IN SB0253 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 15-3)
Status: Engrossed on January 19 2012 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-31 - First reading: referred to Committee on Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Requires a state educational institution to adopt a policy to award educational credit to an individual who is enrolled in a state educational institution and successfully completes courses that: (1) are part of the individual's military service; (2) meet the standards of the American Council on Education for awarding academic credit; and (3) meet the state educational institution's role, scope, and mission. Requires that the commission for higher education must adopt rules that establish uniform guidelines for state educational institutions to follow when implementing the requirements. Provides that an occupational or professional licensure board shall issue a license, certificate, registration, or permit to a military service applicant or military spouse who meets certain requirements. Allows a board to issue a temporary practice permit or provisional license while the military service applicant or military spouse is satisfying certain requirements as determined by the board.

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Title

Military education and training.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2012-01-19 - Senate - Senate - Third reading: passed (Y: 48 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2012-01-31 First reading: referred to Committee on Education
2012-01-20 Senator Landske added as coauthor
2012-01-19 Senators Buck, Steele and Zakas added as coauthors
2012-01-19 Senators Tomes, Head and Lanane added as coauthors
2012-01-19 House sponsor: Rep. Heuer
2012-01-19 Referred to the House
2012-01-19 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 21: yeas 48 and nays 0
2012-01-17 Senator Schneider added as coauthor
2012-01-17 Second reading: ordered engrossed
2012-01-12 Senator Banks added as second author
2012-01-12 Senator Banks removed as coauthor
2012-01-10 Senators Arnold, Becker, Grooms, Merritt, Paul, Rogers, Smith and Wyss added as coauthors
2012-01-10 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2012-01-05 Senator Banks added as coauthor
2012-01-04 First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security, Transportation and Veterans Affairs
2012-01-04 Authored by Senator Glick

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Bill Comments

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