$BD HIGH ED-GRANTS-ACC & DIVER Senate SponsorsSen. Dan Cronin 1/11/2005SenateSession Sine Die Appropriates $3,000,000 to the Board of Higher Education for distribution as Access and Diversity grants authorized by the Higher Education Cooperation Act in order to address the teacher shortage by training aspiring teachers in understaffed regions and to increase teacher competency. Effective July 1, 2003. 2/18/2003SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Dan Cronin 2/18/2003SenateFirst Reading 2/18/2003SenateReferred to Rules 3/5/2003SenateAssigned to Appropriations II 3/13/2003SenatePostponed - Appropriations II 3/14/2003SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules 1/11/2005SenateSession Sine Die