistent formatting and remove line breaks.

Reordered the footer sections to place the House and Senate passage dates before the Governor's signature page.

The deadline for the State Regents to submit their study report was moved from July 1, 2027, to July 1, 2026, requiring the work to be completed one year earlier than originally introduced.

The effective date clause was changed to declare an immediate emergency, meaning the law becomes active as soon as it is passed and signed, instead of waiting for a specific future date.

Formal engrossment markings, including signatures for the House and Senate presiding officers and updated page headers, were added to finalize the bill's text.

Internal tracking numbers and the original 'As Introduced' header were removed as part of the standard legislative process to create the final version.