Education, Higher - As enacted, requires, by the 2023-2024 school year, each state college of applied technology to establish partnerships with each LEA that is located in the county in which the main campus of the state college of applied technology is located to provide early postsecondary opportunities for students enrolled in a high school in the LEA; encourages the board of regents to expand the presence of state colleges of applied technology in each county within this state to provide greater early post-secondary opportunities for students enrolled in a high school in an LEA. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 25, 2022
Signed Apr 14, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2022 · House Apr 4, 2022
How they voted
26–0
Passed
Total votes 26
Mar 3, 2022
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
45
Key actions
17
Committee
16
Amendments
1
Apr 14, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 4, 2022
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0553)
upper
Apr 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/31/2022
lower
Mar 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/22/2022
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/16/2022
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/16/2022
lower
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0520)
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/9/2022
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/23/2022
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 2/8/2022
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Jan 28, 2022
Committee
Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education Administration
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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