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2017 SESSION


VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER
An Act to amend and reenact § 23.1-905 of the Code of Virginia, relating to public institutions of higher education; academic credit for American Sign Language.
[H 1512]
Approved

 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 23.1-905 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 23.1-905. Academic credit for American Sign Language.

A. Each public institution of higher education shall count develop policies for counting credit received for successful completion of foreign language courses, including American Sign Language courses, either in a secondary school or another institution of higher education toward satisfaction of the foreign language entrance, placement, and course credit requirements of the public institution of higher education that are uniform across each foreign language program offered by the institution.

B. Each public institution of higher education shall count credit received for successful completion of American Sign Language courses at the institution toward satisfaction of its foreign language course credit requirements.