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1996 SESSION
SB 591 Degree-granting authority; approval of certain postsecondary schools.
Introduced by: John H. Chichester | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Degree-granting authority and approval of certain private postsecondary schools. Clarifies the responsibilities of the Board of Education and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) for regulation of certain private schools and institutions.
Schools applying for authority to offer diplomas and certificates, but not degrees, will be subject to the Board of Education's licensure and certification authority from July 1, 1996. For schools offering diplomas and certificates which were approved by the SCHEV prior to July 1, 1996, the Board will review and make recommendations to the State Council of Higher Education regarding the continuation of programs offering diplomas and certificates.
Approval authority for the conferring of degrees continues to rest with SCHEV. Clarifying edits distinguish between postsecondary schools and institutions of higher education; the measure also addresses the differences between diplomas, certificates, and degrees. Although diplomas and certificates have been associated with postsecondary schools and degrees with institutions of higher education, some schools and institutions have offered a mixture of these academic awards. This measure clarifies the approval authority of the Board and SCHEV for institutions offering both after July 1, 1996.
This bill is identical to HB 1146.
FULL TEXT
- 01/22/96 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 960914807 pdf
- 02/08/96 Senate: Committee substitute printed 968052629-S1 pdf
- 03/08/96 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB591ER) pdf
- 03/19/96 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House reprinted (SB591ER) pdf
- 04/17/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0832) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/22/96 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 960914807
- 01/22/96 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/30/96 Senate: Assigned to Ed. & Health sub-committee: Higher Education
- 02/08/96 Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/96 Senate: Committee substitute printed 968052629-S1
- 02/09/96 Senate: Const. reading disp. (39-Y 0-N), passed by for the day
- 02/09/96 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/96 Senate: Read second time
- 02/12/96 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/12/96 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 968052629-S1
- 02/12/96 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 968052629-S1
- 02/12/96 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/96 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/96 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/96 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/96 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/13/96 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/96 House: Read first time
- 02/14/96 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/16/96 House: Reported from Education with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/96 House: Read second time
- 02/20/96 House: Read third time
- 02/20/96 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/20/96 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/20/96 House: Passed House with amendment (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/96 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/96 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/22/96 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/96 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/96 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB591ER)
- 03/19/96 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House reprinted (SB591ER)
- 03/25/96 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/25/96 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/26/96 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/08/96 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 832 (effective 7/1/96)
- 04/17/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0832)