HOUSE BILL 311
Law
Community colleges, funding
COMMUNITY COLLEGES – Amends existing law to allow legislative appropriations for upper divisions in community college districts.
RS30548 / H0311
This bill will allow community colleges to use state appropriations for any upper division courses and bachelor’s degree programs they may offer. The intent is to allow community colleges to create highly affordable and employable degree opportunities.
This bill does not directly impact the general or other state or local funds. It will allow the Community Colleges to request funds for upper division programs through the regular appropriation process.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 03/13 | Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing |
| Reported Printed and Referred to Education | |
| 03/15 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading |
| 03/16 | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading |
| Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 68-0-2 AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias(Woodings), McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Mitchell, Monks, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – Miller, Nash Floor Sponsor - Petzke Title apvd - to Senate |
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| 03/17 | Received from the House passed; filed for first reading |
| Introduced, read first time; referred to: Education | |
| 03/21 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading |
| 03/22 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading |
| 03/24 | Read third time in full – PASSED - 29-3-3 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Jones(Rabe), Just, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Okuniewicz, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Winder, Wintrow NAYS – Lenney, Nichols, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – Ricks, Ruchti, Ward-Engelking Floor Sponsor - Den Hartog Title apvd - to House |
| 03/28 | Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling |
| Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate | |
| Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker | |
| Signed by President; returned to House | |
| 03/29 | Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor |
| Delivered to Governor at 9:40 a.m. on March 29, 2023 | |
| 03/31 | Reported Signed by Governor on March 29, 2023 Session Law Chapter 194 Effective: 07/01/2023 |