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SB 1459 Virginia Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2011; established, report.
Introduced by: R. Edward Houck | Thomas K. Norment, Jr. | 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 HB 2510.
FULL TEXT
- 01/21/11 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 11104125D pdf | impact statement
- 02/02/11 Senate: Committee substitute printed 11104889D-S1 pdf
- 02/16/11 House: Committee substitute printed 11105403D-H1 pdf
- 03/03/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1459ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/06/11 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB1459ER2) pdf
- 04/06/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0869) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/21/11 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 11104125D
- 01/21/11 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/24/11 Senate: Rereferred from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/11 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/02/11 Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/11 Senate: Committee substitute printed 11104889D-S1
- 02/03/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/11 Senate: Read second time
- 02/04/11 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/04/11 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 11104889D-S1
- 02/04/11 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1459S1
- 02/07/11 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/11 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/11 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/11 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/08/11 House: Read first time
- 02/08/11 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/11/11 House: Assigned App. sub: Higher Education
- 02/16/11 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/11 House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/11 House: Committee substitute printed 11105403D-H1
- 02/18/11 House: Read second time
- 02/21/11 House: Read third time
- 02/21/11 House: Committee substitute agreed to 11105403D-H1
- 02/21/11 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1459H1
- 02/21/11 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/11 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/11 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/11 Senate: Title replaced 11105403D-H1
- 03/03/11 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/03/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1459ER)
- 03/03/11 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/11 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/11 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/05/11 Senate: Placed on Calendar
- 04/06/11 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendations #1, #2, #4, #5 (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/06/11 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation #3 (37-Y 3-N)
- 04/06/11 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (98-Y 0-N)
- 04/06/11 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
- 04/06/11 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/06/11 Senate: Reenrolled
- 04/06/11 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB1459ER2)
- 04/06/11 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/06/11 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/06/11 House: Enacted, Chapter 869 (effective 7/1/11)
- 04/06/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0869)