Higher educational institutions, public; admissions applications criminal history questions. (HB1930)

Introduced By

Del. Lashrecse D. Aird (D-Petersburg) with support from 10 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Lamont Bagby (D-Richmond), Del. Jeff Bourne (D-Richmond), Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond), Del. Josh Cole (D-Stafford), Del. Elizabeth Guzman (D-Dale City), Del. Mark Levine (D-Alexandria), Del. Cia Price (D-Newport News), Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke), Del. Shelly Simonds (D-Newport News), Del. Roslyn Tyler (D-Jarratt)

Description

Public institutions of higher education; admissions applications; criminal history. Prohibits each public institution of higher education, with the exception of the Virginia Military Institute and a law school of a public institution of higher education that is accredited by the American Bar Association, from (i) utilizing an institution-specific admissions application that contains questions about the criminal history of the applicant or (ii) denying admission to any applicant on the basis of any criminal history information provided by the applicant on any third-party admissions application accepted by the institution. The bill permits each public institution of higher education to inquire into the criminal history of any individual who has been admitted to but has yet to enroll at the institution and withdraw an offer of admission to any individual whom the institution subsequently determines to have a criminal history that poses a threat to the institution's community. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2022. Read the Bill »

Status

03/30/2021: signed by governor

History