International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement courses; course credit. (SB209)

Introduced By

Sen. George Barker (D-Alexandria) with support from co-patron Sen. Toddy Puller (D-Mount Vernon)

Progress

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

Description

International Baccalaureate; course credit.  Requires the governing boards of each public institution of higher education to implement policies to grant a minimum of 24 undergraduate semester credit hours to entering freshman students who have successfully completed the International Baccalaureate diploma program. The governing boards must report to the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia the policy adopted and implemented, and make the policy available on the institution's website. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/12/2010Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102372D
01/12/2010Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/14/2010Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
02/11/2010Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2010Committee substitute printed 10105279D-S1
02/12/2010Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2010Read second time
02/15/2010Reading of substitute waived
02/15/2010Committee substitute agreed to 10105279D-S1
02/15/2010Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB209S1
02/15/2010Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2010Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2010Placed on Calendar
02/17/2010Read first time
02/17/2010Referred to Committee on Education
02/22/2010Assigned Education sub: #4 Higher Education and Arts
02/23/2010Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
02/24/2010Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2010Read second time
02/26/2010Read third time
02/26/2010Passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
02/26/2010VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/05/2010Enrolled
03/05/2010Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB209ER)
03/05/2010Impact statement from DPB (SB209ER)
03/05/2010Signed by Speaker
03/08/2010Signed by President
04/11/2010G Approved by Governor-Chapter 598 (effective 7/1/10)
04/11/2010G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0598)

Comments

Dean J writes:

UVa's College of Arts & Sciences currently grants 3-6 credits for scores above a 4 on the Higher Level IB exams.

http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/college/admissions/international_exams.html