2011 House Bill 5135: Revise certain college scholarship criteria

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Introduced by Rep. Holly Hughes (R) on October 27, 2011, to revise a 2008 law authorizing “promise zone” tax increment financing authorities (TIFA) to subsidize college tuition for students in low educational attainment areas, by allowing these authorities to more easily revise the academic performance standards they may or may not require students to meet, and also to revise budget-related procedural details.
- Referred to the House Education Committee on October 27, 2011.
  - Reported in the House on June 7, 2012, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
- Substitute offered in the House on September 27, 2012. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on September 27, 2012.
Passed 97 to 10 in the House on September 27, 2012.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
Received in the Senate on September 27, 2012.
- Referred to the Senate Education Committee on September 27, 2012.
  - Reported in the Senate on December 6, 2012, with the recommendation that the bill be referred to the Committee on Economic Development.
- Referred to the Senate Economic Development Committee on December 6, 2012.