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2009 SESSION

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HB 1608 Higher educational institutions; automatic acceptance of certain students applying for admission.

Introduced by: David E. Poisson | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Automatic acceptance to institutions of higher education.  Directs the governing boards of public institutions of higher education to provide for the automatic acceptance of those resident students applying for admission who have graduated from a public or private high school in Virginia with a grade point average in the top 10 percent of such student's graduating class and have been honorably discharged from service in the United States Armed Forces, the United States Armed Forces Reserves, the Virginia National Guard, or the Virginia National Guard Reserve.

FULL TEXT

• 11/12/08  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 089777688  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 11/12/08  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 089777688
• 01/06/09  House: Referred to Committee on Education
• 01/20/09  House: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education and Arts
• 01/20/09  House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
• 02/10/09  House: Left in Education