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    CS/SB 7032: Education

    GENERAL BILL by Appropriations, Education Postsecondary

    Education; Establishing the Graduation Alternative to Traditional Education (GATE) Program within the Department of Education; revising the services to which the one-stop delivery system is intended to provide access; requiring a student’s certified school counselor or other school personnel to inform the student of opportunities in the GATE Program; requiring district school boards to notify all candidates for the high school equivalency diploma of adult secondary and postsecondary education options, including specified eligibility requirements; creating the GATE Scholarship Program; requiring the department to administer the program, etc.

    Effective Date: 7/1/2024

    Last Action: 5/13/2024 Senate - Chapter No. 2024-161

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    Current Bill Version Posted: 3/8/2024 11:31 AM


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      H 7051 (c2) by Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
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      Last Action: 3/5/2024 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7032 (Ch. 2024-161)
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      S 2516 by Appropriations
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      Last Action: 2/8/2024 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2024-231), HB 5101 (Ch. 2024-230), CS/SB 7032 (Ch. 2024-161) -SJ 352
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    • Citations - Statute (9)

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      445.009 One-stop delivery system. Page 7 (pdf)
      1003.21 School attendance. Page 7 (pdf)
      1003.435 High school equivalency diploma program. Page 8 (pdf)
      1004.933 Page 3 (pdf)
      1009.711 Page 8 (pdf)
      1009.895 Open Door Grant Program. Page 10 (pdf)
      1011.80 Funds for operation of workforce education programs. Page 10 (pdf)
      1011.804 Page 12 (pdf)
      1011.8041 Page 14 (pdf)
    • Bill History

      S = Senate, H = House

      1/11/2024 S • Submitted for consideration by Education Postsecondary
      • On Committee agenda-- Education Postsecondary, 01/16/24, 11:00 am, 301 Senate Building
      1/16/2024 S • Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Education Postsecondary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
      • Filed
      1/17/2024 S • Referred to Appropriations
      • Introduced
      2/19/2024 S • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/22/24, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
      2/22/2024 S • CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 16 NAYS 0
      2/26/2024 S • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
      • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
      • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/24
      2/27/2024 S • CS by Appropriations read 1st time
      2/28/2024 S • Read 2nd time -SJ 493
      • Read 3rd time -SJ 493
      • CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 493
      2/28/2024 H • In Messages
      3/4/2024 H • Bill referred to House Calendar
      • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2024)
      • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
      3/5/2024 H • Read 2nd time
      • Amendment 616755 adopted
      • Amendment 089309 adopted
      • Amendment 133095 adopted
      • Placed on 3rd reading
      • Added to Third Reading Calendar
      3/6/2024 H • Read 3rd time
      • CS passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
      3/6/2024 S • In returning messages
      3/7/2024 S • Concurred in 3 amendment(s) (089309, 133095, 616755) -SJ 913
      • CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 913
      • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
      4/25/2024 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
      5/9/2024 • Approved by Governor
      5/13/2024 • Chapter No. 2024-161
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