State Board for Community Colleges; policy for the award of academic credit for military training. (HB2354)

Introduced By

Del. David Yancey (R-Newport News) with support from 15 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Rich Anderson (R-Woodbridge), Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg), Del. Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights), Del. Tag Greason (R-Potomac Falls), Del. Gordon Helsel (R-Poquoson), Del. Tim Hugo (R-Centreville), Del. Riley Ingram (R-Hopewell), Del. Johnny Joannou (D-Portsmouth), Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge), Del. Jackson Miller (R-Manassas), Del. Nick Rush (R-Christiansburg), Del. Chris Stolle (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Scott Taylor (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Ron Villanueva (R-Virginia Beach), Sen. Bill DeSteph (R-Virginia Beach)

Progress

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

Description

State Board for Community Colleges; policy for the award of academic credit for military training. Requires the State Board for Community Colleges to adopt, no later than December 31, 2015, a policy for the award of academic credit to any student enrolled at a comprehensive community college who has successfully completed a military training course or program as part of his military service that is applicable to the student's certificate of degree requirements and is recommended for academic credit by a national higher education association that provides academic credit recommendations for military training courses or programs, noted on the student's military transcript issued by any of the armed forces of the United States, or otherwise documented in writing by any of the armed forces of the United States. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/23/2015Presented and ordered printed 15103886D
01/23/2015Referred to Committee on Education
01/26/2015Impact statement from DPB (HB2354)
01/26/2015Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
01/29/2015Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
02/02/2015Reported from Education (21-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2015Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/03/2015Assigned App. sub: Higher Education
02/04/2015Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
02/06/2015Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2015Read first time
02/09/2015Read second time and engrossed
02/10/2015Read third time and passed House (99-Y 1-N)
02/10/2015VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2015Constitutional reading dispensed
02/11/2015Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/19/2015Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2015Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2015Read third time
02/23/2015Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/27/2015Enrolled
02/27/2015Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2354ER)
02/27/2015Signed by Speaker
02/27/2015Signed by President
03/04/2015Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/4/15
03/04/2015G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
03/04/2015Impact statement from DPB (HB2354ER)
03/19/2015G Approved by Governor-Chapter 384 (effective 7/1/15)
03/19/2015G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0384)

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 1 minute.

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HB2132, SB1322, SB1335 and SB992.