SB105
STEM+C Competition Team Grant Program; eligibility for grants.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 4, 2026
Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB105)
Chief Patron:
Bill Stanley (R)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Computing (STEM+C) Competition Team Grant Program; eligibility for grants.
Clarifies the eligibility requirements for receiving a grant pursuant to the Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Computing (STEM+C) Competition Team Grant Program (the Program) by providing that the purpose of the Program is to provide grants for use in either establishing new STEM+C competition teams or supporting existing STEM+C competition ... (More) teams that meet the qualifying criteria established by the Board of Education. The bill directs the Board of Education to ensure that its guidelines for the general requirements of qualifying for a grant include specific criteria for qualifying for a grant for (i) the establishment of a new STEM+C competition team through the Program and (ii) the support of an existing STEM+C competition team that was established outside of or prior to application for a grant through the Program. (Less)-
Bill History
- 12/31/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102162D
- 12/31/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/15/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 01/22/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/03/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB105)
