Higher educational institutions, public; guaranteed admissions agreements. (SB747)

Introduced By

Sen. Glen Sturtevant (R-Midlothian) with support from co-patron Sen. Amanda Chase (R-Midlothian)

Progress

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

Description

Public institutions of higher education; guaranteed admissions agreements. Provides that the guaranteed admissions agreements between baccalaureate public institutions of higher education and associate-degree-granting public institutions of higher education may provide for the guaranteed admission of a student who earns an associate degree concurrently with a high school diploma through a dual enrollment program, as well as any student who earns an associate degree after high school. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/10/2018Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101326D
01/10/2018Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/24/2018Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
02/08/2018Rereferred from Education and Health (14-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2018Rereferred to Finance
02/08/2018Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/09/2018Impact statement from DPB (SB747)
02/12/2018Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2018Read second time and engrossed
02/13/2018Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2018Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2018Placed on Calendar
02/19/2018Read first time
02/19/2018Referred to Committee on Education
02/20/2018Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #3
02/26/2018Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
02/28/2018Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/02/2018Read second time
03/05/2018Read third time
03/05/2018Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
03/05/2018VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/07/2018Enrolled
03/07/2018Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB747ER)
03/07/2018Signed by Speaker
03/08/2018Impact statement from DPB (SB747ER)
03/09/2018Signed by President
03/15/2018Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 15, 2018
03/15/2018G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
03/30/2018G Approved by Governor-Chapter 593 (effective 7/1/18)
03/30/2018G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0593)

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 44 seconds.