Higher educational institution; governing board to provide automatic acceptance of resident student. (HB274)

Introduced By

Del. David Englin (D-Alexandria)

Progress

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

Description

Automatic acceptance to institutions of higher education.  Directs the governing boards of public institutions of higher education to provide for the automatic acceptance of those resident students applying for admission who have graduated from a public or private high school in Virginia with a grade point average in the top 10 percent of such student's graduating class and have been honorably discharged from service in the United States Armed Forces, the United States Armed Forces Reserves, the Virginia National Guard, or the Virginia National Guard Reserve. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/11/2010Committee
01/11/2010Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103704D
01/11/2010Referred to Committee on Education
01/18/2010Assigned Education sub: #4 Higher Education and Arts
01/19/2010Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely
01/25/2010Impact statement from DPB (HB274)
02/16/2010Left in Education