Virginia Open Education Resources Council; established. (HB1777)
Introduced By
Del. Eileen Filler-Corn (D-Fairfax Station) with support from 12 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield), Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church), Del. Rob Krupicka (D-Alexandria), Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-Arlington), Del. Joe May (R-Leesburg), Del. Delores McQuinn (D-Richmond), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. Jim Scott (D-Merrifield), Del. David Toscano (D-Charlottesville), Del. Roslyn Tyler (D-Jarratt), Sen. Lynwood Lewis (D-Accomac), Sen. Scott Surovell (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
Virginia Open Education Resources Council and Virginia Digital Open Source Textbook Library. Establishes the Virginia Open Education Resources Council to (i) identify and acquire digital open source textbooks to be used in 50 undergraduate courses in public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth and (ii) develop the Virginia Digital Open Source Textbook Library as the digital repository of such open source textbooks. The Council shall be staffed by one faculty member from each public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/08/2013 | Committee |
01/08/2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101118D |
01/08/2013 | Referred to Committee on Science and Technology |
01/15/2013 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1777) |
01/21/2013 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1777) |
01/30/2013 | Tabled in Science and Technology |