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Senate Committee on Education and Health
Subcommittee Higher Education

Edwards (Chairman), Saslaw, Quayle, Ruff, Locke

Clerk: Jocelyn R. Lance
Staff: Jessica Eades, Brenda Edwards
Date of Meeting: February 14, 2008
Time and Place: Thursday, 2:30 PM, 3rd Fl W. Conf. Rm, General Assembly Bldg

H.B. 118 Higher education; required to report to SCHEV on steps taken to ensure academic freedom, etc.

Patron: Landes

Higher education; academic freedom.  Requires each public institution of higher education to annually report to the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) the steps the institution is taking to ensure academic freedom and the free exchange of ideas. SCHEV must compile the information and report to the General Assembly by December 31 of the last year of each biennium.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 23-9.6:1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to academic freedom at four-year public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth.

083320592

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H.B. 766 Fraudulent academic credentials; misdemeanor to use to obtain employment, promotion, etc.

Patron: Tata

Fraudulent academic credentials; penalty.  Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor to operate a degree/diploma mill and to issue or manufacture a fraudulent academic credential or for a person to use one.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 23-276.1, 23-276.10, and 23-276.12 of the Code of Virginia, relating to fraudulent academic credentials; penalties.

080531748

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H.B. 1005 Higher educational institutions; notification to parent of mental health treatment for student.

Patron: Bell

Institutions of higher education; notification of mental health treatment.  Requires the board of visitors or other governing board of any public institution of higher education to establish policies and procedures requiring the notification of a parent of a dependent student when such student receives mental health treatment at the institution's student health or counseling center and it has been determined that there exists a substantial likelihood that, as a result of mental illness the student will, in the near future, (i) cause serious physical harm to himself or others as evidenced by recent behavior or any other relevant information or (ii) suffer serious harm due to his lack of capacity to protect himself from harm or to provide for his basic human needs.  This bill incorporates HB 671 (Marshall, R.G.) and HB 1251 (Fralin).

A BILL to amend and reenact § 23-9.2:3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to providing notice to parents of dependent student's receipt of mental health treatment on the campus of a public institution of higher education.

083366432

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H.B. 1058 Higher educational institutions; release of educational records.

Patron: Amundson

Institutions of higher education; release of educational records.  Requires the board of visitors or other governing board of any public institution of higher education to establish policies and procedures requiring the release of a student's educational record if the parent requesting the record claims the student as a dependent.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 23-9.2:3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to release of educational records.

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H.B. 1390 Higher educational institutions; operational authority.

Patron: Putney

Public institutions of higher education; operational authority. Provides operational authority for public institutions of higher education in the areas of information technology, procurement, and capital outlay pursuant to the Restructuring Act of 2005.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 23-38.90 of the Code of Virginia, relating to operational authority for public institutions of higher education in information technology, procurement, and capital projects excluding leases of real property.

081211696

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