Learning Technology, Office of; created within Council of Higher Education. (HB305)
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Description
Higher education; Office of Learning Technology. Creates the Office of Learning Technology within the State Council of Higher Education to facilitate and coordinate the voluntary participation of public and private institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth in technology-enriched initiatives. The Office is charged with establishing and administering agreements with nonprofit public and private institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth and other entities for the identification of unmet needs for technology-enriched educational programs and opportunities, and the development and delivery of technology-enriched initiatives, including distance and distributed learning initiatives, for currently served populations and underserved constituencies. In addition, the Office must (i) review technology-enriched learning initiatives and make recommendations to the Council regarding unnecessary duplication in such initiatives; (ii) assist in the development of standards for improving access to, training for, and efficiency in such learning initiatives; and (iii) enter into contracts for related program development. The bill is contingent on funding in the appropriation act. Read the Bill »
Status
04/04/2006: signed by governor
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/04/2006 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 060775492 |
| 01/04/2006 | Referred to Committee on Education |
| 01/18/2006 | Assigned to Education sub-committee: Higher Education (Rust) |
| 02/06/2006 | Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N) |
| 02/06/2006 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 02/08/2006 | Assigned App. sub: Higher Education (Morgan) |
| 02/08/2006 | Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB305) |
| 02/10/2006 | Reported from Appropriations with amendment (23-Y 0-N) |
| 02/11/2006 | Read first time |
| 02/13/2006 | Read second time |
| 02/13/2006 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 02/13/2006 | Engrossed by House as amended HB305E |
| 02/13/2006 | Printed as engrossed 060775492-E |
| 02/14/2006 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 02/14/2006 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 02/14/2006 | Communicated to Senate |
| 02/15/2006 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/15/2006 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 02/23/2006 | Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) |
| 02/24/2006 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 02/24/2006 | VOTE: (39-Y 0-N) |
| 02/27/2006 | Read third time |
| 02/27/2006 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| 02/27/2006 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| 02/27/2006 | VOTE: (39-Y 0-N) |
| 03/06/2006 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB305ER) |
| 03/07/2006 | Enrolled |
| 03/07/2006 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/08/2006 | Signed by President |
| 03/30/2006 | Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB305ER) |
| 04/04/2006 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 537 (effective - see bill) |
| 04/12/2006 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0537) |