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2022 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Education and Health
Subcommittee Higher Education

Locke (Chair), Petersen, Cosgrove, Hashmi

Clerk: Michael Jackson,Thomas Jackson
Staff: Julia Carlton, Anna Moir
Date of Meeting: January 17, 2022
Time and Place: 30 mins. after adj. / Subcommittee #2 -5th Floor Pocahontas
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S.B. 72

Patron: Edwards

Virginia Museum of Transportation; established. Establishes the Virginia Museum of Transportation as a public entity and educational institution of the Commonwealth. Under the bill, the Museum is governed by a 15-member board of trustees.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 23.1-101 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 32 of Title 23.1 an article numbered 8, consisting of sections numbered 23.1-3229 through 23.1-3232, relating to Virginia Museum of Transportation; established.

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S.B. 256

Patron: Bell

Department of Military Affairs; institutions of higher education; recruitment. Authorizes the Department of Military Affairs to utilize grant funding for which active members of the Virginia National Guard who attend any public institution of higher education or accredited nonprofit private institution of higher education and meet other certain requirements are eligible under current law in order to recruit qualified applicants for service in the Virginia National Guard. The bill states that the yearly funding amount for such recruitment shall be at the discretion of the Adjutant General and the Department of Military Affairs and not exceed $50,000 per fiscal year.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 23.1-610 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Military Affairs; institutions of higher education; recruitment.

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S.B. 420

Patron: Edwards

Get Skilled, Get a Job, Give Back (G3) Program; higher education centers. Adds educational programs at higher education centers that lead to an occupation in a high-demand field to the Get Skilled, Get a Job, Give Back Program (G3) Program. The bill defines higher education centers as the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, Southern Virginia Higher Education Center, New College Institute, Roanoke Higher Education Center, and Institute for Advanced Learning and Research. Under current law, the G3 Program only includes educational programs at associate-degree-granting public institutions of higher education that lead to occupations in a high-demand field.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 23.1-2911.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Get Skilled, Get a Job, Give Back (G3) Program; higher education centers.

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S.B. 439

Patron: Boysko


Institutions of higher education; hazing; policies. Establishes mandates at nonprofit private institutions of higher education and public institutions of higher education relating to hazing and defines different types of organizations at such institutions to which the mandates apply. The bill requires student organizations officially recognized by an institution of higher education structured in such a way that upon invitation for membership, individuals do not automatically become members of such organization and have a period of time between invitation for membership and being initiated into membership, to have an advisor present at all official events where new members and members of the student organization hosting the event are invited or are instructed to attend, except that such advisors may be asked to leave the room during ceremonies, rituals, or other such events that are only permitted to be attended by the new members and members. Such advisors shall provide extensive, current, and in-person education and information on hazing to all members and new members of such organizations. The bill requires the governing board of each institution to include as part of its policy, code, rules, or set of standards governing sexual violence a provision for immunity from disciplinary action based on hazing or personal consumption of drugs or alcohol where such disclosure is made in conjunction with a good faith report of an act of hazing in advance of or during an incident of hazing that causes injury to a person. Beginning with the 2022–2023 academic year, the bill requires each institution to maintain and publicly report actual findings of violations of the institution's code of conduct or of federal or state laws pertaining to hazing that are reported to campus authorities or local law enforcement. This bill shall be known as Adam's Law.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 8 of Title 23.1 an article numbered 4, consisting of sections numbered 23.1-819 through 23.1-822, relating to institutions of higher education; hazing; policies.

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S.B. 454

Patron: Boysko

Teacher Training Corps; report. Establishes the Teacher Training Corps for the purpose of attracting and retaining public elementary and secondary school teachers in school divisions in the Commonwealth by awarding scholarships to students who obtain teaching degrees and certifications at participating institutions and requiring such students to fill teacher positions for specified periods of time at high-needs schools, as defined in the bill, and meet other requirements. The bill also establishes the Teacher Training Corps Scholarship Fund and Program for the purpose of funding such scholarships at the participating institutions of Longwood University, Norfolk State University, Radford University, and Virginia Commonwealth University. Finally, the bill establishes the 12-member Teacher Training Corps Commission to administer the Teacher Training Corps Scholarship Program and directs the Commission to begin meeting on or after September 1, 2022, establish the parameters for the Program, and award the first scholarships pursuant to the Program prior to the beginning of the 2023-2024 academic year.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 6 of Title 23.1 an article numbered 8, consisting of sections numbered 23.1-643 through 23.1-647, relating to Teacher Training Corps.

22103978D

S.B. 597

Patron: Pillion

Virginia Commission for the Arts; Virginia Commission for the Arts Fund. Eliminates the Virginia Arts Foundation and transfers its powers and fund to the Virginia Commission for the Arts.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 23.1-3222, 23.1-3223, 23.1-3227, 23.1-3228, 46.2-749.2:2, and 58.1-344.3 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal §§ 23.1-3225 and 23.1-3226 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Commission for the Arts; Virginia Commission for the Arts Fund.

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S.B. 611

Patron: Boysko

Get Skilled, Get a Job, Give Back (G3) Program; higher education centers.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 23.1-2911.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Get Skilled, Get a Job, Give Back (G3) Program; higher education centers.

22104371D