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HB3026 • 2025

Modifies eligibility requirements for a scholarship program for teacher candidates.

Modifies eligibility requirements for a scholarship program for teacher candidates.

Education
Enacted

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Last action
2025-07-25
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Chapter Number Assigned
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Bill History

  1. 2025-07-25 House

    Chapter 384, (2025 Laws): Effective date June 24, 2025.

  2. 2025-06-24 House

    Governor signed.

  3. 2025-06-16 Senate

    President signed.

  4. 2025-06-13 House

    Speaker signed.

  5. 2025-06-12 Senate

    Motion to reconsider carried. Ayes, 18; Nays, 10--Anderson, Bonham, Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, McLane, Robinson, Smith DB, Thatcher, Weber; Excused, 2--Nash, Starr.

  6. 2025-06-12 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. Ayes, 18; Nays, 10--Anderson, Bonham, Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, McLane, Robinson, Smith DB, Thatcher, Weber; Excused, 2--Nash, Starr.

  7. 2025-06-11 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Bill failed. Ayes, 13; Nays, 10--Anderson, Bonham, Girod, Hayden, Jama, Linthicum, Robinson, Smith DB, Thatcher, Weber; Excused, 7--Gelser Blouin, McLane, Meek, Nash, Patterson, Starr, Taylor.

  8. 2025-06-11 Senate

    Jama changed from aye to nay and served notice of possible reconsideration.

  9. 2025-06-10 Senate

    Carried over to 06-11 by unanimous consent.

  10. 2025-06-09 Senate

    Carried over to 06-10 by unanimous consent.

  11. 2025-06-05 Senate

    Carried over to 06-09 by unanimous consent.

  12. 2025-06-04 Senate

    Carried over to 06-05 by unanimous consent.

  13. 2025-06-03 Senate

    Carried over to 06-04 by unanimous consent.

  14. 2025-06-02 Senate

    Carried over to 06-03 by unanimous consent.

  15. 2025-05-29 Senate

    Carried over to 06-02 by unanimous consent.

  16. 2025-05-28 Senate

    Carried over to 05-29 by unanimous consent.

  17. 2025-05-27 Senate

    Carried over to 05-28 by unanimous consent.

  18. 2025-05-23 Senate

    Carried over to 05-27 by unanimous consent.

  19. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.

  20. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Second reading.

  21. 2025-05-19 Senate

    Work Session held.

  22. 2025-05-07 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  23. 2025-04-22 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  24. 2025-04-22 Senate

    Referred to Education.

  25. 2025-04-21 House

    Third reading. Carried by Fragala. Passed. Ayes, 35; Nays, 24--Boice, Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Cate, Diehl, Drazan, Edwards, Elmer, Harbick, Helfrich, Javadi, Levy B, Lewis, Mannix, McIntire, Osborne, Owens, Reschke, Scharf, Skarlatos, Smith G, Wallan, Wright, Yunker; Excused, 1--Nguyen H.

  26. 2025-04-17 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to April 21, 2025 Calendar.

  27. 2025-04-16 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to April 17, 2025 Calendar.

  28. 2025-04-15 House

    Second reading.

  29. 2025-04-14 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.

  30. 2025-04-08 House

    Work Session held.

  31. 2025-03-27 House

    Public Hearing held.

  32. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Higher Education and Workforce Development.

  33. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: The Act makes changes to the education laws of this state. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 79.3).</b>
[<i>Digest: Tells the HECC to study higher learning. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.8).</i>]
[<i>Requires the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to study higher education. Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to higher education not later than September 15, 2026.</i>]
<b>Modifies eligibility requirements for a scholarship program for teacher candidates.
Authorizes the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to procure or supervise the procurement of certain goods, services, personal services and information technology.
Establishes an exception to the requirement that all subcommittees of the Transfer Council consist of equal numbers of faculty from public universities and community colleges.
Exempts from public meetings laws meetings of certain subcommittees of the council.
Directs the commission, in consultation with community colleges and public universities, to study reporting requirements affecting public institutions of higher education and the commission and to submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to higher education no later than November 15, 2026.
Extends the reporting deadline for a forestry workforce study to December 31, 2025.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</b>
Relating to: Relating to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission; and declaring an emergency.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned