Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on June 26, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.
2021 Regular Session
House Bill 2855
Creates Guaranteed Opportunity Program.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Creates Guaranteed Opportunity Program. Requires Office of Student Access and Completion to administer program. Requires State Workforce and Talent Development Board to monitor program every two years and make recommendations to Legislative Assembly on whether modifications are necessary to enhance state's workforce needs. Establishes that program becomes operative on January 1, 2041. Establishes Guaranteed Opportunity Program Implementation Fund. Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission, on effective date of Act, to begin process of developing policy and rules necessary to implement Guaranteed Opportunity Program. Requires commission to submit report regarding progress on development of policy and rules to committees relating to public finance and higher education during 2022 and 2023 regular sessions of Legislative Assembly. Establishes Task Force on Implementing Guaranteed Opportunity Program. Requires task force to determine amount of moneys program will need to raise through bonding, determine which current grant and scholarship programs should be repealed on operative date of Guaranteed Opportunity Program and analyze methods for preventing bad faith participation of individuals in program. Sunsets task force on December 31, 2022. 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 House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 11 to June 26, 2021, 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 11 to Jun 26 · stopped166 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 11 to Jan 198 days
EducationJan 19 to Jun 26 · stopped158 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 Jan 11 – Jun 26
- Jan 11Introduced
- Jan 19Sent to Education
- Jun 26Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 11First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jan 19Referred to Education with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Jun 26In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives