Institutions Of Higher Education; Other Educational And Cultural Institutions
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
K-12 schools/higher ed. institution; designation of interscholastic, etc., sports based on sex, etc. [SB-1186]
K-12 schools and institutions of higher education; K-12 schools and institutions of higher education; designation of interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, and club athletic teams and sports based on biological sex; student participation in female teams or sports; civil cause of action. Requires each interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, or club athletic team or sport sponsored by a public elementary or secondary school or by a public institution of higher education to be expressly designated as one of the following based on biological
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bryce Reeves
Passed By Indefinitely In Education And Health (10-y 5-n) on 02/02/2023
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Local school boards and comprehensive community colleges; compensation structure for instructors. [HB-1887]
Local school boards and comprehensive community colleges; compensation structure for adjunct instructors; credit-bearing and noncredit workforce credentials. Encourages local school boards and comprehensive community colleges to enter into local or regional agreements for the establishment and implementation of a competitive compensation structure to recruit and retain adjunct instructors to be jointly compensated by the relevant school boards and colleges to prepare both high school students and college students to earn credit-bearing workforce
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Byron
Failed To Pass In House on 02/25/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Higher educational institutions; immunity from disciplinary action in certain cases. [HB-1870]
Institutions of higher education; immunity from disciplinary action in certain cases involving a good faith report of an act of sexual violence. Removes the exemption of the Virginia Military Institute Board of Visitors from the requirement to include in its policy, code, rules, or set of standards governing sexual violence a provision for immunity from disciplinary action for certain individuals who make good faith reports of acts of sexual violence but permits Virginia Military Institute to include a provision stipulating that in the event that
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Sponsored by: Rep. Clinton Jenkins
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0160) on 03/22/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Higher educational institutions, public; transparency. [SB-1197]
Public institutions of higher education; transparency. Imposes several requirements on governing boards of public institutions of higher education relating to transparency, including requirements to (i) report by September 1 of each year to the Chairmen of the House Committees on Appropriations and Education and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Education and Health the number of diversity officers and government relations officers employed by the institution and the salary of each such officer and the total value of any contract
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Obenshain
Passed By Indefinitely In Education And Health (12-y 3-n) on 01/19/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Eastern Virginia Health Sciences Center; establishing at Old Dominion University. [HB-1840]
Eastern Virginia Medical School; establishment of Eastern Virginia Health Sciences Center at Old Dominion University. Repeals provisions establishing and relating to Eastern Virginia Medical School and designates the schools and divisions previously existing as Eastern Virginia Medical School and such other academic units of Old Dominion University related to the health sciences as may be identified by the Old Dominion University Board of Visitors as the Eastern Virginia Health Sciences Center at Old Dominion University (the Health Sciences Center).
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barry Knight
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0778) on 04/12/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Museum of Transportation; established, report. [SB-1020]
Virginia Museum of Transportation; established. Establishes the Virginia Museum of Transportation as a public entity and educational institution under the Commonwealth governed by a 15-member board of trustees. The provisions of this bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards
Failed To Report (defeated) In Education (10-y 12-n) on 02/13/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Higher educational institutions, public; new programs of instruction, approval of the SCHEV, etc. [SB-1098]
Public institutions of higher education; new programs of instruction; approval of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and certain legislative committees required. Prohibits any public institution of higher education from implementing a new program of instruction or implementing a new curriculum for an existing program of instruction without first obtaining the approval of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, the House Committee on Education, and the Senate Committee on Education and Health.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Norment
Passed By Indefinitely In Education And Health (10-y 4-n 1-a) on 02/02/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia-based nonprofit organizations; schools for adults to earn credentials, college credit, etc. [SB-1019]
Department of Education; Virginia-based nonprofit organizations; schools for adults to earn credentials, college credit, and high school diplomas. Requires the Department of Education to authorize a Virginia-based nonprofit organization with demonstrated evidence of positive student outcomes to provide schools for adults to earn (i) (a) an industry-recognized credential awarded through a partnership with a Virginia-based community college or an approved training provider or (b) dual college credit awarded through a partnership with a Virginia-based
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0454) on 03/24/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Higher educational institutions, public; duties of governing board, student tuition and fees. [SB-1030]
Public institutions of higher education; duties of governing board; student tuition and fees; requests for certain information. Requires the governing board of each public institution of higher education to adopt policies and procedures requiring the release to each student or, if such student is a dependent, the parent of each student enrolled at such institution of an itemized list of how such student's individual annual tuition and other mandatory fees are allocated, including the exact amount of such student's tuition and mandatory fees that
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Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Norment
Reported From Education And Health With Substitute (12-y 3-n) on 02/02/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Higher educational institutions, public; student accounts, withholding transcripts. [SB-1110]
Public institutions of higher education; student accounts; Public institutions of higher education; student accounts; withholding transcripts. Prohibits any public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth from conditioning the provision of an academic transcript to a current or former student on the payment of an outstanding debt to such institution if the student is requesting the transcript for the purpose of (i) applying for employment or (ii) pursuing opportunities in the Armed Forces or National Guard. The bill provides that in the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ghazala Hashmi
Left In Education on 02/22/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Richard Bland College; removes authority of board of visitors of The College of William & Mary, etc. [SB-1077]
Richard Bland College; governance. Removes the authority of the board of visitors of The College of William and Mary in Virginia to supervise, manage, and control Richard Bland College and establishes the 12-member board of visitors of Richard Bland College to generally direct the affairs of the College, including appointing all teachers and fixing their salaries, providing for the employment of other personnel as required, and caring for and preserving all property belonging to Richard Bland College. The bill provides for the transfer of relevant
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mamie Locke
Left In Appropriations on 02/22/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Teacher Residency Training Corps; established. [HB-1760]
Virginia Teacher Residency Training Corps; established. Establishes the Virginia Teacher Residency Training Corps for the purposes of attaining and retaining public elementary and secondary school teachers in school divisions in the Commonwealth by awarding scholarships to students seeking to obtain teaching degrees and certifications at participating institutions and requiring such students upon completion of their degree or certificate to fill teaching positions for one year for each year of scholarship receipt at a high-need school, as defined
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Reid
Left In Appropriations on 02/07/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Higher educational institutions, public; transparency, lobbying contracts. [HB-1800]
Public institutions of higher education; transparency. Imposes several requirements on governing boards of public institutions of higher education relating to transparency, including requirements to (i) report by September 1 of each year to the Chairmen of the House Committees on Appropriations and Education and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Education and Health (a) the number of executive staff members, including all administrative staff directly reporting to the chief executive officer of such institution, employed by
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Byron
Passed By Indefinitely In Education And Health (10-y 5-n) on 02/16/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Higher educational institutions, certain; reimbursement for noncredit workforce training program. [SB-1076]
Certain institutions of higher education; financial assistance; noncredit workforce training program; student grants; reimbursement. Increases from $3,000 to $4,000 the maximum amount for which the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia shall reimburse an eligible institution of higher education per completed noncredit workforce training program per eligible student pursuant to the New Economy Workforce Credential Grant Program. Current law provides that the Council shall reimburse an eligible institution an amount equal to one-third of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Frank Ruff
Incorporated By Education And Health on 01/26/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Nuclear Education Grant Fund and Program; established. [HB-1779]
Nuclear Education Grant Fund and Program established. Establishes the Nuclear Education Grant Fund and Program, to be administered by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, for the purpose of awarding grants on a competitive basis to any public institution of higher education or private institution of higher education in the Commonwealth that seeks to establish or expand a nuclear education program, defined in the bill as an instructional program that leads to a degree or credential that specifically supports the nuclear power industry,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Hyland Fowler
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0508) on 03/24/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Income tax, state; contributions to Virginia College Savings Plan accounts. [HB-1740]
Income taxation; contributions to Virginia College Savings Income taxation; contributions to Virginia College Savings Plan accounts. Increases the maximum individual income tax deduction for amounts paid or contributed to a prepaid tuition contract or college savings trust account entered into with the Virginia College Savings Plan from $4,000 to $7,500 in taxable year 2023, $11,000 in taxable year 2024, and $15,000 for taxable year 2025 and thereafter. Such amounts shall be adjusted for changes in the Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Left In Finance on 02/07/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Public schools and public higher educational institutions; student identification cards. [SB-1044]
Public schools and public institutions of higher education; student identification cards; 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline telephone number required. Requires each local school division that issues student identification cards for any grade level, kindergarten through grade 12, and each public institution of higher education that issues student identification cards to clearly and conspicuously include on one side of each student identification card the telephone number for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (formerly the National Suicide Prevention
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeremy McPike
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0223) on 03/22/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Radford University; reduced rate tuition charges, students who reside in Appalachian region. [HB-1626]
Board of visitors of Radford University; reduced rate tuition charges; students who reside in and are domiciled in the Appalachian region. Permits the board of visitors of Radford University to charge reduced rate tuition to any student enrolled at Radford University who resides in the Appalachian region, as defined in relevant federal law, is domiciled in the Appalachian region, and is entitled to in-state tuition charges at a public institution of higher education in the Appalachian region and such entitlement is based on circumstances that when
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Rasoul
Left In Education on 02/07/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Higher educational institutions, public; immunization requirements. [SB-991]
Public institutions of higher education; immunization requirements. Declares that the General Assembly has the sole authority to impose immunization requirements on students enrolled in public institutions of higher education and any policy or any revision to any policy of a public institution of higher education relating to immunization requirements is void to the extent that it is inconsistent with the law of the Commonwealth. The bill also expands the scope of exemptions from such immunization requirements by (i) providing that any student shall
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Peake
Passed By Indefinitely In Education And Health (9-y 6-n) on 01/26/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Higher educational institutions, public; tuition grants, Virginia National Guard. [SB-955]
Public institutions of higher education; tuition grants; Virginia National Guard. Provides that public institutions of higher education may enter into special arrangement contracts with the Virginia Department of Military Affairs for the purpose of providing reduced rate tuition charges for no more than 50 members of the Virginia National Guard receiving state tuition assistance grants per year. The bill also provides that a non-Virginia student shall not receive reduced rate tuition charges unless he has been enrolled in a Virginia public institution
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Bell
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0638) on 03/26/2023