Institutions Of Higher Education; Other Educational And Cultural Institutions
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Community College System; duties of State Board for Community Colleges. [SB-1286]
Virginia Community College System; duties of State Board for Community Colleges; standardization of health care-related programs. Directs the State Board for Community Colleges to develop and implement a plan to standardize across all comprehensive community colleges the courses offered for health care-related degree, credential, or licensure programs, excluding any registered nursing programs. The bill requires such plan to include procedures and criteria for (i) standardizing such courses by name, curriculum, coursework, quality, academic rigor,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0542) on 03/26/2023
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Radford University; reduced rate tuition charges, students who reside in Appalachian region. [SB-1444]
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: Sen. Todd Pillion
Stricken At Request Of Patron In Education And Health (15-y 0-n) on 02/02/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Higher educational institutions; human trafficking awareness and prevention training required. [SB-1373]
Institutions of higher education; human trafficking awareness and prevention training required. Directs the governing board of each public institution of higher education to develop and implement policies requiring that a trauma-informed human trafficking awareness and prevention training program be provided to and completed by all first-year students as a part of such institution's first-year orientation program. The bill also directs the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to encourage private institutions of higher education to develop
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Vogel
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0031) on 03/17/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Higher educational institution, public; course credit earned through internships required. [SB-1280]
Public institutions of higher education; degree programs; integration of internship or work-based learning experiences; policies. Directs the governing board of each baccalaureate public institution of higher education to adopt policies requiring that participation in an internship or work-based learning experience be integrated into a student's degree program so as not to extend the time to complete the degree. The bill directs the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to convene a work group for the purpose of making recommendations on
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Sponsored by: Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0758) on 04/12/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Higher educational institutions, public; duties of governing boards, student enrollment growth. [SB-1358]
Public institutions of higher education; duties of governing boards; student enrollment growth. Directs the governing board of each public institution of higher education to adopt policies providing that the percentage of students enrolled at such public institution of higher education must be capped at a two percent increase over a biennium.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Norment
Passed By Indefinitely In Education And Health (12-y 2-n 1-a) on 02/02/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Promise to Veterans Act; established, report. [SB-1356]
Public institutions of higher education; admissions; Virginia Promise to Veterans Act; report. Establishes the Virginia Promise to Veterans Act for the purpose of removing barriers to higher education for veterans of the uniformed services, as defined in the bill, and assisting such veterans in making the transition to civilian life in the Commonwealth. In furtherance of this purpose, the bill directs the governing board of each public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth to provide for the guaranteed acceptance of any eligible veteran
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Obenshain
Passed By Indefinitely In Finance And Appropriations (13-y 1-n) on 01/31/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Higher educational institutions, public; use of certain endowment fund investment returns. [SB-1434]
Public institutions of higher education; use of certain endowment fund investment returns. Declares it the public policy of the Commonwealth that any foundation, investment management company, or other asset manager associated with a public institution of higher education that manages endowment funds of such public institution of higher education with a value exceeding $250 million shall be required to allocate at least 15 percent of the investment returns on such endowment funds back to such public institution of higher education on an annual basis
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Sponsored by: Sen. David Suetterlein
Passed By Indefinitely In Education And Health (10-y 5-n) on 02/02/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Higher ed. institutions, certain; reimbursement for noncredit workforce training program, grants. [SB-1422]
Certain institutions of higher education; 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 the cost of the noncredit
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bryce Reeves
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0006) on 03/16/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Higher educational institutions, public; duties of governing boards. [SB-1410]
Public institutions of higher education; duties of governing boards; development of policies expanding protection of academic freedom. Directs the governing board of each public institution of higher education to develop policies and institutional regulations increasing protections of academic freedom and freedom of expression in higher education.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ghazala Hashmi
Stricken At Request Of Patron In Education And Health (15-y 0-n) on 02/02/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Norfolk State University & Va. State University; reduced rate tuition charges for certain students. [SB-1448]
Norfolk State University and Virginia State University; reduced rate tuition charges for certain students. Permits the Norfolk State University Board of Visitors and the Virginia State University Board of Visitors to charge reduced rate tuition to any non-Virginia student who has completed at least 30 credit hours of coursework and is enrolled in a program at the relevant institution that leads to employment in a high-demand field, as determined by the board of visitors of the relevant institution based on data compiled and provided by the Virginia
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Sponsored by: Sen. Louise Lucas
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0697) on 03/27/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Higher ed. institutions, public; tuition and financial aid, dependency override application form. [SB-1386]
Public institutions of higher education; tuition and financial aid; dependency override application form. Requires each public institution of higher education to create and maintain a form by which a student may apply for a dependency override, defined in the bill as the documented determination by a financial aid administrator pursuant to relevant federal law that, for the purposes of tuition and financial aid eligibility determinations, a student is an independent student by reason of other unusual circumstances. The bill requires such form to
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Sponsored by: Sen. Creigh Deeds
Tabled In Appropriations (11-y 10-n) on 02/15/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; changes to eligibility criteria. [HB-2076]
Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; eligibility. Makes several changes to the eligibility criteria for the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program, including (i) shortening from five years to one year all of the relevant mandatory physical presence or domicile requirements, (ii) changing the requirement for veterans to be at least 90 percent permanently disabled to qualify for program benefits to a requirement for such veterans to have a static rating of at least 90 percent disabled, and (iii) declaring
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Left In Appropriations on 02/07/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Norfolk State University & Va. State University; reduced rate tuition charges for certain students. [HB-2272]
Norfolk State University and Virginia State University; reduced rate tuition charges for certain students. Permits the Norfolk State University Board of Visitors and the Virginia State University Board of Visitors to charge reduced rate tuition to any non-Virginia student who has completed at least 30 credit hours of coursework and is enrolled in a program at the relevant institution that leads to employment in a high-demand field, as determined by the board of visitors of the relevant institution based on data compiled and provided by the Virginia
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Sponsored by: Rep. Carrie Coyner
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0696) on 03/27/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Comprehensive community colleges; VCC to study feasibility of approval of education prep. program. [HJR-538]
Study; Virginia Community College System; feasibility of pursuing the approval of education preparation programs to be offered by comprehensive community colleges in the Commonwealth; report. Requests that the Virginia Community College System study the feasibility of pursuing the approval of education preparation programs to be offered by comprehensive community colleges in the Commonwealth and report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than November 30, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dave LaRock
Left In Rules on 02/07/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Higher education institutions; JLARC to study cost efficiency, opportunities to reduce cost. [HJR-541]
Study; JLARC; cost efficiency of public institutions of Study; JLARC; cost efficiency of public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to study the cost efficiency of public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth and to identify opportunities to reduce the cost of public higher education in the Commonwealth by examining (i) teaching loads and productivity of faculty; (ii) the impact of faculty research on tuition and other costs; (iii) incentives
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Left In Rules on 02/07/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Line of Duty Act; campus police officers, contributing private institutions of higher education. [SB-1228]
Line of Duty Act; campus police officers; contributing private institutions of higher education. Provides employees of contributing nonprofit private institutions of higher education with the benefits granted to employees of participating employers under the Line of Duty Act. The bill defines "contributing nonprofit private institutions of higher education" as nonprofit private institutions of higher education that have established a campus police department and made an irrevocable election to provide the benefits under the Line of Duty Act and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Obenshain
Tabled In Appropriations (14-y 7-n) on 02/13/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Higher educational institutions, public; duties of governing boards, curriculum transparency. [SB-1295]
Public institutions of higher education; duties of governing boards; curriculum transparency. Directs the governing board of each public institution of higher education to (i) adopt policies or guidelines for soliciting industry input in the institution's program review processes and curriculum development at the unit or department level and (ii) develop procedures for incorporating the attainment of industry credentials into the institution's existing degree programs to increase degree relevancy and ensure more seamless pathways from higher education
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bill DeSteph
Passed By Indefinitely In Education And Health (9-y 6-n) on 02/02/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Historically Black Colleges & Universities in the Commonwealth, Commission on; established, report. [HB-2253]
Commission on Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the Commonwealth; report. Establishes the 10-member Commission on Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the Commonwealth in the legislative branch to identify and recommend legislative priorities and policies for adoption or examination by the General Assembly and the Governor in order to provide ongoing support in developing and reviewing services and funding related to the five historically black colleges and universities in the Commonwealth, which are Hampton University,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Timothy Anderson
Left In Rules on 02/22/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Localities, public & private schools, higher educational institutions, & employers; face coverings. [SB-1315]
Localities, public and private schools, institutions of higher education, and employers; face coverings. Prohibits any locality, school board, division superintendent, school principal, private school, institution of higher education, or employer from adopting, implementing, or enforcing any policy, rule, or order related to COVID-19 that requires individuals to wear a face covering.
Sponsored by: Sen. Amanda Chase
Passed By Indefinitely In Education And Health (15-y 0-n) on 02/02/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Comprehensive community colleges; education preparation programs. [HB-2277]
Comprehensive community colleges; education preparation programs. Permits comprehensive community colleges to offer four-year bachelor's degree programs in teacher education, subject to the requirements for accreditation and education preparation program approval prescribed by the Board of Education in its regulations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dave LaRock
Left In Appropriations on 02/07/2023