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SB 1234 Higher educational institutions, public; SCHEV to develop a passport credit program.
Introduced by: Siobhan S. Dunnavant | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Public institutions of higher education; passport credit program. Requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (the Council) and each public institution of higher education to develop a passport credit program that will be offered at each associate-degree-granting public institution of higher education. Under the program, each passport credit course shall satisfy a lower division general education requirement at any public institution of higher education. The bill requires the Council to develop such program by July 1, 2020, and each associate-degree-granting public institution of higher education to offer such program by the 2020-2021 academic year.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102436D pdf | impact statement
- 02/02/17 Senate: Committee substitute printed 17105129D-S1 pdf
- 02/06/17 Senate: Floor substitute printed 17105239D-S2 (Dunnavant) pdf
- 02/06/17 Senate: Printed as engrossed 17105239D-ES2 pdf | impact statement
- 02/20/17 House: Committee substitute printed 17105429D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1234ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/16/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0521) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102436D
- 01/10/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/30/17 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
- 02/02/17 Senate: Committee substitute printed 17105129D-S1
- 02/02/17 Senate: Incorporates SB1346 (Surovell)
- 02/02/17 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/17 Senate: Read second time
- 02/06/17 Senate: Committee substitute rejected 17105129D-S1
- 02/06/17 Senate: Floor substitute printed 17105239D-S2 (Dunnavant)
- 02/06/17 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/06/17 Senate: Substitute by Senator Dunnavant agreed to 17105239D-S2
- 02/06/17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB1234S2
- 02/06/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/17 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/06/17 Senate: Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/17 Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/17 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/06/17 Senate: Amendment by Senator Surovell agreed to
- 02/06/17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute with amendment SB1234ES2
- 02/06/17 Senate: Printed as engrossed 17105239D-ES2
- 02/06/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/17 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/08/17 House: Read first time
- 02/08/17 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/10/17 House: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
- 02/15/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
- 02/20/17 House: Reported from Education with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
- 02/20/17 House: Committee substitute printed 17105429D-H1
- 02/21/17 House: Read second time
- 02/22/17 House: Read third time
- 02/22/17 House: Committee substitute agreed to 17105429D-H1
- 02/22/17 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1234H1
- 02/22/17 House: Passed House with substitute (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/17 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/17 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/17 Senate: Title replaced 17105429D-H1
- 03/07/17 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1234ER)
- 03/07/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/13/17 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/13/17
- 03/13/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/16/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 521 (effective 7/1/17)
- 03/16/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0521)