Virginia Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2011; established, report. (SB1459)
Introduced By
Sen. Edd Houck (D-Spotsylvania)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
✓ |
Became Law |
Description
Virginia Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2011. Establishes the Virginia Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2011 for the purpose of fueling strong economic growth in the Commonwealth and preparing Virginians for the top job opportunities in the knowledge-driven economy of the 21st century. The bill provides for (i) a new higher education funding policy; (ii) the calculation of the state general fund share of an institution's basic operations and instruction funding need; (iii) per student enrollment-based funding; (iv) targeted economic and innovation incentives; (v) the creation of a Higher Education Revenue Stabilization Fund as a subfund of the Revenue Stabilization Fund; (vi) the creation of a STEM Public-Private Partnership; and (vii) the creation of a Higher Education Advisory Committee. The bill also makes technical amendments. This bill is a recommendation of the Governor's Commission on Higher Education Reform, Innovation and Investment. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/21/2011 | Presented and ordered printed 11104125D |
01/21/2011 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
01/24/2011 | Rereferred from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/24/2011 | Rereferred to Finance |
02/01/2011 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1459) |
02/02/2011 | Reported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/02/2011 | Committee substitute printed 11104889D-S1 |
02/03/2011 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2011 | Read second time |
02/04/2011 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/04/2011 | Committee substitute agreed to 11104889D-S1 |
02/04/2011 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1459S1 |
02/07/2011 | Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/07/2011 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/07/2011 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2011 | Placed on Calendar |
02/08/2011 | Read first time |
02/08/2011 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
02/11/2011 | Assigned App. sub: Higher Education |
02/16/2011 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 0-N) |
02/16/2011 | Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2011 | Committee substitute printed 11105403D-H1 |
02/18/2011 | Read second time |
02/21/2011 | Read third time |
02/21/2011 | Committee substitute agreed to 11105403D-H1 |
02/21/2011 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1459H1 |
02/21/2011 | Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
02/21/2011 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2011 | House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2011 | Title replaced 11105403D-H1 |
03/03/2011 | Enrolled |
03/03/2011 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1459ER) |
03/03/2011 | Signed by Speaker |
03/06/2011 | Signed by President |
03/09/2011 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1459ER) |
03/26/2011 | Governor's recommendation received by Senate |
04/05/2011 | Placed on Calendar |
04/06/2011 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendations #1, #2, #4, #5 (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
04/06/2011 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation #3 (37-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
04/06/2011 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (98-Y 0-N) |
04/06/2011 | VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
04/06/2011 | G Governor's recommendation adopted |
04/06/2011 | Reenrolled |
04/06/2011 | Reenrolled bill text (SB1459ER2) |
04/06/2011 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
04/06/2011 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
04/06/2011 | Enacted, Chapter 869 (effective 7/1/11) |
04/06/2011 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0869) |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 3 minutes.