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2004 SESSION
SJ 74 Higher education; joint subcommittee to study public funding thereof.
Introduced by: Walter A. Stosch | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Study; public funding of higher education Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the public funding of higher education in Virginia. The joint subcommittee shall examine (i) alternatives to the current formulas and methods used by the Commonwealth to fund institutions of higher education; (ii) alternatives for paying for a college education including, but not limited to, interest-free loans guaranteed by the Commonwealth; (iii) the efficacy and appropriateness of delivering degree programs through distance learning; and (iv) access to Virginia institutions of higher education by residents of the Commonwealth, including the feasibility of guaranteeing placement at a four-year institution of higher education in Virginia for certain graduates of Virginia's community colleges satisfying an agreed upon curriculum and grade-point average. Staff support to the joint subcommittee will be provided by the Senate Committee on Finance and the House Committee on Appropriations. The joint subcommittee must report its findings and recommendations to the 2006 Session of the General Assembly.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/04 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 042957824 pdf
- 02/13/04 Senate: Committee substitute printed 044886824-S1 pdf
- 03/25/04 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ74ER) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/14/04 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 042957824
- 01/14/04 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/13/04 Senate: Reported from Rules with substitute by voice vote
- 02/13/04 Senate: Committee substitute printed 044886824-S1
- 02/16/04 Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/16/04 Senate: Reading waived (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/04 Senate: VOTE: WAIVE READING R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/04 Senate: Read second time
- 02/17/04 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/17/04 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 044886824-S1
- 02/17/04 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SJ74S1
- 02/17/04 Senate: Reading waived (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/04 Senate: VOTE: WAIVE READING R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/04 Senate: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
- 02/17/04 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/19/04 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/04 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 03/03/04 House: Reported from Rules with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/04 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/08/04 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/09/04 House: Taken up
- 03/09/04 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 03/09/04 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 03/09/04 House: Agreed to by House with amendment (91-Y 8-N)
- 03/09/04 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (91-Y 8-N)
- 03/10/04 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate
- 03/25/04 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ74ER)