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SB23-084

Full-time Employment For Higher Education Faculty

Type Bill
Session 2023 Regular Session
Subjects
Higher Education

Concerning the calculation of full-time employment for teachers at higher education institutions for purposes of the federal public loan forgiveness program.

Bill Summary:

To determine if a faculty or teacher at a state or nonprofit institution of higher education (institution) is a full-time employee under the federal public loan forgiveness program (program), the act requires the faculty's or teacher's credit or contact hours to be multiplied by at least 4.35 to determine the number of hours worked. The act directs institutions to either directly certify employment for the program or annually provide employees with partially completed forms to certify their employment. The act allows an institution to apply this calculation going back to October 1, 2007.

APPROVED by Governor March 23, 2023

EFFECTIVE March 23, 2023
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
03/23/2023 Signed Act PDF
03/13/2023 Final Act PDF
03/08/2023 Rerevised PDF
03/07/2023 Revised PDF
02/14/2023 Reengrossed PDF
02/13/2023 Engrossed PDF
01/27/2023 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
03/03/2023 PA2 PDF
02/09/2023 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
05/17/2023 FN2 PDF
02/02/2023 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.003 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 23-084, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 8-3. Vote summary
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 23-084, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 4-2. Vote summary
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
03/09/2023 House Amendments REPASS
22
AYE
12
NO
1
OTHER
Vote record
03/09/2023 House Amendments CONCUR
34
AYE
0
NO
1
OTHER
Vote record
02/14/2023 Third Reading BILL
23
AYE
12
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
03/08/2023 Third Reading BILL
44
AYE
18
NO
3
OTHER
Vote record
Date Amendment Number Committee/ Floor Hearing Status Documents
03/02/2023 L.003 HOU Education Passed [*] PDF
02/13/2023 L.002 Second Reading Passed [**] PDF
Date Location Action
03/23/2023 Governor Governor Signed
03/13/2023 Governor Sent to the Governor
03/13/2023 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
03/10/2023 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
03/09/2023 Senate Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
03/08/2023 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/07/2023 House House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
03/02/2023 House House Committee on Education Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
02/14/2023 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Education
02/14/2023 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
02/13/2023 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
02/08/2023 Senate Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
01/27/2023 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
03/23/2023 28 Full-time Employment For Higher Ed Faculty PDF