HB 1512

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2017 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Dec 20, 2016
  • House
  • Senate
  • Signed by Governor Mar 03, 2017

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

Abstract

Requires each public institution of higher education to 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. The bill requires each public institution of higher education to count credit received for successful completion of American Sign Language courses at the institution toward satisfaction of its foreign language course credit requirements.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Mar 03, 2017

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 292 (effective 7/1/17)

Feb 21, 2017

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17

Feb 20, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Signed by President

Feb 17, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Enrolled

Virginia General Assembly

Signed by Speaker

Feb 15, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Placed on Calendar

Virginia General Assembly

Senate amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)

Feb 13, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Reading of amendments waived

Virginia General Assembly

Committee amendments agreed to

Virginia General Assembly

Engrossed by Senate as amended

Virginia General Assembly

Read third time

Jan 31, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

Virginia General Assembly

Constitutional reading dispensed

Jan 30, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)

Jan 27, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Committee substitute agreed to 17104315D-H1

Virginia General Assembly

Read second time

Virginia General Assembly

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1512H1

Jan 26, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read first time

Jan 13, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Assigned Education sub: Higher Education

Dec 20, 2016

Virginia General Assembly

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102772D

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee on Education

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102772D HTML
House: Committee substitute printed 17104315D-H1 HTML
House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1512ER) HTML
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0292) HTML

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