HB 919

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2018 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 09, 2018
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Virginia Community College System; changes to ensure a standard quality of education.

Bill Subjects

Education

Abstract

Makes several changes relating to course credit at public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth, including requiring (i) the Virginia Community College System to develop a 15-credit-hour Passport Program and a 30-credit-hour Uniform Certificate of General Studies Program to be offered at each comprehensive community college and for which courses are transferable, except in certain circumstances, to each baccalaureate public institution of higher education and (ii) each baccalaureate public institution of higher education to develop pathway maps that clearly set forth the courses that a student at a comprehensive community college is encouraged to complete prior to transferring to the baccalaureate institution.

Bill Sponsors (3)

Votes


Actions


Mar 10, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Signed by President

Mar 09, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Signed by Speaker

Virginia General Assembly

Enrolled

Mar 07, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Placed on Calendar

Virginia General Assembly

Senate substitute with amendment agreed to by House 18107784D-S1 (97-Y 0-N)

Mar 06, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Reading of amendment waived

Virginia General Assembly

Read third time

Virginia General Assembly

Reading of substitute waived

Virginia General Assembly

Committee substitute agreed to 18107784D-S1

Virginia General Assembly

Amendment by Senator Newman agreed to

Virginia General Assembly

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB919S1

Mar 05, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Passed by for the day

Feb 14, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

Virginia General Assembly

Constitutional reading dispensed

Feb 13, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)

Feb 12, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Read second time

Virginia General Assembly

Committee amendment agreed to

Virginia General Assembly

Engrossed by House as amended HB919E

Virginia General Assembly

Printed as engrossed 18101739D-E

Feb 10, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Read first time

Jan 19, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Assigned App. sub: Higher Education

Jan 09, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

Virginia General Assembly

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101739D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101739D HTML
House: Printed as engrossed 18101739D-E HTML
Senate: Committee substitute printed 18107784D-S1 HTML
House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB919ER) HTML

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