HB766: Fraudulent academic credentials; misdemeanor to use to obtain employment, promotion, etc.
Chief Patron
Del.
Robert Tata (R-85)
Robert Tata
(R-85)
Virginia Beach, VA
Served: 1984–
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Status
03/07/2008: Passed the House
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- 01/08/2008 Committee
- 01/08/2008 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 083317816
- 01/08/2008 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/16/2008 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/23/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB766)
- 02/01/2008 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/04/2008 Committee substitute printed 080531748-H1
- 02/05/2008 Read first time
- 02/06/2008 Read second time
- 02/06/2008 Committee substitute agreed to 080531748-H1
- 02/06/2008 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB766H1
- 02/07/2008 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/2008 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/07/2008 Communicated to Senate
- 02/08/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/2008 Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/11/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB766H1)
- 02/19/2008 Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
- 02/28/2008 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/28/2008 Committee substitute printed 084103748-S1
- 02/29/2008 Passed by for the day
- 03/03/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 03/04/2008 Read third time
- 03/04/2008 Committee substitute agreed to 084103748-S1
- 03/04/2008 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB766S1
- 03/04/2008 Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 03/05/2008 Placed on Calendar
- 03/05/2008 Senate substitute agreed to by House 084103748-S1 (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/2008 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 03/07/2008 Enrolled
- 03/07/2008 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB766ER)
- 03/07/2008 Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/2008 Signed by President
- 03/10/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB766ER)
- 04/11/2008 Governor's recommendation received by House
Summary
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. Use of a fraudulent academic credential to gain
an advantage is a Class 3 misdemeanor. The bill also provides for a civil
remedy for damages.
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has video: 01/23/2008, 01/23/2008, 02/04/2008, 02/04/2008, 02/05/2008, 02/06/2008, 02/06/2008, 02/07/2008, 02/07/2008, 02/08/2008, 02/08/2008, 02/11/2008, 02/19/2008, 02/19/2008, 02/28/2008, 02/28/2008, 02/29/2008, 03/07/2008 and 03/07/2008.
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008