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HB 1009 Educational Ventures Consortium; created.

Introduced by: Thomas Davis Rust | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Virginia Educational Ventures Consortium. Creates the Virginia Educational Ventures Consortium to facilitate the development of innovative and cost-effective distance learning instructional initiatives that address underserved constituencies. Comprised of participating public and private institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth, the Consortium is to (i) establish and administer agreements with public and private institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth and other entities to conduct studies examining the need for distance learning initiatives and to develop and execute, on a continuing basis, strategies to address such distance learning needs of underserved constituencies in the Commonwealth and (ii) enter into contracts for distance learning program development.

The gubernatorial-appointed 13-member Board of Trustees is comprised of eight members to be nominated by the participating institutions, five of whom shall represent participating members of the Consortium and three citizen members, all of whom shall have expertise in information technology systems or instructional systems design and delivery; the Director of the State Council of Higher Education, the Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System, the Secretary of Technology, and the Secretary of Education, as ex officio members with full voting privileges; and one non-voting representative of the Office of the Attorney General.

This measures expires on July 1, 2009.


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