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HOUSE BILL NO. 1810
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the House Committee on Education
on January 26, 2009)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Morrissey)
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 23-9.2:3.7, relating to course credits for active duty military students.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 23-9.2:3.7 as follows:

§ 23-9.2:3.7. Course credit; active duty military students.

The governing boards of each public institution of higher education shall implement policies that apply to students who are called to active military duty during an academic semester. Such policies shall include options that allow students who have completed 75 percent of the course at the time of activation and who meet other specified criteria to receive full course credit.