Tennessee Senate Bill 2502 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-04-18 - Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

As introduced, requires the higher education funding formula to be based in part on first year postgraduation job placement rates; requires THEC to study the feasibility of students whose majors have extremely low Tennessee job placement rates becoming ineligible for state guaranteed student loans; creates a state lottery funded Skills for Tomorrow supplemental award for students in high demand fields with low supply of Tennessee qualified workers. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4; Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9.

As introduced, requires the higher education funding formula to be based in part on first year postgraduation job placement rates; requires THEC to study the feasibility of students whose majors have extremely low Tennessee job placement rates becoming ineligible for state guaranteed student loans; creates a state lottery funded Skills for Tomorrow supplemental award for students in high demand fields with low supply of Tennessee qualified workers. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4; Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9.

Sen. Dolores Gresham [R]

2016-02-24 - Senate - SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-18	Senate	Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
2016-04-14	Senate	Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/18/2016
2016-04-13	Senate	Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/18/2016
2016-04-13	Senate	Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee3 calendar for 4/13/2016
2016-04-12	Senate	Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/13/2016
2016-04-06	Senate	Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee3 calendar for 4/12/2016
2016-02-24	Senate	Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
2016-02-17	Senate	Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/24/2016
2016-01-25	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
2016-01-21	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2016-01-21	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB2613 (Crossfiled) 2016-04-18 - Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2502&ga=109
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/109/Bill/SB2502.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2502&ga=109