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HB 2200 Virginia Education Coordinating Council.

Introduced by: Anne G. Rhodes | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Virginia Education Coordinating Council. Establishes the Virginia Education Coordinating Council within the Secretariat for Education for the purpose of connecting Virginia's public education system, higher education system, and the Legislature to facilitate collaboration, dialogue, cooperation, and communication between public schools, institutions of higher education, and the Legislature; to provide consistency in policies, goals, and reform efforts; and to ensure the academic success of all students from kindergarten to college, and their preparation for post-collegiate education and lifelong learning. A goal of the Council is to facilitate a seamless education continuum for grades PK through undergraduate, graduate education, and the professional schools. The Council shall be composed of the Chairmen of the House Committee on Education; one member of the Higher Education Subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Education and Health, one member of the Public Education Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Finance, the Secretary of Education, the Chairman of the State Council of Higher Education, the President of the Board of Education, the Director of the State Council of Higher Education, and the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

The Council has no regulatory duties or authority; however, it has been charged, among other things, to (i) identify and discuss mutual concerns of public and higher education; (ii) develop solutions to problems; (iii) establish measures to promote high quality professional development for all licensed educational personnel and higher education faculty and staff, and excellence in learning and teaching at all levels of education; (iv) determine the status of education in Virginia for all levels and report such findings to the relevant state agencies, the Governor, and the General Assembly; (v) develop and promote collaborative efforts to increase access and diversity to enhance learning at all levels; (vi) ascertain and review data on student achievement at the K-12 and college levels to generate recommendations for joint goals for excellence in learning and teaching, and for closing the academic achievement gap between black and white students in the Commonwealth; and (vii) recommend the need for changes in policy, regulations, or statute identified by the Council in the course of its deliberations which would facilitate cohesiveness, congruity, and consistency in the goals of public and higher education. This bill is a recommendation of the Commission on Access and Diversity in Higher Education.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Virginia Education Coordinating Council. Creates the Virginia Education Coordinating Council for the purpose of connecting the public and higher education systems in the Commonwealth. It is intended that through collaboration, dialogue, cooperation, and communication, the systems can identify mutual goals and common ground on which to provide consistency in policies, goals, and reform efforts to ensure the academic achievement and success of all students from kindergarten to college, and to prepare them for success in post-collegiate education and lifelong learning.

The Council has no regulatory duties or authority; however, it has been charged to, among other things, determine the status of education in Virginia for all levels and report such findings to the relevant state agencies, and the Governor and General Assembly. The Council has been directed to identify and discuss mutual concerns of public and higher education representatives, develop solutions to problems, engage the public and members of the education community in dialogue, determine ways to promote communication and collaboration on joint ventures among the systems, and monitor developments in education which may assist public schools and institutions of higher education in carrying out their respective missions through cooperative efforts to ensure excellence in learning and teaching at all levels.

This bill is a recommendation of the Commission on Access and Diversity in Higher Education.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Virginia Education Coordinating Council. Creates the Virginia Education Coordinating Council for the purpose of connecting the public and higher education systems in the Commonwealth. It is intended that through collaboration, dialogue, cooperation, and communication, the systems can identify mutual goals and common ground on which to provide consistency in policies, goals, and reform efforts to ensure the academic achievement and success of all students from kindergarten to college, and to prepare them for success in post-collegiate education and lifelong learning.

The Council has no regulatory duties or authority; however, it has been charged to, among other things, determine the status of education in Virginia for all levels and report such findings to the relevant state agencies, and the Governor and General Assembly. The Council has been directed to identify and discuss mutual concerns of public and higher education representatives, develop solutions to problems, engage the public and members of the education community in dialogue, determine ways to promote communication and collaboration on joint ventures among the systems, and monitor developments in education which may assist public schools and institutions of higher education in carrying out their respective missions through cooperative efforts to ensure excellence in learning and teaching at all levels.

This bill is a recommendation of the Commission on Access and Diversity in Higher Education.