Institutions Of Higher Education; Other Educational And Cultural Institutions
Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Higher educational institutions, public; displaying VA250 logo on all athletic uniforms. [HJR-84]
Encouraging public institutions of higher education in Virginia to display the VA250 logo on all men's and women's athletic uniforms for the 2025–2026 academic year. Encouraging public institutions of higher education in Virginia to display the VA250 logo on all men's and women's athletic uniforms for the 2025–2026 academic year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terry Austin
Read Third Time on 02/27/2024
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Higher educational institutions, public; duties of governing boards, acceptance & use of donations. [SB-717]
Public institutions of higher education; duties of governing boards; acceptance and use of donations. Provides that the governing board of each public institution of higher education may receive, take, hold, and enjoy any donation or gift made to such institution or governing board and may use and administer any such donation or gift for the uses and purposes designated by the donor or, if no such specific designation is made, for the general purposes of the institution. The bill provides that in the event that a donor specifically designates any
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ryan McDougle
Continued To 2025 In Education And Health (15-y 0-n) on 02/01/2024
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Intercollegiate athletics; student-athletes, compensation for name, image, or likeness. [HB-1505]
Intercollegiate athletics; student-athletes; compensation for name, image, or likeness. Makes several changes to existing provisions of law relating to compensation of a student-athlete at a public or private institution of higher education in the Commonwealth (institution) for the use of the name, image, or likeness of such student-athlete, including (i) prohibiting any athletic association, athletic conference, or other organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics from preventing an institution, its supporting foundations, or an
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Sponsored by: Rep. Terry Austin
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0837) on 04/17/2024
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K-12 schools and higher educational institutions; student participation in women's sports, etc. [SB-723]
K-12 schools and institutions of higher education; student participation in women's sports; civil cause of action. Requires each interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, or club athletic team or sport sponsored by a public school, or any other school that is a member of the Virginia High School League, or by a public institution of higher education to be expressly designated as one of the following based on the biological sex of the students who participate on the team or in the sport: (i) males, men, or boys; (ii) females, women, or girls;
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tammy Brankley Mulchi
Passed By Indefinitely In Education And Health (9-y 5-n) on 02/08/2024
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Virginia Memory Project; established. [HB-1455]
Virginia Center on Aging; Virginia Memory Project established. Establishes the Virginia Memory Project in the Virginia Center on Aging at Virginia Commonwealth University to collect and analyze data on Alzheimer's disease, related dementias, and other neurodegenerative disorders; provide assistance to individuals with Alzheimer's disease, related dementias, and other neurodegenerative disorders and their families and physicians; and assist in the development of relevant public policy. The bill provides that no publication of information shall be
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Sponsored by: Rep. Betsy Carr
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0330) on 04/02/2024
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Higher educational institutions, baccalaureate public; membership of governing boards. [HB-1467]
Baccalaureate public institutions of higher education; boards of visitors; membership. Requires the board of visitors of each baccalaureate public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth to include two nonvoting, advisory representatives consisting of (i) one faculty member of the institution elected by the institution's faculty or such institution's faculty senate or its equivalent and (ii) one staff member of the institution selected by the institution's staff in the manner deemed appropriate by such staff members. The bill clarifies
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Sponsored by: Rep. Amy Laufer
House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024
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Intercollegiate athletics; student-athletes, compensation and representation for name, image, etc. [SB-678]
Intercollegiate athletics, student-athletes; compensation and representation for name, image, or likeness.
Sponsored by: Sen. Todd Pillion
Continued To 2025 In Finance And Appropriations (14-y 1-n) on 02/08/2024
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New College Institute; duties. [HB-1445]
New College Institute; duties. Requires the New College Institute to design and implement, in collaboration with the Department of Labor and Industry, the Virginia Community College System, the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, the Virginia Board of Workforce Development, and other relevant agencies and organizations, any workforce development programs necessary to support the initiatives of any relevant agency or office of the Commonwealth, including adult education and workforce training programs. The bill contains a reenactment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Phillips
Continued To 2025 In Finance And Appropriations (10-y 5-n) on 03/04/2024
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Higher educational institutions, public; legacy admissions prohibited. [HB-1422]
Public institutions of higher education; legacy admissions prohibited. Prohibits any public institution of higher education from utilizing legacy admissions for any student applicant. The bill defines "legacy admissions" as any policy or practice whereby any individual who applies for admission to an institution of higher education and who is the child, grandchild, or sibling of an alumnus of such institution is afforded preferential treatment in the admissions decision.
Sponsored by: Rep. Aijalon Cordoza
Left In Education on 02/13/2024
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Roanoke Higher Education Authority; powers and duties, specialized noncredit workforce training. [HB-1373]
Roanoke Higher Education Authority; board of trustees; powers and duties; specialized noncredit workforce training. Requires the board of trustees of the Roanoke Higher Education Authority to seek opportunities to collaborate with local comprehensive community colleges to meet specialized noncredit workforce training needs identified by industry but provides that if local comprehensive community colleges are unable to meet identified industry needs, then the board may seek to collaborate with other education providers to provide or may provide Roanoke
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Ballard
Continued To 2025 In Finance And Appropriations (15-y 0-n) on 02/27/2024
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In-state tuition; eligibility for certain members of National Guard or Reserves of the Armed Forces. [HB-1374]
In-state tuition eligibility; certain members of National Guard or Reserves of the Armed Forces of the United States units in the Commonwealth. Declares eligible for in-state tuition charges at public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth regardless of domicile any member of the National Guard or the Reserves of the Armed Forces of the United States who is not a resident of the Commonwealth but who is an active member of a unit of the National Guard or the Reserves of the Armed Forces of the United States in the Commonwealth.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Ballard
Continued To 2025 In Education By Voice Vote on 01/31/2024
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Higher educational institutions, public; release of student transcripts. [HB-1365]
Public institutions of higher education; release of student transcripts. Requires each public institution of higher education to release an academic transcript directly to the employer or prospective employer of a student currently or formerly enrolled at such institution upon the request of the student. The bill also prohibits any public institution of higher education from conditioning the release of an academic transcript to a student currently or formerly enrolled at such institution on the payment of an outstanding debt if (i) such outstanding
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Sponsored by: Rep. Betsy Carr
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0750) on 04/08/2024
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Advanced Learning and Research, Institute for; powers and duties. [HB-1357]
Institute for Advanced Learning and Research; Roanoke Higher Education Authority; board of trustees; powers and duties; specialized noncredit workforce training. Requires the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research to encourage and coordinate the development and delivery of noncredit courses with a focus on statewide and regional critical shortage areas and the needs of industry that include needed adult education and workforce training. The bill requires the board of trustees of the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research and the Roanoke
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Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Marshall
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0220) on 03/28/2024
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Higher educational institutions, certain baccalaureate public; on-campus student health centers. [HB-1342]
Baccalaureate public institutions of higher education; provision of physical evidence recovery kits. Requires each baccalaureate public institution of higher education to either (i) staff its on-campus student health center with at least one on-campus certified sexual assault forensic examiner for the purpose of administering a physical evidence recovery kit to any student who is in need of such a kit or (ii) enter into a memorandum of understanding with a local organization or entity that is capable of providing the services of a certified sexual
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Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0554) on 04/05/2024
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Higher educational institutions, public; duties and powers of governing board. [SB-506]
Public institutions of higher education; governing boards; powers and duties; legal counsel; scope of employment. Provides that the governing board of each public institution of higher education shall have authority over the employment of all legal counsel for the institution, including decision-making authority in the commencement or termination of any legal counsel, the employment of outside legal counsel, the oversight and management of any legal counsel, and the appointment of a general counsel to serve as the chief legal officer of the institution.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Scott Surovell
Senate Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024
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Regional career and technical education program; establishing in Planning District 2. [SB-563]
Department of Education; Virginia Community College System; regional career and technical education program. Directs the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Virginia Community College System, the Virginia Board of Workforce Development, the Board of Education, the school board and division superintendent of Tazewell County Public Schools, and representatives of the governing boards of comprehensive community colleges located in Tazewell County and contiguous counties to study the feasibility of and make recommendations on developing
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Sponsored by: Sen. Travis Hackworth
Continued To 2025 In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/23/2024
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School crossing zones; expands definition of zones to include areas surrounding schools, etc. [SB-535]
School crossing zones. Expands the definition of "school crossing zone" to include areas surrounding schools where the presence of students reasonably requires a special warning to motorists and provides that the term "school" includes public institutions of higher education and nonprofit private institutions of higher education. Currently, the definition of "school crossing zone" includes only areas surrounding schools where the presence of children requires such warning. Existing provisions of law allowing photo speed monitoring devices to be
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lamont Bagby
Left In Transportation on 03/04/2024
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Virginia College Opportunity Endowment and Fund; created. [SB-501]
Virginia College Savings Plan; Virginia College Opportunity Endowment and Fund. Directs the board of the Virginia College Savings Plan to deposit $250 million per year of surplus moneys from the Plan's fund into the Virginia College Opportunity Fund, established by the bill. The bill provides that such deposit shall not be made or shall be reduced in any year in which the College Opportunity Investment Advisory Committee determines that certain conditions relating to the Plan's funded status are not met. The Committee is established by the bill
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Sponsored by: Sen. Scott Surovell
Continued To 2025 In Finance And Appropriations (15-y 0-n) on 02/12/2024
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Virginia Museum of Transportation; established. [SB-418]
Virginia Museum of Transportation; established. Establishes the Virginia Museum of Transportation as a public entity and educational institution under the Commonwealth. The bill provides that the Museum is governed by a 15-member board of trustees.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris Head
Continued To 2025 In Finance And Appropriations (14-y 1-n) on 02/07/2024
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Line of Duty Act; benefits for campus and private police officers. [SB-466]
Line of Duty Act; campus police officers; private police officers. Provides employees of contributing nonprofit private institutions of higher education, defined in the bill, and contributing private police departments, defined in the bill, with the benefits granted to employees of participating employers under the Line of Duty Act. The bill clarifies that the Line of Duty Act shall not apply to any private institution of higher education or private police department that is not a contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education or
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Obenshain
Left In Appropriations on 03/05/2024