Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on June 30, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 2987
Requires public institutions of higher education to bypass developmental educational requirements and placement tests for each student who receives grade on approved high school equivalency test indicating student is fully qualified to bypass requirements and tests.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Requires public institutions of higher education to bypass developmental educational requirements and placement tests for each student who receives grade on approved high school equivalency test indicating student is fully qualified to bypass requirements and tests. Requires public institutions of higher education to bypass requirements and tests for score of 165 or higher received on General Educational Development (GED) test unless institution notifies Higher Education Coordinating Commission that institution considers score of higher than 165 in identified subject areas to be necessary to bypass requirements and tests. Requires commission to convene committee upon notification by institution to make final determination, based on justification provided by institution, on whether institution may require score of higher than 165 on General Educational Development (GED) test for student to bypass requirements and tests. Requires committee to submit report to committees of Legislative Assembly relating to higher education if committee agrees with institution's justification.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
4 co-sponsors
Diego Hernandez, Tiffiny Mitchell, Janeen Sollman, Cheri Helt
In the Senate
1 co-sponsor
Its course
February 18 to June 30, 2019, 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.
Every action4 actions on 4 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 18 to Jun 30 · stopped132 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 18 to Feb 224 days
EducationFeb 22 to Jun 30 · stopped128 days
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 House of Representatives Feb 18 – Jun 30
All 4 actions, as published
- Feb 18First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Feb 22Referred to Education.House of Representatives
- Mar 20Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Jun 30In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives