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2016 SESSION
HB 961 Higher educational institutions; alternative tuition or fee structures to students, report.
Introduced by: Nick Rush | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Four-year public institutions of higher education; alternative tuition or fee structures. Permits each public institution of higher education to offer alternative tuition or fee structures that result in lower cost of attendance to students. The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (the Council) shall offer guidance, upon request, to any public institution of higher education in establishing such alternative tuition or fee structure. The Council is also directed to develop recommendations regarding financial incentives and benefits that might be offered to public institutions of higher education that offer alternative tuition and fee structures and to report its recommendations to the Joint Subcommittee on the Future Competitiveness of Virginia Higher Education by November 1, 2016.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100965D pdf | impact statement
- 02/10/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16105107D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/04/16 Senate: Floor substitute printed 16106104D-S1 (Norment) pdf | impact statement
- 03/09/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB961ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/29/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0523) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/12/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100965D
- 01/12/16 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/19/16 House: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
- 02/02/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/16 House: Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16105107D-H1
- 02/11/16 House: Read first time
- 02/12/16 House: Read second time
- 02/12/16 House: Committee substitute agreed to 16105107D-H1
- 02/12/16 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB961H1
- 02/15/16 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/16/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/25/16 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/16 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 03/02/16 Senate: Reported from Finance (14-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/16 Senate: Read third time
- 03/03/16 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/04/16 Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/16 Senate: Floor substitute printed 16106104D-S1 (Norment)
- 03/04/16 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/04/16 Senate: Substitute by Senator Norment agreed to 16106104D-S1
- 03/04/16 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute HB961S1
- 03/04/16 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/16 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/16 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/08/16 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 16106104D-S1 (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/16 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/16 House: Enrolled
- 03/09/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB961ER)
- 03/09/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/16 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/11/16
- 03/11/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 03/29/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 523 (effective 7/1/16)
- 03/29/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0523)