HB 1569

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2017 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 02, 2017
  • House
  • Senate
  • Signed by Governor Feb 23, 2017

VPI & SU and Virginia State University; purpose and courses of study.

Bill Subjects

General Assembly

Abstract

Declares it the intent of the General Assembly that in order to support a strong Commonwealth and to fulfill the principles of the federal Morrill Land-Grant Acts of 1862 and 1890 and Smith-Lever Act of 1914 (7 U.S.C. ยง 301 et seq.), the Commonwealth's two land-grant universities, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Virginia State University, shall maintain strong programs of instruction, research, and the extension of knowledge in agriculture, natural resources, family and consumer sciences, community viability, youth development, and such other fields as are necessary to fulfill their respective land-grant missions.

Bill Sponsors (1)

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Actions


Feb 23, 2017

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 229 (effective 7/1/17)

Feb 17, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Signed by President

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 24, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/17/17

Feb 15, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Enrolled

Virginia General Assembly

Signed by Speaker

Feb 13, 2017

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

Read second time

Virginia General Assembly

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1569H1

Virginia General Assembly

Committee substitute agreed to 17104738D-H1

Jan 26, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read first time

Jan 13, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Assigned Education sub: Higher Education

Jan 02, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee on Education

Virginia General Assembly

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101564D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101564D HTML
House: Committee substitute printed 17104738D-H1 HTML
House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1569ER) HTML
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0229) HTML

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