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2004 SESSION
HB 547 Higher educ. inst. & industry; development of policies and strategies to eliminate barriers between.
Introduced by: Joe T. May | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; policies and strategies to develop human capital. Requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) to develop policies and strategies to eliminate the barriers between the Commonwealth’s institutions of higher education and industry and enhance the development of human capital in the Commonwealth. These policies and strategies shall include a review of (i) offering incentives for industry to partner with universities in the practical training of undergraduate and graduate students; (ii) providing opportunities and incentives for corporate scientists and engineers to have adjunct appointments at universities to train and collaborate with faculty and students; (iii) assisting universities in acquiring funding to build or buy facilities where academic labs and corporate entities can work together; (iv) providing opportunities and assistance for academic researchers to take one- to two- year sabbaticals in a corporate setting or national lab and bring that experience back to the institution; (v) increasing the two-year leave of absence for science and engineering faculty to generate more industrial-sponsored research; (vi) allowing industry to fully fund faculty salaries and allow the faculty to work in industry while remaining a university employee, with proper safeguards in place; and (vii) allowing faculty to be part-time university employees and part-time industry employees, also with proper safeguards in place.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 045164400 pdf | impact statement
- 03/23/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB547ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/20/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0537) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 045164400
- 01/14/04 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/19/04 House: Assigned to Education sub-committee: 4
- 01/26/04 House: Reported from Education (17-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/04 House: Read first time
- 01/28/04 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/29/04 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/04 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/04 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/30/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/30/04 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 03/05/04 Senate: Reported from Rules (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/04 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (36-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/04 Senate: Read third time
- 03/09/04 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/04 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/23/04 House: Enrolled
- 03/23/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB547ER)
- 03/24/04 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/24/04 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/12/04 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 537 (effective 7/1/04)
- 04/20/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0537)