Higher educational institutions; annual review of crisis and emergency management plan. (SB608)

Introduced By

Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke) with support from co-patron Sen. Dave Marsden (D-Burke)

Progress

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

Description

Public institutions of higher education; crisis and emergency management.  Requires: (i) the members of the threat assessment team, and (ii) the president and vice-president of each public institution of higher education, or the superintendent in the case of the Virginia Military Institute, to annually certify in writing to the Department of Emergency Management comprehension and understanding of the institution's crisis and emergency management plan. The bill also provides that each public institution of higher education shall annually conduct a live emergency drill in accordance with the protocols established by the institution's crisis and emergency management plan. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/14/2010Presented and ordered printed 10103454D
01/14/2010Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/21/2010Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/22/2010Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/25/2010Read second time and engrossed
01/26/2010Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/26/2010Impact statement from DPB (SB608)
02/03/2010Placed on Calendar
02/03/2010Read first time
02/03/2010Referred to Committee on Education
02/16/2010Assigned Education sub: #4 Higher Education and Arts
02/23/2010Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
02/24/2010Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2010Committee substitute printed 10105614D-H1
02/25/2010Impact statement from DPB (SB608H1)
02/25/2010Read second time
02/26/2010Read third time
02/26/2010Committee substitute agreed to 10105614D-H1
02/26/2010Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB608H1
02/26/2010Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
02/26/2010VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/02/2010Title replaced 10105614D-S1
03/02/2010House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/02/2010Title replaced 10105614D-H1
03/10/2010Enrolled
03/10/2010Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB608ER)
03/10/2010Impact statement from DPB (SB608ER)
03/10/2010Signed by Speaker
03/12/2010Signed by President
04/11/2010G Approved by Governor-Chapter 478 (effective 7/1/10)
04/11/2010G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0478)