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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

SB 6260: Postsecondary education

Providing postsecondary education to enhance education opportunities and public safety.

Summary

  • The State Board of Community and Technical Colleges may authorize any community or technical college to promote and conduct postsecondary education and training of incarcerated adults through new or expanded partnerships between CTCs and the DOC. Statutes are amended to allow postsecondary education degree programs for inmates in the state prison system within existing appropriations.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6260), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2016
  2. Out of committeeFeb 3, 2016
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mike Hewitt (R-16)
Introduced
January 13, 2016 in the Senate
Last action
March 10, 2016
Requested by
Other
Companion bill
HB 2619
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to providing postsecondary education to enhance education opportunities and public safety;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mike Hewitt (R-16)

3 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Jim Hargrove D-24Joe Fain R-47Rosemary McAuliffe D-1

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. Senate Rules "X" file.
  3. Held on third reading.
  4. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  5. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  6. HIE - Majority; do pass.
  7. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  8. First reading, referred to Higher Education.

SB 6260 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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