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2023 SESSION
HB 1555 Higher educational institutions; human trafficking awareness and prevention training required.
Introduced by: Emily M. Brewer | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Institutions of higher education; human trafficking awareness and prevention training required. Directs the governing board of each public institution of higher education to develop and implement policies requiring that a trauma-informed human trafficking awareness and prevention training program be provided to and completed by all first-year students as a part of such institution's first-year orientation program. The bill also directs the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to encourage private institutions of higher education to develop and implement policies to provide such a human trafficking awareness and prevention training program as a part of their first-year orientation programs. This bill is identical to SB 1373.
FULL TEXT
- 01/05/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102048D pdf | impact statement
- 02/15/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1555ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/17/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0030) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/05/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102048D
- 01/05/23 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/12/23 House: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
- 01/23/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/23 House: Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/23 House: Read first time
- 01/30/23 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/31/23 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/23 House: VOTE: (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/01/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/09/23 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/23 Senate: Read third time
- 02/13/23 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/23 House: Enrolled
- 02/15/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1555ER)
- 02/15/23 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/16/23 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/27/23 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 27, 2023
- 02/27/23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/17/23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 30 (effective 7/1/23)
- 03/17/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0030)