Higher educational institutions; increases in-state tuition. (SB501)
Introduced By
Sen. Glen Sturtevant (R-Midlothian)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Higher education; in-state tuition. Prohibits, without the prior statutory approval of the General Assembly, any percent increase in in-state tuition or instructional fees for undergraduate students at Virginia's public institutions of higher education that exceeds twice the annual percent increase, as determined by the State Council for Higher Education, in the Average Consumer Price Index for all items, all urban consumers (CPI-U), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor, from January 1 through December 31 of the year immediately preceding the affected year. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/12/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100937D |
| 01/12/2016 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 01/21/2016 | Assigned Education sub: Higher Education |
| 01/28/2016 | Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/28/2016 | Rereferred to Finance |
| 02/09/2016 | Passed by indefinitely in Finance (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |