HB1512: Higher educational institutions, public; academic credit for American Sign Language courses.


VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER
An Act to amend and reenact § 23.1-905 of the Code of Virginia, relating to public institutions of higher education; academic credit for American Sign Language.
[H 1512]
Approved

 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 23.1-905 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 23.1-905. Academic credit for American Sign Language.

A. Each public institution of higher education shall count develop policies for counting credit received for successful completion of foreign language courses, including American Sign Language courses, either in a secondary school or another institution of higher education toward satisfaction of the foreign language entrance, placement, and course credit requirements of the public institution of higher education that are uniform across each foreign language program offered by the institution.

B. Each public institution of higher education shall count credit received for successful completion of American Sign Language courses at the institution toward satisfaction of its foreign language course credit requirements.


HOUSE BILL NO. 1512
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the House Committee on Education
on January 25, 2017)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Bell, Richard P.)
A BILL to amend and reenact § 23.1-905 of the Code of Virginia, relating to public institutions of higher education; academic credit for American Sign Language.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 23.1-905 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 23.1-905. Academic credit for American Sign Language.

A. Each public institution of higher education shall count credit received for successful completion of American Sign Language courses either in a secondary school or another institution of higher education toward satisfaction of the foreign language entrance, placement, and course credit requirements of the public institution of higher education.

B. Each public institution of higher education shall count credit received for successful completion of American Sign Language courses at the institution toward satisfaction of its foreign language course credit requirements.

HOUSE BILL NO. 1512

Offered January 11, 2017
Prefiled December 20, 2016
A BILL to amend and reenact § 23.1-905 of the Code of Virginia, relating to public institutions of higher education; academic credit for American Sign Language courses.
Patron-- Bell, Richard P.

Committee Referral Pending

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 23.1-905 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 23.1-905. Academic credit for American Sign Language courses.

Each public institution of higher education shall count credit received for successful completion of American Sign Language courses either in a secondary school or another institution of higher education, including an institution of higher education from which a student transfers or transfers such course credit, toward satisfaction of the foreign language entrance requirements of the public institution of higher education.