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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 1955: GET program payout values

Increasing the dependability of the guaranteed education tuition program.

Summary

  • Establishes the guaranteed education tuition dependability act. Requires the governing body, for the 2017-2018 academic year, to set the payout value for tuition units redeemed during that academic year to one hundred twenty dollars per tuition unit.

From the Bill Digest (HB 1955), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 6, 2017
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Steve Bergquist (D-11)
Introduced
February 6, 2017 in the House
Last action
January 8, 2018

AN ACT Relating to increasing the dependability of the guaranteed education tuition program;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Steve Bergquist (D-11)

5 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Gerry Pollet D-46Lillian Ortiz-Self D-21Joan McBride D-48Derek Stanford D-1Gael Tarleton D-36

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1955 in other sessions

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