BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 5113: High school diplomas by CTC

Concerning community and technical colleges granting high school diplomas.

Summary

Expands the category of students who may receive a diploma from a community or technical college to include any individual over age sixteen who completes an associates degree.
Provides that any individual aged sixteen through twenty-one may be eligible for the basic education allocation who earns a high school diploma through a community or technical college by completing an associates degree.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5113), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House

AN ACT Relating to granting of high school diplomas by community or technical colleges;

Passed February 13, 2019

Version voted on: SB 5113

47 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	28	0	0	1
Republican	19	0	0	1

How each member voted

Jan 13, 2020Senate Rules "X" file.
Jan 13, 2020By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Apr 28, 2019By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
Feb 14, 2019First reading, referred to Education.
Feb 13, 2019Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
Feb 13, 2019Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Feb 5, 2019Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Jan 31, 2019Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Jan 29, 2019HEWD - Majority; do pass.
Jan 14, 2019First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development.
Jan 10, 2019Prefiled for introduction.

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

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SB 5113 (2017–18) B&O tax/education · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5113 (2015–16) Clean energy · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5113 (2013–14) Condo assoc. communities · Enacted · Chapter 269, Laws of 2013
SB 5113 (2011–12) State hospitals/discharges · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5113 (2009–10) Sales tax sourcing · Did not pass · died in committee