Learning Technology, Office of; created within Council of Higher Education. (SB172)

Introduced By

Sen. Fred Quayle (R-Suffolk)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

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. A second enactment clause provides that this act will not become effective unless funded in the general appropriations act passed by the 2006 Session of the General Assembly. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/10/2006Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 064309800
01/10/2006Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/26/2006Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N)
01/26/2006Rereferred to Finance
02/01/2006Reported from Finance with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
02/02/2006Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/02/2006VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
02/03/2006Read second time
02/03/2006Reading of amendment waived
02/03/2006Committee amendment agreed to
02/03/2006Engrossed by Senate as amended SB172E
02/03/2006Printed as engrossed 064309800-E
02/06/2006Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/06/2006VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
02/06/2006Communicated to House
02/08/2006Fiscal impact statement from DPB (SB172E)
02/13/2006Placed on Calendar
02/13/2006Read first time
02/13/2006Referred to Committee on Education
02/15/2006Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
02/15/2006Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/17/2006Assigned App. sub: Higher Education (Morgan)
02/27/2006Tabled in Appropriations