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SB 949 Southern Virginia Higher Education Center; members of board of trustees, powers and duties.
Introduced by: Frank M. Ruff, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Southern Virginia Higher Education Center. Requires the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center (the Center) to encourage the development and delivery of workforce training in collaboration with educational institutions serving the region, with a focus on critical shortage areas and the needs of industry. The bill replaces the superintendent of the Halifax County Public Schools as an ex officio member of the board of trustees of the Center with a superintendent of a public school division located in the Southside region appointed by the Governor. The bill also broadens the eligibility requirements to serve as one of the representatives of business and industry on the board of trustees. The bill requires the board of trustees to seek opportunities to collaborate with local comprehensive community colleges to meet specialized noncredit workforce training needs identified by industry. However, if the local comprehensive community college is unable to meet such needs, then the board may seek to collaborate with other education providers or provide Center-delivered specialized noncredit workforce training. This bill is identical to HB 2172.
FULL TEXT
- 12/31/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101153D pdf | impact statement
- 02/02/17 Senate: Committee substitute printed 17105150D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/17/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB949ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/03/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0305) pdf
HISTORY
- 12/31/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101153D
- 12/31/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/02/17 Senate: Reported from Rules with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/17 Senate: Committee substitute printed 17105150D-S1
- 02/03/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/06/17 Senate: Read second time
- 02/06/17 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/06/17 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 17105150D-S1
- 02/06/17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB949S1
- 02/06/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/17 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/08/17 House: Read first time
- 02/08/17 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/13/17 House: Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/17 House: Read second time
- 02/15/17 House: Read third time
- 02/15/17 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/17 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/17/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB949ER)
- 02/17/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/21/17 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
- 02/21/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/03/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 305 (effective 7/1/17)
- 03/03/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0305)