2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S1624: Higher Education

Legislative Summary

Authorizing the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to develop contracts or agreements with institutions in the State University System for a specified purpose; providing tuition assistance to active members of the Florida State Guard; specifying that the President of the University of Florida appoints the members of the scientific advisory council within the Florida Center for Brain Tumor Research; revising the qualifications for members of the Assistive Technology Advisory Council; revising the date by which the Department of Education is required to publish an annual report on apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs; authorizing Florida College System institutions with a certain number of full-time equivalent students to enter into cooperative agreements to form a state college regional consortium service organization, etc.

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Bill History

2/27/2025
Filed
Senate
2/28/2025
Referred to Education Postsecondary; Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Fiscal Policy
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/5/2025
On Committee agenda-- Education Postsecondary, 03/10/25, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
Senate
3/10/2025
Favorable by Education Postsecondary; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
Senate
3/11/2025
Now in Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
Senate
3/19/2025
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Higher Education, 03/24/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
Senate
3/24/2025
CS by Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; YEAS 6 NAYS 2
Senate
3/27/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
3/27/2025
Now in Fiscal Policy
Senate
3/27/2025
CS by Appropriations Committee on Higher Education read 1st time
Senate
3/28/2025
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
Senate
4/2/2025
CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 1
Senate
4/3/2025
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
4/3/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
4/3/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
Senate
4/3/2025
CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
Senate
4/9/2025
Retained on Special Order Calendar
Senate
4/15/2025
Retained on Special Order Calendar
Senate
4/16/2025
Retained on Calendar
Senate
4/21/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25
Senate
4/23/2025
Retained on Special Order Calendar
Senate
4/24/2025
Retained on Special Order Calendar
Senate

Amendments

Senate Committee Amendment #254416

3/24/2025Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #830284

3/23/2025Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #388744 to Amendment (707800)

3/23/2025Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #707800

3/21/2025Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #112218

3/21/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Fiscal Policy
4/2/2025
17
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
3/24/2025
6
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Education Postsecondary
3/10/2025
5
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/27/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text4/3/202577.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/27/202570.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/27/202570.2 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/3/2025338.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/1/2025317.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/26/2025320.0 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/21/2025306.3 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/11/2025307.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/7/2025307.4 KB