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