Institutions Of Higher Education; Other Educational And Cultural Institutions
Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Higher education; in-state tuition. [SB-987]
Higher education; in-state tuition. Prohibits any percentage increase in in-state tuition or instructional fees for undergraduate students at Virginia's public institutions of higher education that exceeds the annual percentage increase, as determined by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, of the median household income in the Commonwealth established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, of the calendar year immediately preceding the affected year.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Petersen
Passed By Indefinitely In Finance (16-y 0-n) on 01/25/2017
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Study; State Council of Higher Education for Va; applied baccalaureate degrees. [SJR-254]
Study; State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; applied baccalaureate degrees at comprehensive community colleges; report. Requests that the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia study the feasibility and benefits of comprehensive community colleges offering applied baccalaureate degrees by analyzing and making recommendations on (i) the affordability of obtaining an applied baccalaureate degree at a comprehensive community college as compared to a baccalaureate public institution of higher education, including the extent to which
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Sponsored by: Sen. William Stanley
Passed By Indefinitely In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/02/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Two-Year College Transfer Grant Program; Expected Family Contribution. [SB-1026]
Two-Year College Transfer Grant Program; Expected Family Contribution. Broadens eligibility for the Two-Year College Transfer Grant Program by including students whose Expected Family Contribution, as calculated by the federal government using the family's financial information reported on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), is no more than $12,000. Currently the program is available only to students whose Expected Family Contribution is no more than $8,000. The bill does not affect additional eligibility requirements for the Two-Year
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Sponsored by: Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0102) on 02/20/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Comprehensive community colleges; academic credit. [SB-999]
Comprehensive community colleges; academic credit. Requires the State Board for Community Colleges to require each comprehensive community college to develop policies and procedures for awarding academic credit to enrolled students who have successfully completed a state-approved registered apprenticeship credential. This bill is identical to HB 1592.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0021) on 02/17/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Certain educational institutions; designation of governing boards. [SB-955]
Certain educational institutions; designation of governing boards. Renames as boards of trustees the boards of visitors of certain educational institutions in the Commonwealth, including baccalaureate public institutions of higher education.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bill DeSteph
Passed By Indefinitely In Finance (16-y 0-n) on 01/25/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Southern Virginia Higher Education Center; members of board of trustees, powers and duties. [SB-949]
Southern Virginia Higher Education Center. Requires the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center (the Center) to encourage the development and delivery of workforce training in collaboration with educational institutions serving the region, with a focus on critical shortage areas and the needs of industry. The bill replaces the superintendent of the Halifax County Public Schools as an ex officio member of the board of trustees of the Center with a superintendent of a public school division located in the Southside region appointed by the Governor.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Frank Ruff
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0305) on 03/03/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Comprehensive community colleges; academic credit. [HB-1592]
Comprehensive community colleges; academic credit. Requires the State Board for Community Colleges to require each comprehensive community college to develop policies and procedures for awarding academic credit to enrolled students who have successfully completed a state-approved registered apprenticeship credential. This bill is identical to SB 999.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0130) on 02/21/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Study; Va Polytechnic Institute and State University and Va State University; teacher shortage. [HJR-571]
Study; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Virginia State University; teacher shortage; report. Requesting Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Virginia State University to jointly study strategies to mitigate the Commonwealth's shortage of career and technical education teachers in the fields of agricultural education, technology education, and family and consumer sciences.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Orrock
Tabled In Rules By Voice Vote on 01/26/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
VPI & SU and Virginia State University; purpose and courses of study. [HB-1569]
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Virginia State University; purpose and programs. Declares it the intent of the General Assembly that in order to support a strong Commonwealth and to fulfill the principles of the federal Morrill Land-Grant Acts of 1862 and 1890 and Smith-Lever Act of 1914 (7 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.), the Commonwealth's two land-grant universities, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Virginia State University, shall maintain strong programs of instruction, research, and the extension of knowledge
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Orrock
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0229) on 02/23/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Institutions of higher education; possession and administration of epinephrine. [SB-944]
Institutions of higher education; possession and administration of epinephrine, insulin, and glucagon. Authorizes and provides liability protection for employees of a public or private institution of higher education who are authorized by a prescriber and trained in the administration of epinephrine, insulin, or glucagon to possess and administer such epinephrine, insulin, or glucagon. This bill is identical to HB 1746.
Sponsored by: Sen. Taylor Mason
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0304) on 03/03/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Study; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission; free community college; report. [SJR-242]
Study; JLARC; free community college; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the feasibility of providing Virginians the opportunity to attend comprehensive community college without paying tuition or fees.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards
Passed By Indefinitely In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/02/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Va Freedom of Information Act; working papers and correspondence exempt.for presidents of higher ed. [SB-931]
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; working papers and correspondence exemption for presidents of public institutions of higher education. Eliminates the working papers and correspondence record exemption for the president or other chief executive officer of any public institution of higher education in Virginia. The bill contains a technical amendment.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Petersen
Failed To Report (defeated) In General Laws And Technology (6-y 7-n) on 01/23/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Revision and recodification of Title 23; corrections. [HB-1538]
Revision of Title 23; corrections. Corrects typographical errors and makes other technical amendments relating to the revision and recodification of Title 23 and declares such corrections and amendments to be effective retroactively to October 1, 2016. This bill is a recommendation of the Code Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. James LeMunyon
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0314) on 03/13/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Higher educational institutions, public; certain positions require residency of the Commonwealth. [SB-907]
Governing boards of public institutions of higher education; leadership; residency. Requires the president or any one of the vice presidents of the board of visitors of Virginia Military Institute, the chairman or the vice-chairman of the State Board, and the rector or vice-rector of the governing board of each other public institution of higher education to be a resident of the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to HB 1402.
Sponsored by: Sen. Scott Surovell
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0766) on 03/27/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Higher educational institutions, public; academic credit for American Sign Language courses. [HB-1512]
Public institutions of higher education; academic credit for American Sign Language courses. Requires each public institution of higher education to develop policies for counting credit received for successful completion of foreign language courses, including American Sign Language courses, either in a secondary school or another institution of higher education toward satisfaction of the foreign language entrance, placement, and course credit requirements of the public institution of higher education. The bill requires each public institution of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Bell
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0292) on 03/03/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Voter identification; accepted forms of identification. [HB-1462]
Voter identification; accepted forms of identification. Adds to the list of acceptable forms of voter identification a valid student photo identification card issued by any institution of higher education located in any other state or territory of the United States. Current law allows students from any institution of higher education located in the Commonwealth to use their student photo identification cards for purposes of voting.
Sponsored by: Rep. L. Kaye Kory
Left In Privileges And Elections on 02/08/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Higher educational institutions; graduation requirements, course in Western civilization, etc. [HB-1452]
Public institutions of higher education; graduation requirements; course in Western civilization or U.S. history. Requires each student at each public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth to complete a three credit hour course in Western civilization or U.S. history. The bill exempts from such requirement any student who has received a score of 4 or better on an Advanced Placement examination in U.S. history.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Peace
Left In Education on 02/07/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Higher educational institutions; establishment of substance abuse recovery housing program. [HB-1447]
Higher education; student housing; substance abuse recovery housing program. Requires, by July 1, 2021, certain baccalaureate public institutions of higher education to establish a substance abuse recovery housing program to provide recovering students with a substance-free dormitory environment and appropriate support services. The bill allows participating institutions to designate a portion of a dormitory, and states that no participating institution shall be required to designate an entire dormitory, for such program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Peace
Left In Education on 02/07/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Tuition Assistance Grant Program; eligible institutions, student speech and expression. [HB-1434]
Tuition Assistance Grant Program; eligible institutions; student speech and expression. Requires each nonprofit private institution of higher education otherwise eligible to participate in the Tuition Assistance Grant Program to guarantee in writing, in its student handbook or a similar publication, freedom of speech and expression for enrolled students in order to be considered an eligible institution for the Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris Head
Tabled In Education By Voice Vote on 02/01/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Higher educational institutions, baccalaureate public; enrollment of non-Virginia students. [HB-1410]
Governing boards of public institutions of higher education; duties. Requires the board of visitors of each baccalaureate public institution of higher education, except Virginia Military Institute, Norfolk State University, and Virginia State University, to adopt policies prohibiting the annual enrollment of full-time equivalent undergraduate non-Virginia students from exceeding 30 percent of the total annual enrollment of full-time equivalent undergraduate students unless the board, after covering the cost to educate each full-time equivalent undergraduate
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Albo
Failed To Report (defeated) In Education And Health (7-y 8-n) on 02/16/2017