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Senate Committee on Education and Health Subcommittee Higher Education

Edwards (Chairman), Saslaw, Quayle, Ruff, Locke

Clerk: Patty Lung, Jocelyn Lance
Staff: J.Eades, N.Cheuk
Date of Meeting: January 27, 2011
Time and Place: Thursday, 2:30 PM, 3 W Conf. Rm, General Assembly Building

S.B. 1439 Tuition Assistance Grant Program.

Patron: Herring

Tuition Assistance Grant Program.  Amends the criteria for institutions of higher education to be eligible to receive tuition assistance on behalf of eligible students. For an institution to be eligible, the institution must have either been receiving such funds as of January 1, 2011, or be a private, nationally recognized, regionally accredited, and nonprofit institution of collegiate education that is formed, chartered, or established within the Commonwealth. The bill requires the State Council of Higher Education to keep a current, and periodically updated, list of such institutions.

S.B. 1448 Cambridge Advanced Exams; course credit.

Patron: Barker

Cambridge Advanced Exams; course credit.  Requires the governing boards of each public institution of higher education to implement policies regarding the granting of credit for Cambridge Advanced Exams. The bill also clarifies that students should be eligible for credit for International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement examinations, not courses.