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2010 SESSION

Convened January 13, 2010


EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

(P) Passed (F) Failed (V) Vetoed (I) Incoporated into other legislation (C) Carried over to 2011 Session

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Administration of higher education; restructures system. Amending §§ 2.2-106, 2.2-208, 2.2-1516, 2.2-2233.1, 2.2-2238, 2.2-4002, 2.2-5005, 22.1-17.3, 22.1-26, 22.1-290.01, 22.1-305.2, 22.1-338, 23-2.2:1, 23-4.3, 23-4.3:2, 23-4.4, 23-7.1:02, 23-7.4 through 23-7.4:6, 23-7.5, 23-9.2:3, 23-9.2:3.02, 23-9.2:3.03, 23-9.2:3.1, 23-9.2:3.2, 23-9.2:3.5, 23-9.2:4.1, 23-9.2:7, 23-31, 23-38.10:1, 23-38.10:2, 23-38.12, 23-38.13, 23-38.18, 23-38.19:1, 23-38.19:2, 23-38.45 through 23-38.50, 23-38.52, 23-38.53:4, 23-38.53:6, 23-38.56, 23-38.72, 23-38.76, 23-38.88, 23-38.90, 23-38.93, 23-50.16:01, 23-214, 23-218 through 23-220.01, 23-220.3, 23-220.4, 23-221, 23-222, 23-224, 23-225, 23-229 through 23-231.3, 23-231.14, 23-231.15, 23-231.24, 23-231.25, 23-261, 23-276.1, 23-276.2, 23-276.4 through 23-276.10, 23-276.12 through 23-276.15, 23-277, 28.2-245, 30-198, 30-231.01, 30-231.3, 30-231.4, 30-231.8, 30-231.9, 54.1-3029, third enactment of Chapter 939, 2006 Acts, and first and second enactments of Chapters 448 and 615, 2009 Acts; adding §§ 2.2-2001.2, 2.2-2462 through 2.2-2466, 22.1-17.6, and 23-9.14:3 through 23-9.14:17; repealing §§ 2.2-2518 through 2.2-2522, 23-7.4:1, 23-9.3 through 23-9.14:2, 23-215, 23-216, 23-217, 23-223, 23-227, 23-228, and 23-276.3. (Patron-McDougle, SB 534 (F))
Assault and battery; if person commits against campus police officers, guilty of Class 6 felony. Amending § 18.2-57. (Patron-Cline, HB 865 (F))
Beamer, Frank and Virginia Tech football team; commending. (Patron-Shuler, HJR 235 (P); Edwards, SJR 223 (P))
Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program; provides scholarships awarded may be used to cover costs of professional degree programs, books, and fees. Amending §§ 30-231.01 through 30-231.5 and 30-231.8. (Patron-Dance, HB 1227 (Chapter 579))
Campus Kitchen at College of William and Mary; commending. (Patron-Pogge, HJR 394 (P))
Child support; court may order continuation for child over age 18 who is attending college. Amending §§ 16.1-278.15, 20-60.3, 20-124.2, and 63.2-1916. (Patron-O’Bannon, HB 146 (F); Ruff, SB 319 (F))
Christopher Newport University men’s soccer team; commending. (Patron-Oder, HJR 255 (P))
Christopher Newport University women’s volleyball team; commending. (Patron-Oder, HJR 256 (P))
Coastal Energy Research Consortium; increase in membership and board of directors. Amending §§ 67-600 and 67-602. (Patron-Petersen, SB 713 (Chapter 695))
College Building Authority; to issue or acquire credit enhancements to secure payment of bonds issued for private institutions of higher education. Adding §§ 23-30.59 and 23-30.60. (Patron-Morgan, HB 1205 (C); Ruff, SB 454 (C))
College graduates; joint subcommittee to study ways to increase those with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics related baccalaureate degrees. (Patron-Purkey, HJR 92 (F))
College Partnership Laboratory Schools; established. Adding §§ 23-299 through 23-299.10. (Patron-Peace, HB 1389 (Chapter 871); Newman, SB 736 (Chapter 816))
Community College Scholarship Match Program; created. Adding §§ 23-220.5, 23-220.6, and 23-220.7. (Patron-Dance, HB 471 (F); Crockett-Stark, HB 961 (F); Athey, HB 1005 (F); Edwards, SB 166 (F))
Community College System; establish programs and grant baccalaureate degrees in nursing, education, etc. Amending §§ 23-214 and 23-219; adding § 23-219.1. (Patron-Athey, HB 1011 (F))
Community colleges, four-year institutions of higher education, and K-12; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study role of Secretary of Education in improving coordination. (Patron-McDougle, SJR 32 (P))
Concealed handguns; possession by faculty members at state institutions of higher education. Adding § 23-9.2:2.1. (Patron-Marshall, R.G., HB 32 (F))
Education, Secretary of; name changed to Secretary of Education and Workforce Development. Amending §§ 2.2-200, 2.2-207, 2.2-208, 2.2-212, 2.2-435.6, 2.2-2015, 2.2-2424, 2.2-2519, 2.2-2674.01, 2.2-4345, 23-30.29:2, 23-38.88, 23-38.90, 23-287, 23-288, 30-198, and 51.1-502.1. (Patron-James, HB 996 (F); Ruff, SB 323 (F))
Efficient Government, Council on; established. Amending §§ 2.2-203.2:1, 2.2-1111, 2.2-2012, 2.2-2101, and 23-9.9:01; adding §§ 2.2-2699.5 through 2.2-2699.13; repealing §§ 2.2-2620 through 2.2-2625. (Patron-Cosgrove, HB 1331 (F))
Firearms; board of visitors or other governing body of an educational institution has power to establish rules and regulations therefor. Amending § 23-9.2:3. (Patron-Torian, HB 1271 (F))
George Mason University; establishment of branch campus in Republic of Korea. Amending § 2.2-4343; adding § 23-91.29:1. (Patron-Petersen, SB 712 (Chapter 694))
Higher Education, State Council of; abolished. Repealing §§ 23-9.3 through 23-9.14:2. (Patron-Hugo, HB 1016 (F))
Higher Education, State Council of; develop uniform certificate of general studies program to be offered at community colleges. Amending § 23-9.6:1. (Patron-Athey, HB 1066 (Chapter 527))
Higher Education, State Council of; may contract with private entities to create de-identified student records for purpose of assessing performance of institutions and specific programs relative to workforce needs of State. Amending § 23-9.6:1. (Patron-Tata, HB 7 (Chapter 68))
Higher Education, State Council on; publication of administrators’ salaries. Amending § 23-9.9:01. (Patron-Petersen, SB 403 (F))
Higher educational institutions; active duty military students upon completion of active duty need not reapply for admission. Amending § 23-9.2:3.7. (Patron-Loupassi, HB 1229 (C))
Higher educational institutions; certain governing bodies must establish rules and regulations to increase number of Virginia domiciles. Amending § 23-9.2:3. (Patron-Comstock, HB 899 (F); Hugo, HB 1026 (F))
Higher educational institutions; directs governing boards to provide for automatic acceptance of those resident students in top 10 percent of graduating class. Amending § 23-9.2:3. (Patron-Englin, HB 274 (F))
Higher educational institutions; funding disbursed based upon total number of Virginia domiciles enrolled. Adding § 23-9.2:12. (Patron-Athey, HB 1006 (F))
Higher educational institutions; governing body must establish rules and regulations requiring 80 percent of undergraduate student population are Virginia domiciles. Amending § 23-9.2:3. (Patron-Athey, HB 1007 (F))
Higher educational institutions; joint subcommittee to study ways to increase number of bachelor’s degrees awarded annually. (Patron-Athey, HJR 120 (F))
Higher educational institutions; president, vice-president, and superintendent at Virginia Military Institute to annually review institution’s crisis and emergency management plan and make recommendations to institution for changes to plan. Amending § 23-9.2:9. (Patron-Edwards, SB 608 (Chapter 478))
Higher educational institutions; president, vice-president, and superintendent of Virginia Military Institute to annually certify in writing to Department of Emergency Management an emergency management plan. Amending § 23-9.2:9. (Patron-Torian, HB 1238 (Chapter 104))
Higher educational institutions; shall not be prohibited from selling, gifting, or disposing of complimentary books given to them by publishers. Amending § 23-4.3:1. (Patron-Miller, J.C., SB 141 (C))
Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2010; created. (Patron-Putney, HB 41 (Chapter 31); Colgan, SB 15 (Chapter 194))
Immunizations; philosophical exemption. Amending §§ 22.1-271.2, 22.1-271.4, 23-7.5, 32.1-46, 32.1-46.01, and 32.1-126.4. (Patron-Purkey, HB 189 (F))
Information Technology; governance in State, substantive changes thereto as well as numerous technical changes. Amending §§ 2.2-106, 2.2-225, 2.2-603, 2.2-1115.1, 2.2-1507, 2.2-1509.3, 2.2-2005, 2.2-2006, 2.2-2007, 2.2-2009, 2.2-2012, 2.2-2013, 2.2-2023, 2.2-2033, 2.2-2034, 2.2-2423, 2.2-4343, 23-38.88, 23-38.111, 23-77.4, 56-484.12, 56-484.13, 56-484.14, 56-484.15, 56-484.17, and 58.1-1840.1; adding §§ 2.2-2035 through 2.2-2052 and 2.2-2699.5 through 2.2-2699.8; repealing §§ 2.2-2008, 2.2-2010, 2.2-2011, 2.2-2014 through 2.2-2021, 2.2-2025 through 2.2-2030, 2.2-2031, 2.2-2457, 2.2-2458, and 2.2-2458.1. (Patron-Byron, HB 1035 (I) See HB1034)
Information Technology; Governor to appoint Chief Information Officer of VITA, substantive changes thereto as well as numerous technical changes. Amending §§ 2.2-106, 2.2-225, 2.2-1115.1, 2.2-1509.3, 2.2-2005 through 2.2-2009, 2.2-2012, 2.2-2013, 2.2-2015, 2.2-2019, 2.2-2020, 2.2-2021, 2.2-2023, 23-38.111, 23-77.4, and third enactment of Chapters 758 and 812, 2009 Acts; adding §§ 2.2-2699.5, 2.2-2699.6, and 2.2-2699.7; repealing §§ 2.2-2033, 2.2-2034, 2.2-2457, 2.2-2458, and 2.2-2458.1. (Patron-Byron, HB 1034 (Chapter 136); Howell, SB 236 (Chapter 145))
International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement courses; governing boards of public institutions of higher education to grant credit hours to entering freshman students who completed program. Adding § 23-9.2:3.8. (Patron-Barker, SB 209 (Chapter 598))
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme; State Council of Higher Education to study feasibility and appropriateness thereof as a continuum of education. (Patron-Scott, J.M., HJR 131 (F))
Minority Business Enterprise, Department of; changes name to Department of Supplier Diversity and Procurement Advocacy. Amending §§ 2.2-203, 2.2-204, 2.2-205.1, 2.2-1400, 2.2-1403, 2.2-1404, 2.2-1405, 2.2-2311, 2.2-3705.6, 2.2-4301, 2.2-4310, 15.2-965.1, 23-38.88, and 23-38.110. (Patron-Herring, HB 460 (F))
Mutual aid agreements; includes private police forces of higher educational institutions. Amending § 15.2-1736. (Patron-Cline, HB 866 (Chapter 523))
National Guard; eligibility for in-state tuition grants for members to allow for religious training or theological education. Amending § 23-7.4:2. (Patron-Greason, HB 1364 (F))
National Guard; provides in-state tuition for person who met requirements prior to being called to active duty, etc. Amending § 23-7.4:2. (Patron-Barker, SB 735 (F))
New River Valley Emergency Communications Regional Authority; created. (Patron-Nutter, HB 1002 (Chapter 638); Edwards, SB 433 (Chapter 123))
New River Valley Emergency Communications Regional Authority Act; created. (Patron-Smith, SB 510 (I) See SB433)
Norfolk State University; commemorating its 75th anniversary. (Patron-Howell, A.T., HJR 12 (P))
Norfolk State University Spartan “Legion” Marching Band; commending. (Patron-Howell, A.T., HJR 24 (P))
Norfolk State University, Visitors of; with approval of Governor, to lease real estate to which University has acquired title by gift, devise, or purchase. Adding § 23-174.3:1. (Patron-Spruill, HB 1212 (F))
Obscenity law; no educational institution shall permit its facilities or any public moneys to be used within statutory exceptions thereto. Amending § 18.2-383. (Patron-Pogge, HB 1296 (F))
Old Dominion University Monarchs football team; commending. (Patron-Cosgrove, HJR 265 (P))
Private capital lending; allows local government or higher educational institutions to enter into certain conduit lending agreements to finance certain capital projects. Adding §§ 15.2-1815, 15.2-1816, 15.2-1817, 23-30.59, 23-30.60, and 23-30.61. (Patron-Norment, SB 718 (F))
Public schools; local school divisions shall not be required to purchase new textbooks until 2011-2012 school year. (Patron-Obenshain, SB 135 (F))
Radford University; commemorating its 100th anniversary. (Patron-Nutter, HJR 220 (P); Smith, SJR 161 (P))
Roanoke Higher Education Authority; replaces President of Hampton University with that of James Madison University. Amending § 23-231.15. (Patron-Edwards, SB 165 (Chapter 39))
Threat assessment teams; availability of certain records established by higher educational institutions relating to assessment or intervention with specific individual. Amending §§ 2.2-3705.4, 19.2-389, 19.2-389.1, 23-9.2:10, and 32.1-127.1:03. (Patron-Bell, Robert B., HB 903 (Chapter 524); Edwards, SB 207 (Chapter 456))
Tuition; covered higher educational institutions to charge either fixed or variable amount based on ability to pay. Amending § 23-38.103. (Patron-Norment, SB 720 (C))
Tuition, in-state; certain Department of Defense employees and their dependents shall pay as a result of Base Realignment and Closure. Amending §§ 23-7.4 and 23-7.4:2. (Patron-Torian, HB 1239 (F); Colgan, SB 544 (I) See SB312)
Tuition, in-state; eligibility for dependents of civilian personnel of military. Amending §§ 23-7.4 and 23-7.4:2. (Patron-Dance, HB 300 (F))
Tuition, in-state; provides for dependents of civilian Department of Defense employees. Amending § 23-7.4. (Patron-Martin, SB 312 (F))
Tuition, in-state; students entitled to who have completed eight semesters will be assessed a surcharge. Amending §§ 23-7.4 and 23-9.2:3. (Patron-Albo, HB 732 (F))
Two-Year College Transfer Grant Program; eligibility. Amending § 23-38.10:10. (Patron-Stosch, SB 182 (F))
Universities Clean Energy Development and Economic Stimulus Foundation; created. Adding §§ 23-299 through 23-302. (Patron-Stuart, SB 326 (F))
University of Virginia men’s soccer team; commending. (Patron-Toscano, HJR 152 (P))
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; authorizes rector and board of visitors, with approval of Governor, to lease real estate to which University has acquired title by gift, devise, or purchase. Adding § 23-122.2. (Patron-Oder, HB 43 (F); Edwards, SB 434 (F))
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; lease of certain property. Adding § 23-122.2. (Patron-Stosch, SB 180 (F))
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University’s landscape architecture program in the School of Architecture Design, College of Architecture and Urban Studies; commending. (Patron-Oder, HJR 286 (P))
Virginia Universities Clean Energy Development and Economic Stimulus Foundation; created. Adding §§ 23-299 through 23-302. (Patron-Bell, Robert B., HB 928 (Chapter 846))
Vocational programs; definition. Amending § 23-276.1. (Patron-Bulova, HB 703 (Chapter 67); Herring, SB 598 (Chapter 263))

2010 Cumulative Index of Bills, Joint Resolutions, and Resolutions - For additional information, please contact the House of Delegates Information and Public Relations Office, P. O. Box 406, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia 23218, telephone (804) 698-1500. Last updated 06/17/10