HB272: Higher education; pilot program for geographical equity in admissions to institutions.

Chief Patron

Del. David Poisson (D-32)

Status

Bill is Dead

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Summary

Geographical equity in admission to institutions of higher education; pilot program.  Directs the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to develop and implement a pilot program for the purpose of providing geographical equity in the admission of Virginia domiciles to the public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth. The Council must determine which areas of the Commonwealth routinely experience disproportionately low acceptance rates at Virginia's public institutions of higher education by calculating the percentage of applicants in each locality that are accepted and enrolled at Virginia's public colleges and universities and comparing such percentages with the aggregate percentages of Virginia domiciles that are accepted and enrolled in Virginia's public colleges and universities. Any academically qualified student residing in an area experiencing a disproportionately low acceptance rate who is a domicile of Virginia and is denied admission to a public institution of higher education in Virginia shall be admitted and enrolled in such institution for the following academic year if such student completes, within one month prior to the commencement of the academic year immediately following the academic year for which he was denied admission, at least 20 hours of community service per week for a period of 30 weeks. The Council shall determine the types of community service that will meet this requirement and make available a list of such community service opportunities. The provisions of this act shall expire on July 1, 2009.   View Full Text »