Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Rules Committee on July 7, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
Senate Bill 8
Permits merger of community college and public university.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Permits merger of community college and public university. Directs community college and public university to submit proposal for merger to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for approval. If commission approves merger, directs commission to submit report on merger to Legislative Assembly.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 9 to July 7, 2017, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Jan 9 – Jul 7
- Jan 9Introduced
- Jan 17Sent to Education
- Feb 7Heard in Education
- Apr 11Heard in Education
- Apr 14Education reported it without a recommendation
- Sent to Rules
- Jul 7Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
- Jan 9Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Jan 17Referred to Education.Senate
- Feb 7Public Hearing held.Senate
- Apr 11Work Session held.Senate
- Apr 14Recommendation: Without recommendation as to passage but w/amendments and return to Pres. for referral to another committee. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
- Apr 14Referred to Rules by order of the President.Senate
- Jul 7In committee upon adjournment.Senate