SB 602 — Open Educational Resources Grant Program
Last action — Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Open Educational Resources Grant Program; Establishing the Open Educational Resources Grant Program; requiring the Department of Education, the Board of Governors, and the State Board of Education to administer the program; authorizing state universities and Florida College System institutions to submit applications for grant awards under the program; specifying that implementation of the program is subject to legislative appropriation, etc.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
63 added · 51 removed63 line(s) added, 51 removed.
Florida Senate - 2020 CS for SB 602 By Senator Montford 3-00276C-20 2020602__ A bill to be entitled An act relating to the OpenCommittee Educationalon ResourcesEducation; Grant Program;
and Senator Montford 581-02001A-20 2020602c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to the Open Educational Resources Grant Program;
requiring the Department of EducationEducation, the Board of Governors, and the State Board of GovernorsEducation to administer the program;
providingauthorizing forstate applicationuniversities requirements and theFlorida applicationCollege processSystem ofinstitutions to submit applications for grant awards under the program;
requiring participatingthe statedepartment, universitiesin tocoordination usewith grantspecified fundsentities, forto aconsider specifiedall purpose;applications;
requiringauthorizing the department in coordination with the boards to adoptmake rules;awards;
authorizingrequiring theparticipating boardstate universities and Florida College System institutions to adoptuse regulations;grant funds for a specified purpose and, in curating and adopting open educational resources, to give priority to certain courses;
requiring the state board to adopt rules;
authorizing the Board of Governors to adopt regulations;
1825 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
2027 Section 1. Section 1004.086, Florida Statutes, is created to read:
1004.086 Open educational resources grant program.— (1)(a) There is created the Open Educational Resources Grant Program, which shall be administered by the Department of Education in coordination with the Board of Governors.Governors and the State Board of Education.
The purpose of the program is to provide grant assistance to state universities and Florida College System institutions for the development of high-quality, low-cost open educational resources for students.
(2) A state university or Florida College System institution may submit an application in a format prescribed by the department to be awarded a grant under the program.
The department, in coordination with the board,Board of Governors and the State Board of Education, shall consider each proposal and may award grants to state universities and Florida College System institutions that demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the department and the board,boards, a plan for the development of open educational resources.
(3) Each participating state university and Florida College System institution shall use the grant to curate or adopt open educational resources for general education courses.
In curating and adopting the open educational resources, each state university and Florida College System institution must give priority to required general education courses as provided in the statewide articulation agreement.
(4) The departmentState Board of Education shall adopt rules, and the boardBoard of Governors may adopt regulations, to implement this section.
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Action History
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Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
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Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
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CS by Education read 1st time
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Introduced
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Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
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Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
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CS by Education; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Education, 12/09/19, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
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Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations
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Filed
Sponsors
- Montford · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Montford
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (163)
163 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 602 do?
- Open Educational Resources Grant Program; Establishing the Open Educational Resources Grant Program; requiring the Department of Education, the Board of Governors, and the State Board of Education to administer the program; authorizing state universities and Florida College System institutions to submit applications for grant awards under the program; specifying that implementation of the program is subject to legislative appropriation, etc.
- Who sponsors SB 602?
- SB 602 is sponsored by Montford.
- What is the current status of SB 602?
- This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 602?
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