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SB785 • 2025

Establishes the Agriculture Education Scholarship Program to provide grants to qualified students for the equivalent of the cost of one full-time academic year in a qualified agriculture program that will prepare the student to be an agriculture teacher in a high school in this state.

Establishes the Agriculture Education Scholarship Program to provide grants to qualified students for the equivalent of the cost of one full-time academic year in a qualified agriculture program that will prepare the student to be an agriculture teacher in a high school in this state.

Agriculture Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Senator Nash,, Representative Levy B, Senator Smith DB,, Weber,, Representative Harbick,
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In Senate Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-27 Senate

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-04-14 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)

  3. 2025-04-14 Senate

    Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  4. 2025-04-09 Senate

    Work Session held.

  5. 2025-03-10 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  6. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Education, then Ways and Means.

  7. 2025-01-13 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act creates a scholarship program for ag teachers. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.5).
Establishes the Agriculture Education Scholarship Program to provide [<i>free tuition and fees for qualifying agriculture education students in exchange for the student's commitment to work in a rural community after graduation</i>] <b>grants to qualified students for the equivalent of the cost of one full-time academic year in a qualified agriculture program that will prepare the student to be an agriculture teacher in a high school in this state</b>.
Appropriates moneys for the 2025-2027 biennium to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for the purpose of administering the Agriculture Education Scholarship Program.
Relating to: Relating to an agriculture education scholarship.
Current location: In Senate Committee