Higher educational institutions; alternative tuition or fee structures to students, report. (HB961)
Introduced By
Del. Nick Rush (R-Christiansburg) with support from co-patron Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church)
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
Four-year public institutions of higher education; alternative tuition or fee structures. Permits each public institution of higher education to offer alternative tuition or fee structures to students. The bill provides that if a public institution of higher education, with the approval of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (the Council), offers alternative tuition or fee structures, including discounted tuition, four-year flat tuition rates, discounted student fees, or student fee and student services flexibility, to any Virginia-domiciled, first-time, incoming freshman undergraduate student who enrolls full time with the intent to earn a degree in a program that leads to employment in a high-demand field in the region, according to guidelines established by the Council, each student who receives the benefits of such an alternative tuition or fee structure shall count one and a half times for the purpose of (i) targeted economic and innovation incentives to increase degree completion in a timely or expedited manner, (ii) the base adequacy funding guidelines adopted and periodically updated by the Joint Subcommittee Studying Higher Education Funding Policies, or (iii) biennial assessments of institutional performance as set forth in Part 4 of the general appropriation act and consistent with 23-9.6:1.01. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/12/2016 | Committee |
| 01/12/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100965D |
| 01/12/2016 | Referred to Committee on Education |
| 01/19/2016 | Assigned to sub: Higher Education |
| 01/19/2016 | Assigned Education sub: Higher Education |
| 01/21/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (HB961) |
| 01/27/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (HB961) |
| 02/02/2016 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) |
| 02/10/2016 | Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/10/2016 | Committee substitute printed 16105107D-H1 |
| 02/11/2016 | Read first time |
| 02/12/2016 | Read second time |
| 02/12/2016 | Committee substitute agreed to 16105107D-H1 |
| 02/12/2016 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB961H1 |
| 02/15/2016 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 02/15/2016 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/16/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/16/2016 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 02/18/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (HB961H1) |
| 02/25/2016 | Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/25/2016 | Rereferred to Finance |
| 03/02/2016 | Reported from Finance (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/03/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/03/2016 | Read third time |
| 03/03/2016 | Passed by for the day |
| 03/04/2016 | Read third time |
| 03/04/2016 | Floor substitute printed 16106104D-S1 (Norment) |
| 03/04/2016 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 03/04/2016 | Substitute by Senator Norment agreed to 16106104D-S1 |
| 03/04/2016 | Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute HB961S1 |
| 03/04/2016 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/04/2016 | Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/07/2016 | Placed on Calendar |
| 03/07/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (HB961S1) |
| 03/08/2016 | Senate substitute agreed to by House 16106104D-S1 (98-Y 0-N) |
| 03/08/2016 | VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/09/2016 | Enrolled |
| 03/09/2016 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB961ER) |
| 03/09/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (HB961ER) |
| 03/09/2016 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/10/2016 | Signed by President |
| 03/11/2016 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, April 11, 2016 |
| 03/11/2016 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/11/16 |
| 03/11/2016 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016 |
| 03/29/2016 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 523 (effective 7/1/16) |
| 03/29/2016 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0523) |
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 2 minutes.
Transcript
This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.
WILLIAM.Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): WITHOUT OBJECTION, HOUSE BILL 180 WILL COME OUT OF THE BLOCK.
[Unknown]: AND PASS IT BYE FOR THE DAY. AND BYE FOR THE DAY. THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE SENATOR FROM JAMES CITY COUNTY, HOUSE BILL 961. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT. I RESPECTFULLY MOVE WE WAIVE THE READING OF THE FLOOR AMENDMENT AND ACCEPT THE SUBSTITUTE, SIR. THE QUESTION IS SHALL THE READING OF THE FLOOR AMENDMENT BE WAIVED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILL SAY AYE, THOSE OPPOSED NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE READING OF THE FLOOR SUBSTITUTE IS WAIVED. THE SENATOR FROM JAMES CITY COUNTY. I NOW YIELD TO THE SENATOR FROM GRAYSON. THE SENATOR FROM GRAYSON, SENATOR CARRICO.
Sen. Bill Carrico (R-Grayson): THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. SPEAKING TO THE FLOOR SUBSTITUTE.
[Unknown]: THE SENATOR HAS THE FLOOR.
Sen. Bill Carrico (R-Grayson): THE FLOOR SUBSTITUTE HOW PERMITS EACH PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE TUITION OR FEE STRUCTURE FOR STUDENTS AT A LOWER COST OF THEIR ATTENDANCE. IT ELIMINATES THE PROVISION THAT OFFERED SPECIFIC FINANCIAL INCENTIVES TO HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTES REGARDING ALTERNATIVE TUITION, FEE STRUCTURES WHICH BECAME THE ISSUE BEFORE THE FLOOR SUBSTITUTE WAS OFFERED. THE SUBSTITUTE HAS THE STATE COUNCIL OF HIGHER EDUCATION MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING FINANCIAL INCENTIVES AND BENEFITS THAT MIGHT BE OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. THIS GIVES A PATHWAY FOR THOSE THAT KNOW WHAT THEIR MAJOR IS GOING TO BE, TO GET THERE IN A FOUR-YEAR PLAN AND WITH A LOWER TUITION STRUCTURE, AND THE COUNCIL SHALL REPORT ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE FUTURE OF COMPETITIVENESS IN VIRGINIA FOR HAIR EDUCATION NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 2016. AND I HOPE IT WOULD BE THE PLEASURE OF THIS BODY TO ADOPT THE SUBSTITUTE.
[Unknown]: THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE QUESTION IS SHALL THE FLOOR SUBSTITUTE BE AGREED TO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILL SAY AYE, THOSE OPPOSED NO. THE FLOOR SUBSTITUTE IS AGREED THE AYES HAVE IT. TO. THE QUESTION IS SHALL THE HOUSE BILLS PASS EN BLOC. THAT IS.