2021 Senate Bill 94

Appropriations: 2021-22 fiscal year community colleges budget

Introduced in the Senate

Feb. 2, 2021

Introduced by Sen. Kim LaSata (R-21)

To provide a template or "place holder" for a potential fiscal year 2021-22 community colleges budget. This bill contains nominal appropriations only, but may be amended at a later date to make real ones.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

May 6, 2021

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

May 11, 2021

Amendment offered

To increase the appropriation amounts for individual colleges.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 32 to 3 (details)

The Senate version of the fiscal year 2020-2021 community colleges budget. This would appropriate $434.6 million in gross spending, and provide a funding increase of 2 percent to individual colleges.

Received in the House

May 13, 2021

May 19, 2021

Substitute offered by Rep. Thomas Albert (R-86)

The substitute passed by voice vote

May 20, 2021

Passed in the House 108 to 0 (details)

To send back to the Senate a substitute version of the bill that is "stripped" of all actual appropriations, and instead authorizes just $100 “placeholders.” This is part of a process for reconciling the House and Senate-passed department budgets for the next fiscal year.

Received in the Senate

May 25, 2021

May 26, 2021

Failed in the Senate 0 to 36 (details)

June 10, 2021

Received