Higher educational institutions; JLARC to study cost efficiency and opportunities to reduce cost. (HJ108)

Introduced By

Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave) with support from 10 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield), Del. Dickie Bell (R-Staunton), Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg), Del. Gordon Helsel (R-Poquoson), Del. Keith Hodges (R-Urbanna), Del. Jim LeMunyon (R-Oak Hill), Del. Jimmie Massie (R-Richmond), Del. Charles Poindexter (R-Glade Hill), Del. David Ramadan (R-South Riding), Del. Ron Villanueva (R-Virginia Beach)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate

Description

Study; JLARC to study cost efficiency in higher education; report.  Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the cost efficiency of the Commonwealth's institutions of higher education and to identify opportunities to reduce the cost of public higher education in Virginia. This is a two-year study ending in November 2014. Read the Bill »

Status

02/28/2012: Passed the Senate

History

DateAction
01/11/2012Committee
01/11/2012Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100296D
01/11/2012Referred to Committee on Rules
01/20/2012Assigned Rules sub: Studies
02/02/2012Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
02/07/2012Reported from Rules (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2012Taken up
02/10/2012Engrossed by House
02/10/2012Agreed to by House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 2-N)
02/10/2012VOTE: BLOCK VOTE ADOPTION (95-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2012Reading waived
02/13/2012Referred to Committee on Rules
02/24/2012Reported from Rules
02/27/2012Reading waived (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/28/2012Read third time
02/28/2012Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
02/29/2012Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ108ER)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 40 seconds.