Educational Institutions
Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Commending the William and Mary ice hockey team. [HJR-807]
Commending the William and Mary ice hockey team.
Sponsored by: Rep. Betsy Carr
Agreed To By Senate By Voice Vote on 02/14/2013
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Commending J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College. [HJR-733]
Commending J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Peace
Agreed To By Senate By Voice Vote on 01/24/2013
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Virginia 2013 Regular Session
College campuses; higher educational institutions to heighten awareness of perils of alcohol abuse. [HJR-645]
Alcohol and substance abuse on college campuses. Encourages the institutions of higher education in Virginia to heighten awareness of the perils of alcohol and substance abuse on college campuses. The resolution notes that parents and college officials must work collaboratively, concertedly, and decisively to educate college students concerning the dangers of alcohol and prescribed and controlled substance abuse.
Sponsored by: Rep. Betsy Carr
Passed By Indefinitely In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/14/2013
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Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Commending School of Professional and Continuing Studies at the University of Richmond. [HJR-637]
Commending School of Professional and Continuing Studies at the University of Richmond.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Loupassi
Agreed To By Senate By Voice Vote on 01/17/2013
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Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Eastern Virginia Medical School; SCHEV to study merging with Old Dominion University. [HJR-173]
Study; merging Eastern Virginia Medical School with Old Dominion University; report. Requests the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to study merging Eastern Virginia Medical School with Old Dominion University. In conducting its study, the Council shall examine the impact of having a state-supported medical school in the Hampton Roads region; consider the fiscal implications merging Eastern Virginia Medical School into Old Dominion University; and accept input from interested stakeholders, including the boards of visitors of both institutions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Cole
Left In Rules on 11/29/2012
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Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Virginia College Savings Plan; acceptance of commemorative coins minted by State Treasurer. [HB-819]
Virginia College Savings Plan; acceptance of commemorative coins minted by the State Treasurer. Requires the Plan to accept as payment under prepaid tuition contracts and savings trust accounts gold, platinum, or silver coins minted by the State Treasurer for commemorative use. Under the bill, any gain on the sale of the coins would be deductible for Virginia income tax purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Marshall
Left In Finance on 11/29/2012
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Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Freedom of Information Act; use of general fund appropriations. [HB-818]
Use of general fund appropriations; Virginia Freedom of Information Act. Provides that the University of Virginia may only use funds appropriated to it from general fund revenues, and not from any other source, to pay for any costs incurred by the University in relation to the enforcement of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Marshall
Left In General Laws on 11/29/2012
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Virginia 2013 Regular Session
FOIA; use of general fund appropriations by colleges or universities. [HB-817]
Use of general fund appropriations; Virginia Freedom of Information Act. Provides that a Virginia college or university may only use funds appropriated to it from general fund revenues, and not from any other source, to pay for any costs incurred by the college or university in relation to the enforcement of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Marshall
Left In General Laws on 11/29/2012
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Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Freedom of Information Act; university-related foundation funds. [HB-816]
University-related foundation funds; Virginia Freedom of Information Act. Provides that if a Virginia college or university uses funds from one of its affiliated foundations to pay for costs incurred by the college or university in relation to the enforcement of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, the foundation shall provide a list of its donors for the prior three years to the college or university. The college or university shall disclose this list to any party upon request and shall make no attempt to withhold it.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Marshall
Left In General Laws on 11/29/2012
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Virginia 2013 Regular Session
University of Virginia; university-related foundation funds used in relation to FOIA. [HB-815]
University-related foundation funds; University of Virginia; Virginia Freedom of Information Act. Provides that if the University of Virginia uses funds from one of its affiliated foundations to pay for costs incurred by the University in relation to the enforcement of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, the foundation shall provide a list of its donors for the prior three years to the University. The University shall disclose this list to any party upon request and shall make no attempt to withhold it.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Marshall
Left In General Laws on 11/29/2012
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Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Higher educational institutions; mental health policies. [HB-697]
Higher education; mental health. Requires the governing boards of each public institution of higher education to develop and implement a policy requesting each student to identify points of contact to be notified should the student experience a mental health crisis while attending the institution. The policy may require the student to waive any privacy or confidentiality privilege granted to him under law and related to mental health care if a crisis were to arise and the points of contact were to be notified.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts
Left In Education on 11/29/2012
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Virginia 2013 Regular Session
VRS; certain higher educational institution employees in optional retirement plan. [HB-486]
Virginia Retirement System; certain employees in the optional retirement plan for institutions of higher education. Provides employees in the optional retirement plan for institutions of higher education the opportunity to purchase service credit in the defined benefit plan with accrued contributions and earnings, and thereafter be covered under the defined benefit plan.
Sponsored by: Rep. L. Kaye Kory
Left In Appropriations on 11/29/2012
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Virginia 2013 Regular Session
School safety; threat assessment teams, model critical incident response training program, etc. [HB-2344]
School safety; threat assessment teams and oversight committees. Requires local school boards to establish policies and procedures for the establishment of threat assessment teams. The bill requires the division superintendent to establish for each school a threat assessment team. The threat assessment teams shall (i) provide guidance to students, faculty, and staff regarding recognition of threatening or aberrant behavior that may represent a threat to the community; (ii) identify members of the school community to whom threatening behavior should
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Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0710) on 03/23/2013
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Community Colleges, State Board for; Board shall develop mental health referral policies, etc. [HB-2322]
State Board for Community Colleges; mental health policies. Requires the State Board for Community Colleges to develop a mental health referral policy that would require community colleges to designate at least one individual at each college to serve as a point of contact with an emergency services system clinician at a local community services board, or another qualified mental health services provider, for screenings and referrals of students who may have emergency or urgent mental health needs.
Sponsored by: Sen. Scott Surovell
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0606) on 03/20/2013
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Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Higher Education for Virginia, State Council of; expands purpose, increases membership, etc. [HB-2311]
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. Changes the State Council of Higher Education by (i) expanding its purpose, (ii) altering its membership and setting forth the qualifications of appointees, (iii) requiring the presidents of the public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth to present information and comment on issues of common interest at each meeting of the Council, and (iv) permitting the Council to involve other groups in its meeting agendas.
Sponsored by: Rep. M. Kirkland Cox
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0605) on 03/20/2013
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Virginia 2013 Regular Session
William and Mary, The College of; management agreement between the Commonwealth. [HB-2249]
Management agreement between the Commonwealth and College of William and Mary; responsibilities of Building Official. Removes the responsibility for building code compliance at Richard Bland College from the designated Building Official at the College of William and Mary.
Sponsored by: Rep. M. Kirkland Cox
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0033) on 02/20/2013
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Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Fund; amount of financial assistance. [HB-2231]
Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Fund; amount of financial assistance. Specifies that qualified survivors and dependents are eligible for financial assistance from the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Fund in an amount up to $2,000 or as provided in the appropriation act for board and room charges, books and supplies, and other expenses at any public institution of higher education or other public accredited postsecondary institution granting a degree, diploma, or certificate in the Commonwealth. The bill
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Sponsored by: Rep. Charniele Herring
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0719) on 03/25/2013
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Higher Education, Virginia Commission on; composition of Board members. [HB-2230]
Virginia Commission on Higher Education Board Appointments; composition. Adds a tenured faculty member from a four-year public institution of higher education and a faculty member from a community college to the Virginia Commission on Higher Education Board Appointments.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Bulova
Left In Education on 02/05/2013
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Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Tuition, in-state; eligibility of student, approval for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. [HB-2159]
In-state tuition; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Establishes that a student shall be eligible for in-state tuition if (i) he has provided an affidavit to the public institution of higher education for which he has registered stating that he has been approved for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, (ii) he has graduated from a public or private high school in the Commonwealth or has received a General Education Development (GED) certificate in the Commonwealth, (iii) he has resided in the Commonwealth
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alfonso Lopez
Left In Education on 02/05/2013
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Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Virginia College Savings Plan; deposit of income tax refunds. [HB-2145]
Virginia College Savings Plan; deposit of income tax refunds. Permits taxpayers to direct the Department of Taxation to deposit all or any part of an income tax refund into their Virginia College Savings Plan accounts. The provisions of the bill shall be effective for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2014.
Sponsored by: Rep. John O'Bannon
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0028) on 02/20/2013