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2000 SESSION

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HB 1451 Higher education; direct solicitation of student credit cards.

Introduced by: Dwight Clinton Jones | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Institutions of higher education; direct solicitation of student credit cards. Authorizes the boards of visitors (governing bodies) of public institutions of higher education to establish rules and regulations that prohibit direct solicitation, marketing, and distribution of credit cards to students enrolled at the institution on campus grounds and property owned by the institution, or owned by the state and controlled by the board of visitors. The rules and regulations may not restrict the right of the credit card vendors, financial institutions, or other consumer credit companies to contact students by mail, telephone, or electronic means.

This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee Studying the Status and Needs of African-American Males in Virginia.


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