Institutions Of Higher Education; Other Educational And Cultural Institutions
Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Commending Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. [SJR-101]
Commending Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Agreed To By House By Voice Vote on 02/14/2022
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Commending Bluefield University. [SR-18]
Commending Bluefield University.
Sponsored by: Sen. Travis Hackworth
Bill Text As Passed Senate (sr18er) on 02/11/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Commending Bluefield University. [HR-20]
Commending Bluefield University.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Morefield
Engrossed By House on 02/14/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Commending Liberty University. [HJR-184]
Commending Liberty University.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Byron
Agreed To By Senate By Voice Vote on 02/10/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Commending the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at George Mason University. [HJR-157]
Commending the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at George Mason University.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts
Agreed To By Senate By Voice Vote on 02/03/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; tuition and fee waivers. [SB-768]
Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program. Amends the definition of "qualified survivors and dependents" under the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program to include that a child who is a stepchild of a deceased military service member shall receive all Program benefits if the military service member claimed the stepchild on his tax return or on his Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System while serving on active duty. The bill also provides that the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bryce Reeves
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0442) on 04/11/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Innovative Internship Program; SCHEV, et. al, to collect and utilize certain data. [SB-667]
Innovative Internship Program; Office of Education and Labor Market Alignment. Directs the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to partner with the Office of Education and Labor Market Alignment to collect and utilize data that includes the gaps that are most significant in hindering the Commonwealth from achieving its goals that its funds are intended to accomplish under the Innovative Internship Program and provides other directives to the Council and the Office to collaborate on and accomplish for the Innovative Internship Program.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ghazala Hashmi
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0420) on 04/11/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Higher educational institutions, public; tuition, children of active duty service members, etc. [HB-1333]
Public institutions of higher education; in-state tuition; children of active duty service members or veterans. Provides that any child of an active duty service member or veteran who claims Virginia as his home state and filed Virginia tax returns for at least four years during active duty service is eligible for in-state tuition charges, regardless of domicile. Under current law, any such child is eligible for in-state tuition charges if such service member or veteran claims Virginia as his home state and filed Virginia tax returns for at least
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kelly Convirs-Fowler
Referred To Committee On Education And Health on 03/04/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Standardized Health Care Academy Program; established. [SB-751]
Standardized Health Care Academy Program; established. Establishes the Standardized Health Care Academy Program for the purpose of providing training and opportunities to high school students in health care professional programs that are offered by associate-degree-granting public institutions of higher education. The bill directs the State Board for Community Colleges to establish the Program and work with the Department of Education in setting out parameters for the Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant
Continued To 2023 In Finance And Appropriations (12-y 4-n) on 02/10/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Higher educational institutions, public; foreign governments, programs and grants. [SB-717]
Public institutions of higher education; foreign governments; programs and grants. Prohibits employees at public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth from participating in Chinese-sponsored talent recruitment programs or receiving Chinese-funded grants. The bill also requires each employee at such institutions to disclose to the Council all financial payments received from foreign governments.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryce Reeves
Passed By Indefinitely In Education And Health (9-y 5-n) on 02/03/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Advanced Manufacturing Talent Investment Fund; created. [SB-685]
Advanced Manufacturing Talent Investment Fund. Creates the Advanced Manufacturing Talent Investment Fund to support the General Assembly's long-term goal of supporting efforts to increase the number of new eligible credentials in advanced manufacturing. The bill provides that moneys in the Fund shall also be used to improve the readiness of graduates to be employed in advanced manufacturing fields and fields that align with advanced manufacturing growth opportunities identified by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership.
Sponsored by: Sen. Taylor Mason
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0500) on 04/11/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
High school students; instruction concerning post-graduate opportunities. [SB-738]
Department of Education; State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; instruction concerning post-graduate opportunities for high school students. Requires the Department of Education to collect and distribute to public schools and publicly post on its website information that assists high school students in making more informed decisions about their futures after graduating from high school and in doing so ensure that such students are aware of the costs and benefits of different educational and certificate programs. The bill directs the Department
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Sponsored by: Sen. Joseph Morrissey
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0344) on 04/11/2022
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Facial recognition technology; authorized uses. [SB-741]
Facial recognition technology; authorized uses; penalty. Authorizes local law-enforcement agencies, campus police departments, and the Department of State Police (the Department) to use facial recognition technology for certain authorized uses as defined in the bill. The bill requires that the appropriate facial recognition technology be determined by the Division of Purchases and Supply and that such facial recognition technology be evaluated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and have an accuracy score of at least 98 percent
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Sponsored by: Sen. Scott Surovell
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0737) on 04/27/2022
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Facial recognition technology; redefines, local law enforcement and campus police to utilize. [HB-1339]
Facial recognition technology; local law enforcement; campus police. Redefines facial recognition technology, for the purposes of providing criteria for the lawful use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement, as conducting an algorithmic comparison of images of an individual's facial features for the purposes of identification. The bill authorizes local law-enforcement agencies and campus police departments to utilize facial recognition technology for certain authorized uses as defined in the bill. The bill requires that local law-enforcement
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Leftwich
Continued To 2022 Sp. Sess. 1 Pursuant To Hjr455 on 03/12/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Higher education; statewide strategic plan, report. [HJR-145]
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; statewide strategic plan; report. Endorses the framework of mission, vision, goals, and strategies for the statewide strategic plan for higher education developed and approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) as the Commonwealth's vision and plan for higher education and requires SCHEV to report annually for six years on the Commonwealth's progress toward achieving the plan's goals to the Governor, the General Assembly, institutions of higher education, and the public.
Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Davis
Read Third Time on 02/21/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
High school student-athletes; compensation for name, image, or likeness. [HB-1298]
High school student-athletes; compensation for name, image, or likeness. Prohibits any high school student-athlete who participates in an athletic competition from entering into any contract to receive compensation in relation to such student's athletic participation in exchange for the use of such student's name, image, or likeness. High school student-athletes; compensation for name, image, or likeness. Prohibits any high school student-athlete who participates in an athletic competition from entering into any contract to receive compensation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Keam
House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/27/2022
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High school students; instruction concerning post-graduate opportunities. [HB-1299]
Department of Education; State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; instruction concerning post-graduate opportunities for high school students. Requires the Department of Education to collect and distribute to public schools and publicly post on its website information that assists high school students in making more informed decisions about their futures after graduating from high school and in doing so ensure that such students are aware of the costs and benefits of different educational and certificate programs. The bill directs the Department
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0343) on 04/11/2022
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Virginia Credential Registry; established, report. [HB-1275]
Virginia Credential Registry; established. Directs the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to create the Virginia Credential Registry for the purpose of ensuring that the general public has access to essential information about all educational and occupational credentials that are delivered, issued, funded, recognized, authorized, overseen, or governed in the Commonwealth. The bill describes such credentials as all degrees, certificates, certifications, licenses, apprenticeships, military training, diplomas, and badges that are available
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dave LaRock
Left In Education on 02/15/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Get Skilled, Get a Job, Give Back (G3) Program; eligible institutions. [HB-1280]
Get Skilled, Get a Job, Give Back (G3) Program; eligible institutions. Expands eligibility to participate in the Get Skilled, Get a Job, Give Back (G3) Program to any public or private historically black college or university in the Commonwealth that offers workforce development certifications and associate degree programming. Under current law, eligibility is limited to associate-degree-granting public institutions of higher education.
Sponsored by: Rep. Delores McQuinn
Subcommittee Recommends Striking From Docket (10-y 0-n) on 02/07/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Higher educational institutions, public; earning academic credit in Armed Forces of the U.S. [HB-1277]
Public institutions of higher education; academic credit; education, experience, training, and credentials in Armed Forces of the United States. Requires each public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth to map the existing opportunities to earn education, experience, training, and credentials in the Armed Forces of the United States to the award of academic credit at the institution. Public institutions of higher education; academic credit; education, experience, training, and credentials in Armed Forces of the United States. Requires
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Sponsored by: Rep. Hyland Fowler
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0330) on 04/11/2022