Higher educational institutions, public; SCHEV to develop a passport credit program. (SB1234)

Introduced By

Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant (R-Henrico) with support from co-patron Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon)

Progress

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

Description

Public institutions of higher education; transferable credits. Requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (Council), in consultation with each public institution of higher education, to develop a passport credit program that will be offered at each associate-degree-granting public institution of higher education. Under the program, each passport credit course shall satisfy a lower division general education requirement at any public institution of higher education, and any student who completes a passport credit course at an associate-degree-granting public institution of higher education shall be permitted to transfer all such credit hours earned to any public institution of higher education to which the student has been admitted and apply such credit hours toward the general education requirements at such institution. The bill requires the Council to develop such program by June 1, 2018 and each associate-degree-granting public institution of higher education to offer such program by the 2018-2019 academic year. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/10/2017Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102436D
01/10/2017Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/27/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB1234)
01/30/2017Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
02/02/2017Committee substitute printed 17105129D-S1
02/02/2017Incorporates SB1346 (Surovell)
02/02/2017Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2017Read second time
02/06/2017Committee substitute rejected 17105129D-S1
02/06/2017Floor substitute printed 17105239D-S2 (Dunnavant)
02/06/2017Reading of substitute waived
02/06/2017Substitute by Senator Dunnavant agreed to 17105239D-S2
02/06/2017Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB1234S2
02/06/2017Passed by for the day
02/06/2017Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2017Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2017Reading of amendment waived
02/06/2017Amendment by Senator Surovell agreed to
02/06/2017Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute with amendment SB1234ES2
02/06/2017Printed as engrossed 17105239D-ES2
02/06/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2017Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2017Placed on Calendar
02/08/2017Read first time
02/08/2017Referred to Committee on Education
02/10/2017Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
02/10/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB1234ES2)
02/15/2017Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
02/20/2017Reported from Education with substitute (20-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2017Committee substitute printed 17105429D-H1
02/21/2017Read second time
02/22/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB1234H1)
02/22/2017Read third time
02/22/2017Committee substitute agreed to 17105429D-H1
02/22/2017Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1234H1
02/22/2017Passed House with substitute (100-Y 0-N)
02/22/2017VOTE: PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2017House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2017Title replaced 17105429D-H1
03/07/2017Enrolled
03/07/2017Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1234ER)
03/07/2017Signed by Speaker
03/08/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB1234ER)
03/10/2017Signed by President
03/13/2017Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/13/17
03/13/2017G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
03/16/2017G Approved by Governor-Chapter 521 (effective 7/1/17)
03/16/2017G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0521)

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 1 minute.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.



Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge): THAT THEY WOULD FOLLOW ORDERS, THAT THEY WOULD GO INTO COMBAT FOR THIS NATION, THAT THIS HE WOULD PROTECT OUR NATIONAL INTEREST. LET ME TELL YOU WHAT WAS THOUGHT THROUGH. WHEN THEY TOOK THAT OATH AND THAT OBLIGATION, THEY WERE READY TO LEAVE THEIR FAMILIES, AND MAYBE NEVER COME HOME. LET ME TELL YOU WHAT WAS THOUGHT THROUGH. THEY UNDERSTOOD THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE TO WALK AWAY FROM THEIR JOBS LIKE MANY NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH ARE RIGHT NOW SERVING IN IRAQ. HAS BEEN THOUGHT THROUGH, FOLKS. THIS IS A GOOD BILL. AND IF YOU RESPECT THE MILITARY AND YOU TRUST THEM AND YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE READY TO DO FOR YOU, YOU WILL VOTE YES ON THIS BILL. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): SHALL THE BILL PASS? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.

Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge): AYES 67, NOS 32. AYES 67, NOS 32. THE BILL IS PASSED.

[Unknown]: SENATE BILL 1418, SENATE BILL 1548 AND 1569 ALL TAKEN BY FOR THE DAY. NEXT UP, SENATE BILL THIRD