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2004 SESSION

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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.


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