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SB 756 Virginia Career Readiness Certificate Program; created, report.
Introduced by: Frank M. Ruff, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Virginia Career Readiness Certificate Program; creation; report. Creates the Virginia Career Readiness Certificate Program to certify the workplace and college readiness skills of Virginians, in order to better prepare them for continued education and workforce training, successful employment, and career advancement. The Virginia Workforce Council, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall promulgate regulations necessary to implement and administer the Program. Funding shall come from the Workforce Investment Act, or other sources as shall be made available, in an amount not to exceed $1 million. HB 1526 is identical.
FULL TEXT
- 01/18/08 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 084797320 pdf | impact statement
- 01/24/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 084090320-S1 pdf
- 01/30/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 082924212-S2 pdf | impact statement
- 02/25/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB756ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/06/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0243) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/18/08 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 084797320
- 01/18/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/24/08 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 084090320-S1
- 01/24/08 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 01/30/08 Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (16-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 082924212-S2
- 01/31/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/08 Senate: Read second time
- 02/01/08 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/01/08 Senate: Committee substitute Education and Health rejected 084090320-S1
- 02/01/08 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/01/08 Senate: Committee substitute Finance agreed to 082924212-S2
- 02/01/08 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB756S2
- 02/04/08 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/08 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/11/08 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/11/08 House: Read first time
- 02/11/08 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/14/08 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (20-Y 1-N)
- 02/18/08 House: Read second time
- 02/19/08 House: Read third time
- 02/19/08 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/19/08 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/19/08 House: Passed House with amendment (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/08 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/08 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/08 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/25/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB756ER)
- 02/25/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/26/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/03/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 243 (effective 7/1/08)
- 03/06/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0243)