Academic credit; industry credentials. (SB609)
Introduced By
Sen. Kenneth Alexander (D-Norfolk) with support from 13 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Sen. Ben Chafin (R-Lebanon), Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake), Sen. Roz Dance (D-Petersburg), Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant (R-Henrico), Sen. Barbara Favola (D-Arlington), Sen. Lynwood Lewis (D-Accomac), Sen. Mamie Locke (D-Hampton), Sen. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth), Sen. Jeremy McPike (D-Dale City), Sen. John Miller (D-Newport News), Sen. Steve Newman (R-Forest), Sen. Frank Wagner (R-Virginia Beach), Sen. Jennifer Wexton (D-Leesburg)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Academic credit; industry credentials. Requires the State Board for Community Colleges to adopt a policy for the award of academic credit to any student enrolled in a comprehensive community college who has successfully completed a third-party industry credential identified as in demand and applicable to the student's certificate or degree program requirements. The bill also requires the State Board, in consultation with the Virginia Board of Workforce Development and local business and industry leaders, to identify in-demand third-party industry credentials for each community college region. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/13/2016 | Presented and ordered printed 16103416D |
01/13/2016 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
01/20/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (SB609) |
01/21/2016 | Assigned Education sub: Higher Education |
01/28/2016 | Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/29/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/01/2016 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/02/2016 | Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/05/2016 | Placed on Calendar |
02/05/2016 | Read first time |
02/05/2016 | Referred to Committee on Education |
02/15/2016 | Assigned Education sub: Higher Education |
02/29/2016 | Tabled in Education |