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2011 SESSION
HB 2510 Virginia Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2011; established, report.
Introduced by: M. Kirkland Cox | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Virginia Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2011. Establishes the Virginia Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2011 for the purpose of fueling strong economic growth in the Commonwealth and preparing Virginians for the top job opportunities in the knowledge-driven economy of the 21st century. The bill provides for (i) a new higher education funding policy; (ii) the calculation of the state general fund share of an institution's basic operations and instruction funding need; (iii) per student enrollment-based funding; (iv) targeted economic and innovation incentives; (v) the creation of a STEM Public-Private Partnership; and (vi) the creation of a Higher Education Advisory Committee. The bill also makes technical amendments. This bill is a recommendation of the Governor's Commission on Higher Education Reform, Innovation and Investment. This bill is identical to SB 1459.
FULL TEXT
- 01/21/11 House: Presented and ordered printed 11104195D pdf
- 01/26/11 House: Committee substitute printed 11104592D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/16/11 Senate: Committee substitute printed 11105404D-S1 pdf
- 03/03/11 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2510ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/06/11 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2510ER2) pdf
- 04/06/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0828) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/21/11 House: Presented and ordered printed 11104195D
- 01/21/11 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/24/11 House: Assigned App. sub: Higher Education
- 01/26/11 House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/11 House: Committee substitute printed 11104592D-H1
- 01/28/11 House: Read first time
- 01/31/11 House: Read second time
- 01/31/11 House: Committee substitute agreed to 11104592D-H1
- 01/31/11 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/01/11 House: Read second time
- 02/01/11 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2510H1
- 02/02/11 House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/11 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/03/11 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/10/11 Senate: Rereferred from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/11 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/16/11 Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/11 Senate: Committee substitute printed 11105404D-S1
- 02/17/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/11 Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/11 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/18/11 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 11105404D-S1
- 02/18/11 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2510S1
- 02/18/11 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/11 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/22/11 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 11105404D-S1 (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/11 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/11 House: Enrolled
- 03/03/11 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2510ER)
- 03/03/11 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/04/11 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/11 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/05/11 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/06/11 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/06/11 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/06/11 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/06/11 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/06/11 House: Reenrolled
- 04/06/11 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2510ER2)
- 04/06/11 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/06/11 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/06/11 House: Enacted, Chapter 828 (effective 7/1/11)
- 04/06/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0828)