Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Ways and Means Committee on June 30, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
Senate Bill 958
Establishes Dreamers Access Program to award student loans to eligible students with demonstrated financial need.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Establishes Dreamers Access Program to award student loans to eligible students with demonstrated financial need. <b>Establishes maximum loan limits for undergraduate and graduate students.</b> <i>Provides that maximum amount of loan per student may not exceed $10,000 per academic year or aggregate total of $50,000.</i>] Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to administer program by rule. Establishes Dreamers Access Program Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys to commission for purpose of awarding loans and administering program. Requires commission to file <i>annual</i>] <b>biennial</b> report with Legislative Assembly stating <b>mean and median</b> dollar <i>amount</i>]<b> amounts</b> of <i>each loan awarded under program and number of students who received loan</i>]<b> loans</b> under program during previous<b> biennium</b> <i>academic year</i>]<b>, total number of students who received loan during previous biennium, total amount of moneys within fund, total amount of moneys appropriated or otherwise provided to fund during current biennium by Legislative Assembly and commission's annual administrative costs for administering program</b>. <i>Requires commission to file annual report with Legislative Assembly stating total amount of moneys within fund, total amount of moneys appropriated or otherwise provided to fund during current biennium by Legislative Assembly and commission's annual administrative costs for administering program.</i>] Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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
March 4 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 action7 actions on 6 days
In the SenateMar 4 to Jun 30 · stopped118 days
Waiting for a committeeMar 4 to Mar 62 days
EducationMar 6 to Apr 1136 days
Ways and MeansApr 11 to Jun 30 · stopped80 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 11
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 Mar 4 – Jun 30
- Mar 4Introduced
- Mar 6Sent to Education
- Mar 20Heard in Education
- Apr 8Heard in Education
- Apr 11Education recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
- Sent to Ways and Means
- Jun 30Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
- Mar 4Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Mar 6Referred to Education, then Ways and Means.Senate
- Mar 20Public Hearing held.Senate
- Apr 8Work Session held.Senate
- Apr 11Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
- Apr 11Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.Senate
- Jun 30In committee upon adjournment.Senate